Welcome to Portland Velo's race team!  In our third season and now numbering over 80 racers, Portland Velo more than exceeded any expectations.  With 40 victories, 100 podium finishes and 13 state titles, Portland Velo finished 3rd Overall in the OBRA Team BAR behind two teams that race mainly in Southern Oregon's smaller fields.

It’s pretty cool how this team was formed.  We started out with a handful of riders, hammering each other every Saturday morning and laughing about it afterwards at our favorite coffee shop.  This weekly barbaric ritual went on for a couple of years before we finally decided to start our own team so we could share our passion for pain with others.  Today we are over 80 riders strong covering the majority of racing categories and disciplines, including road, stage races, mountain biking, track, and cyclocross.  When we're not riding, we’re talking about it several times a day through our race team forum.  It’s here we communicate race results, impromptu rides, or if you’re feeling kind of feisty, you can talk some smack.

With all of the amazing sponsors and resources we have, watch out for Portland Velo to be one of the top teams in the state of Oregon in 2010.

If you want to hear what the buzz is all about contact Matt D'Elia by email.

Notes From Our Directeur Sportif

 February 2010

Racing season is almost upon us!  It seems like just yesterday many of us were hosing down our CX bikes for the last time, looking forward to a few months of relaxation before the madness of the OBRA racing season starts back up.

The team capped off the year in style on 1/10 with our first ever awards banquet hosted by Steve Brown of Madison's Bar & Grill, produced by our very own maestro of media Burk Webb.  The night was a grand success and we hope to continue the tradition for years to come.  If you haven't had the opportunity to see the two amazing videos Burk produced, go check them out!  The first video (watch it here) kicked off the awards presentation, and the second was the debut of the long awaited video from our cyclocross event (watch it here) in 2009. 

With February and weekend races fast approaching, the format for team rides will change a bit to allow for a bit wider variety of intensities or race prep, so continue to watch the forum for updates on what we'll be doing.

Upcoming Plans and important info:

• Currently working on getting our custom team tents design layout with E-Z Up.  We are looking to get a 10x10 and a 10x20, along with some modular sides.
• 2/13 Cherry Pie - First race of the season.
• February team get-together (formally known as First Friday).  We are looking to schedule a casual social gathering the evening of 2/13.  Watch the forums for details.
• February seminar with Russell Cree, tentatively scheduled for 2/16

See you on the road!

-m

You can  buy RACE TEAM t-shirts, etc. at the CafePress store here.

UPCOMING RACES

The main race schedule is on OBRA's website.        

2010 OBRA schedule is here.