Officials from the US Gran Prix of Cyclocross announced today that they have accepted a bid from Visit Bend to host the final two races of the U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross series presented by Greenware.
The 2011 US Gran Prix of Cyclocross (USGP) is a four weekend, eight race series comprised of the Planet Bike Cup – Madison, WI on September 24 and 25, The New Belgium Cup – Fort Collins, CO on October 8 and 9, The Derby City Cup – Louisville, KY on November 12 and 13; and The Deschutes Brewery Cup – Bend, OR on December 10 and 11. Each of these race weekends will  … More
Erin Laberge sees cougars on her family’s property every year, but a cougar approaching within metres of her was a little too close for comfort.
Laberge, 18, was riding her bike home from work Monday and was just minutes away from her home in the Jingle Pot Road area when she happened upon a cougar near Mountainview Elementary School, on East Wellington Road  … More
With a diverse background and advanced degrees in molecular biology, Marla Streb found her true passion in adrenaline sports. As an accomplished cross-country athlete with experience in BMX, cyclocross, singlespeed, road and motorcycle racing, Streb’s pioneering spirit for women in gravity sports quickly brought international recognition to her downhill racing talent in the late ’90s and early 2000s.
Streb was the X Games mountain bike champion in 1999, a nine-time NORBA national downhill winner, a World Cup  … More