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Cycle Oregon is a non-profit organization best known for its week-long, non-competitive bike ride, called ''Classic'', held as a fundraiser for the Cycle Oregon Fund. Cycle Oregon additionally hosts GRAVEL, a weekend cycling event, ''Joyride'', a one-day cycling event for women only and WEEKENDER, a weekend cycling event often hosted on a college campus. Cycle Oregon also manages Jumpstart, Oregon's Safe Routes to School program focused on rural communities, and administers the Oregon Scenic Bikeways program.
"A Party on Wheels Along Oregon's Trails"
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Cycle Oregon
(official website) *{{Oregon Encyclopedia, cycle_oregon, author=Nicholas, Jonathan Cycling in Oregon Non-profit organizations based in Oregon Bicycle tours Cycling organizations in the United States Cycling events in the United States 1991 establishments in Oregon
Cycle Oregon is a non-profit organization best known for its week-long, non-competitive bike ride, called ''Classic'', held as a fundraiser for the Cycle Oregon Fund. Cycle Oregon additionally hosts GRAVEL, a weekend cycling event, ''Joyride'', a one-day cycling event for women only and WEEKENDER, a weekend cycling event often hosted on a college campus. Cycle Oregon also manages Jumpstart, Oregon's Safe Routes to School program focused on rural communities, and administers the Oregon Scenic Bikeways program.
History
The first Cycle Oregon event took place in September 1988, covering 343 miles between the Oregon cities ofSalem
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. More than 1,000 cyclists participated. By 1994, there were more than 2,000 participants participating annually.Cardozo, Yvette (February 19, 1995)"A Party on Wheels Along Oregon's Trails"
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Cycle Oregon Classic Routes
Description
Cycle Oregon hosts four non-competitive, recreational cycling events each year to raise money for the Cycle Oregon fund and promote tourism throughout the state. Cycle Oregon events are supported rides; participants are provided with meals, camping facilities, shower and restroom facilities, and sag wagon support on course. Event locations vary each year with routes announced in January at a kickoff party and through a promotional video. The four events are: ''Classic -'' A week-long bicycling journey showcasing some of Oregon's most spectacular vistas usually held in September ''WEEKENDER:'' A two-day bicycling event most commonly held on a college campus with multiple ride options usually held in July ''Joyride'' is a women-only one-day ride offering short, medium and long routes usually held in June GRAVEL is a two-day mixed-terrain bicycle event with multiple route options usually held in MaySee also
*Hawthorne Bridge bicycle counter
The Hawthorne Bridge is a truss bridge with a vertical lift that spans the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon, joining Hawthorne Boulevard and Madison Street. It is the oldest vertical-lift bridge in operation in the United States and the ol ...
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Cycle Oregon
(official website) *{{Oregon Encyclopedia, cycle_oregon, author=Nicholas, Jonathan Cycling in Oregon Non-profit organizations based in Oregon Bicycle tours Cycling organizations in the United States Cycling events in the United States 1991 establishments in Oregon