Mountain biking

Olympic blitz

• Olympians from Canada and New Zealand win the Blitz to the Barrel races on trails near Bend; locals Adam Craig and Serena Bishop Gordon earn third-place finishes

June 12, 2013 4:00 am

Three-time Olympian Geoff Kabush rode into the 10 Barrel Brewing Company pub's parking lot Tuesday evening and chugged an....MORE

Mountain Bike trail guide

Take a familiar trek for a loop

• Swede Ridge Loop is a Central Oregon classic in both directions

June 12, 2013 4:00 am

Editor's note: Mountain Bike Trail Guide, by Bulletin sports and outdoors writer Mark Morical, features various trails in Central ....MORE

Mountain Biking

Big-time ’Blitz’ tonight in Bend

Blitz to the Barrel attracts some of the region’s best pro mountain bikers

June 11, 2013 4:00 am

The number of riders in tonight’s Blitz to the Barrel is the only thing about the race that is small. Fewer than 40 invited mountain bikers will bomb down trails from Wanoga Sno-park southwest of Bend, through Tetherow Golf Club, then down to....MORE

Changing course

• Bend's most renowned mountain biker sets out to conquer a new discipline

June 8, 2013 4:00 am

Mountain biking is an ever-evolving sport, and its riders must evolve along with it. As bike manufacturers have shifted to producing more “all-mountain" bikes, designed for technical downhill trails as well as for climbing, the all-mountain style of riding has eclipsed the traditional cross-country style. So Central Oregon's most decorated professional mountain biker of the past decade is....MORE

Mountain Biking

Annual Enduro race slated for Wanoga

June 7, 2013 4:00 am

The annual Oregon Enduro Series comes to Bend on Saturday for a mountain bike race that includes four downhill stages of individual time trials. The race, which starts at 10 a. m., begins at Wanoga Sno-park southwest of Bend and includes the Funner,....MORE

Cycling

Ride for a cure

• BMX Race for Life events taking place this weekend in both Bend and Redmond aim to help blood cancer patients •

May 31, 2013 4:00 am

Many BMX riders across North America know the story of Todd Kingsbury, a 12-year-old Michigan boy who died of leukemia in 1981.....MORE

Course picked for Masters Nationals

May 30, 2013 4:00 am

The official courses and schedule for the 2013 USA Cycling Masters Road National Championships in Central Oregon have been released, and they include a notable change in venue for the criterium races. The five-day event will begin on Wednesday, Sept. ....MORE

Mountain Bike Trail Guide

Wanoga trails ridable early

• COTA in need of volunteers to complete a crucial section of singletrack

May 29, 2013 4:00 am

An unseasonably warm spring means many area trails are snow-free and ridable earlier than usual this year — much earlier.....MORE

Mountain biking

Hundreds ride in Sisters Stampede

May 27, 2013 4:00 am

SISTERS — Bend’s Ryan Trebon and Portland’s Sue Butler were winners of the men’s and women’s elite divisions in Sunday’s fourth annual Sisters Stampede. The cross-country mountain bike race, staged primarily on....MORE

Daddy day care, Pole Pedal Paddle style

• The former champions in the men's field for Saturday's mulitsport race train with their young children in tow

May 15, 2013 4:00 am

Marshall Greene is back in Bend. Now the questions is, will two years away make a difference?Greene — who won the U. S. Bank....MORE

Mountain bike trail Guide

When the goin' gets easy

• Mrazek Trail, west of Bend, offers a gradual climb and an entertaining descent

May 15, 2013 4:00 am

Sometimes, two hours on a mountain bike is as long as I can go before I am basically spent, physically and mentally. Other times, four-plus hours seems like no problem. Often, how long you can ride and how long you want to ride depends on the trail. The Mrazek Trail west of Bend is one of those singletrack paths that can suspend time for mountain bikers. The gradual, sustained climb through the....MORE

Bicycle film fest rolls in to Bend

May 15, 2013 4:00 am

The Bend Bicycle Film Festival is set for 7 p. m. May 22 at the Tower Theatre. Doors open at 6 p. m. Attendees can experience Bend’s rich cycling culture through produced short films at the fifth annual festival. Tickets are $12 pre-sale at the....MORE

Battle to the finish

• Teammates take 1-2 in the men’s elite division of the annual mountain bike race

May 12, 2013 4:00 am

For training partners Spencer Paxson and Barry Wicks, Saturday’s Cascade Chainbreaker mountain bike race topped off a four-....MORE

Madras area gets a scenic bikeway

May 10, 2013 4:00 am

There officially is a new scenic bikeway in Central Oregon. The Oregon Parks and Recreation Commission unanimously approved the Madras Mountain Views Scenic Bikeway at a meeting recently in Baker City. A map for the 30-mile ride looping through Madras, Metolius and Culver is already available online, and by the end of June there should be signs up, guiding cyclists through the route, said Alex....MORE

Triathlon

Bend athletes win Wildflower

May 6, 2013 4:00 am

LAKE SAN ANTONIO, Calif. — Triathletes from Bend were repeat winners of the Wildflower Long Course Triathlon, staged Saturday in central California. Jesse Thomas, 33 and a graduate of Bend’s Mountain View High School, won for the third....MORE

Adventure sports

Riding the ridge

• The Peterson Ridge network features miles of trails with spectacular mountain views and light bike traffic

May 1, 2013 4:00 am

Editor's note: Mountain Bike Trail Guide, by Bulletin sports and outdoors writer Mark Morical, features various trails in Central ....MORE

Popular trails near Bend could be temporarily closed

• Thinning project calls for temporary trail closures and log trucks 'for a number of years'

April 26, 2013 4:00 am

The Deschutes National Forest plans to thin the woods west of Bend, starting as soon as late this year and leading to temporary....MORE

Bend

City plans to count bicyclists, pedestrians

April 23, 2013 4:00 am

The city of Bend needs a few good men and women to count bicycles and pedestrians. For the first time in its transportation planning, the city plans to count walkers and bikers, not just automobiles, in order to take advantage of grant money and to....MORE

Cyclist toppled on Voodoo trail

April 20, 2013 4:00 am

A mountain biker carried from a crash on the Voodoo trail suffered serious injuries Thursday, according to the Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office. Mark Quinlin, 46, of Bend, went down aboard his mountain bike making a turn on the trail south of....MORE

Pole Pedal Paddle registration soaring

Today is the last day to sign up to compete in the region's big multisport race before fees increase

April 19, 2013 4:00 am

The race is a month away, and registrations for Central Oregon's signature sporting event are coming in at a record rate. The Mt.....MORE

Police aim to keep cyclists safe

April 14, 2013 4:00 am

With summer a couple of months away, the Bend Police Department is preparing for an increase in bicycle traffic with an upcoming refresher on Oregon bike laws for officers. The department is nearly two years into a bicycle diversion program, which....MORE

Girl power on the track

• Two nationally ranked female riders from Bend are part of the local contingent at the BMX Great Northwest Nationals in Redmond •

April 12, 2013 4:00 am

As they have for the past several years, some 1,500 BMX riders will pack the Hooker Creek Event Center in Redmond this weekend....MORE

Community Sports

Biking with the Bellas

• The Bend Bella Cyclists aim to give area women a club in which they can ride together

April 8, 2013 4:00 am

If you are an avid cyclist in Central Oregon, there is a good chance you have shared a road or a trail with the Bend Bella....MORE