Don’t forget about the team ride on Sunday.  Should be dry.  (fingers crossed) 

9am at the Starbucks near Esther Short Park 

Hope to see you there

I am happy to announce the partnership with Ritchey/Syncros through our beloved bike shop Cyclepath. Please see Bill Larsen at Cyclepath for details and special pricing.

I’d like to announce the signing of two promising racers to NRR.

First, Ryan Etling joined the team officially, February 26th, after racing the Sublimity Road Race he knew that NRR was where he could grow his skills. Ryan looks forward to some Track Racing as well as Road Racing this season as a Cat 4.

Second, Ben Belli joined the team officially, March 3rd, Ben did several Mt Bike Races last season and has ridden with me numerous times. Ben also enters the ranks as a Cat 4. Welcome Aboard!

North River Racing is currently accepting new teammates. If you are interested, please contact us and we will get you more information. Our next team meeting is currently scheduled for Thursday, January 29th at Cyclepath Bike Shop starting at 6pm. (www.cyclepathnw.com) If you are interested in learning more about the sport of bicycle racing and its many disciplines or just want a great group of teammates to train and/or race with…CHECK US OUT!

Sincerely,

Jon E. Kraft
President of North River Racing Cycling Team

Another set of big congratulations go out to Colby Wait-Molyneux and Jeff Harwood for winning the Salem Fairview Circuit Race 12-14 and Cat 4/5 races. Nice job guys!

Jeff and Colby were the only NRR guys who made it down there this weekend, so I guess that means we won 100% of the races we entered this weekend. Statistics don’t lie!

I’m on the hunt for some pictures of the race to post. Ironclad has one of Jeff right at the moment of victory, and if anyone finds any others feel free to shoot ‘em over to me.

cheers.

The big news this weekend was the Elkhorn Classic Stage Race. If you are a dedicated racer, you were probably there. I was not. Many of the NRR crew did the Tour De Blast ride up to Mt. St. Helens, and I eagerly await some pictures to post here (hint).

I wasn’t in the mood for an epic road tour, and there were no local road races this weekend, but I went to OBRA and saw something called “Picketts Charge” on the calendar. Apparently it was a cross-country mountain bike race.

The last mountain bike race I did was when I was fifteen. It was at Mt. Hood Skibowl. My training consisted of my paper route and trips to Seven-Eleven on my bike. That race didn’t turn out so well: I bonked, collapsed, had an asthma episode, and wretched. That was the end of me and XC MTB. I did race a good number of downhill mountain bike races after that, because of the mistaken notion that I could just coast down the hill without exertion. I hung up that sport after the dropoffs on the course got larger than 4′ and the bikes climbed past $4k.

Like a lot of roadies I do have a nice shiny mountain bike languishing in my garage, and I feel guilt every time I go in and look at it. Picketts Charge was an opportunity to shake that guilt and reclaim my cross country racing dignity, so I went for it. My buddy Drew and I packed up the car and headed for the race, which was being held in paradise… which we all know is Bend, OR.

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Here are some of the details of the Hood River - The Dalles Ride

9-9:15am meet/start at the Full Sail Ale Brew Pub parking lot in Hood River (60 miles east of PDX, 1+ hour drive from Vancouver). I84 East to Hood River, take Exit 63, right on Cascade St, right on 5th St, left on Columbia St. The Brewery is just 1/4 mile or so from hwy exit 63.Brew Pub address is: 506 Columbia St Hood River, OR http://www.fullsailbrewing.com/visitus.cfm?CFID=2193914&CFTOKEN=29078604 for directions.

85 miles/4000 feet Hood River to The Dalles and points east via the Historic Columbia River Highway State Trail, Moiser Tunnels, Rowena Loops, Emerson Cut-Off. I promise dry weather, great views of the Columbia River Gorge, Mt Adams, and Mt Hood. The route is on very low traffic roads through oak tree forests, cherry orchards and wheat fields. Food and water available at the 60 mile point.In the past this ride has been a fun and mellow ride with rolling regroups, an optional climb up Sevenmile Hill (5 mile climb @ 5-7%) will be available at the 70 mile point for those that need the training.Optional lunch after the ride at Horse Feathers Brew Pub or Full Sail Ale in Hood River.

Car pooling recommended, meet at Mari’s Coffee Shop 7:30am for car pool opportunities.

Welcome to the new website for North River Racing.

We hope you enjoy the site and find it informative. We are just getting (re)started with our online presence and will be updating all of the areas of the site with full information and content as quickly as time and resources allow.

From now on when you visit our site you will come to this page, which features our blog up front. We’ll be using the blog to post updates on the team, race results, photos, and anything else we can think of to spread the word about what we are up to.

In the mean time, if you have any direct questions regarding our team you can contact Scott Goodrich at:

scottdgoodrich02@hotmail.com

If anything seems broken on the website, you can contact Stephen Fitzgerald at:

Happy Cinco De Mayo! Go for a ride. Its nice out!

-NRR