The Cyclocross Crusade, currently in season , is a
cyclo-cross race series based in
Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
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,
Oregon
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held over an eight-week period during the months of October and November. As of 2005, the series was the largest cyclo-cross series in the United States. The 2006 series consisted of six races plus the
U.S. Gran Prix of Cyclocross final (a
Union Cycliste Internationale
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(UCI) sanctioned event). The Cross Crusade began hosting UCI-sanctioned events as part of the series in 2002.
The first Cross Crusade was held in 1993, and was an expansion of a three-race series called First Mud, which had only included elite participants, and which had been held since the mid-1980s.
There were no races in 2020 caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic
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. That was deferred to 2021.
References
External links
Official Website* "Mud, Sweat And Gears - How the once-obscure sport of cyclocross has exploded in Portland" Angela Valdez, Willamette Week, 11/6/2005 http://www.wweek.com/editorial/3201/6934/
* "Cross Crusade Moves to Horning's Hideout; 700+ Riders Expected Again" https://web.archive.org/web/20061106184908/http://www.cyclocrossworld.com/News.cfm?Action=Edit&MenuKey=14&theKey=831&ShowDisabled=0
* "Cyclocross Is Colorful. Mud-Colored, That Is." Oakley Brooks. NY Times. 11/25/06. https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/25/sports/othersports/25outdoors.html?ex=1165122000&en=192117d95f87f53e&ei=5070&emc=eta1
Cyclo-cross
Cyclo-cross races
Sports in Portland, Oregon
Cycling in Portland, Oregon
Sports competitions in Oregon
1993 establishments in Oregon
Annual events in Portland, Oregon
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