*Photos of 2017 Weekender event in McMinnville by Jonathan Maus/BikePortland
In its 32nd year of existence, the venerable Cycle Oregon is evolving once again. In recent years, the nonprofit known for its week-long “Classic” ride, has added women-only and gravel events to broaden its appeal and accessibility.
Now Cycle Oregon has decided to put their popular Weekender event on hold. They explained the decision in their monthly rider newsletter:
We’re just going to come right out and say it – we have decided to put WEEKENDER on hold. After 15 years of fantastic routes and communities, we want to try something a little different. We’ve collected a lot of feedback over those years, and we want to see how we can tweak this event to incorporate some of your great ideas and make a new and improved WEEKENDER just for you. We realize that a lot of people love and look forward to the event every year, we do too, and because of that we want to do it even better. So, we’re hitting the pause button. We’re taking the year to re-imagine the event; determined to bring it back as something so fun you’ll drive your friends and families nuts from talking so much about it.
The Weekender is a great event that offers much of the appeal of the Classic ride but in a form that makes it more accessible to families and people who can’t block out a week in September and/or can’t afford the registration fee ($999). In 2015 we noted how it was one of the very few major organized bike rides where women outnumbered the men. Originally conceived as a family-oriented event, in past years it’s also become a perfect place to hang out for a few days with your riding buddies.
In other Cycle Oregon news, the big 2019 route unveiling and kickoff party is January 30th at the Portland Art Museum. The first 500 people in the door will get the honor of early registration and be entered into the drawing for a “Golden Ticket” — an all-access free pass to the 2019 Classic Ride.
And if you’re looking forward to Cycle Oregon’s Gravel or Joyride events, mark your calendars for May 17th-19th and June 22nd respectively. This year’s Classic will run from September 7th to 14th.
— Jonathan Maus: (503) 706-8804, @jonathan_maus on Twitter and jonathan@bikeportland.org
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