A scene from last year's SSCXWC.(Photo: PJB Photo/Flickr) If you're trying to decide what to do on Sunday, you might want to roll over to Portland International Raceway to partake in a special edition of the Cross Crusade. In addition to the typical Crusade craziness, this weekend is also the second annual SSCXWC — the Singlespeed Cyclocross [...]

A ‘cross racer dressed up like a swamp monster riding through a huge wall of bubbly foam: It must be SSCXWC.Slideshow below — Gallery here(Photos ? J. Maus) As if the Cross Crusade wasn't wild and crazy enough, this weekend's event was coupled with the second annual unofficial Singlespeed Cyclocross World Championships (SSCXWC08). The events took [...]

Wendy Williams, the winner of last year's SSCXWC, getting her official tattoo — which was required if she wanted to defend her crown.(Photo: SSCXWC) This weekend Portland cyclocross scene will get even wilder with the return of the Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships (SSCXWC). Last year, this event raised the bar for raunchy racing action (which, for [...]

Wendy Williams, the winner of last year's SSCXWC, getting her official tattoo — which was required if she wanted to defend her crown.(Photo: SSCXWC) This weekend Portland cyclocross scene will get even wilder with the return of the Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships (SSCXWC). Last year, this event raised the bar for raunchy racing action (which, for [...]

So this was a wacky fun filled weekend. I'll post the number of participants as soon as I get them. I think the photo below epitomizes the weekend. News A big get well to Vern who broke his fibula when someone fell on him! Heal up quick! Rubicon's Land Rover sponsorship makes the International Business Times. Photos Heidi's SSCXWC [...]

The 2nd annual Single Speed Cyclocross World Championships (SSCXWC) have opened for registration. The event is scheduled for November 8-9 and will take somewhere in or near Portland (awaiting confirmation of exact location). Dani Dance of the Portland Single Speed Collective and an employee at Portland-based River City Bicycles is the woman behind the race. She [...]

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