XWA 2024: Vicky Spring & Tom Kirkendall
At the 2024 Grand Depart, Vicky Spring and Tom Kirkendall, experienced bicycle tourers, discuss their plan to ride the Cross Washington route as a team.
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Bicycle touring
XWA 2023 Debrief: Cory Ostertag
Read our post-race interview with Cory Ostertag, who was the third finisher of XWA 2023, and completed the Cross Washington Bikepacking course in a tidy 03d:16h:17m. Cory’s story is a bit unique in that he lives in Squamish, BC, and he incorporated a multi-modal transportation mix to get to and from the race course.
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XWA 2023 Debrief: Tom Schwemberger
Read our post-race interview with Tom Schwemberger, who was the first finisher of XWA 2023, and blazed the Cross Washington Bikepacking course in a record-setting 03d:05h:42m. Tom is relatively new to bikepacking, yet already has a number of first-place finishes and fastest known times.
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Cycle Oregon 2017
Having lived in Eugene, OR for about five years in the mid-2000s, it caught my eye that 2017 is the 30th Anniversary of the week-long Cycle Oregon “Classic,” September 9-16.
Oregon Cycling Project 2012
Last year I reposted a ride report from cycling buddy Thomas Shafer about a self-guided 4-day tour he organized in Oregon’s Wallowa region. I was invited to join this year’s
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