Entries by Rhonda Morin

CX season is here

Are you ready to rumble? Cyclocross 2019 starts August 31 with the opening series event of the Gran Prix Luciano Bailey at David Douglas park in Vancouver, Wash. It won’t yet be muddy, but the workout will be intense. Other terrific events coming up include the weekly Portland Trophy Cup, Blind Date at the Dairy, […]

Annual Meeting is January 27

Sorella’s annual meeting is slated for Sunday, January 27, 2019, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the Fully Showroom located at 1010 SE Water Ave. in Portland. We will vote on new and renewing board members. We will announce some price changes. First-time registration stays the same at $95 and renewal is now $35 (up from […]

Annual Member Meeting

Join your Sorella sisters at our annual meeting Sunday, January 28 4:30-6:30 p.m. Fully Showroom 1010 SE Water Ave. Portland, OR Catch up on what’s new Meet you Sorella sisters Newest Queen Bad Ass to be crowned!

Singlespeed adventures

Rhonda 2017 race reports Corn Cross Singlespeed racing is always an adventure – epic courses with only one gear and disappointments when mechanicals affect the race. My season started with Corn Cross in Boring, Ore., a fast and hard race that includes dodging fallen corn husks (they hurt) through a maze, a steep, oh-my-god downhill […]

Portland Trophy Cup Report

Jennifer Justus race report On September 19, Julie Ann, Michelle, Judy and I raced at the Portland Trophy Cup race at PIR. It was a beginner-friendly course, made a little bit more fun from slippery grass and just a little bit of mud. It was so much fun to ride with these three. Every time […]

Cyclocross Races

2017 Race Reports by Susan Koonce 9/2. David Douglas this year was an incredibly hot day, nearly 100 degrees. I race in the Women’s Masters 3 35+, where we usually have fewer than 10. For this race, we had 8. I know many of the women, as we have been racing together for at least […]

CX Clinics in August

  Cyclocross requires good fitness, great skills and consistent race preparation. Join our clinic and learn how to improve your cross skills and race readiness. We keep our rider/coach ratios small to ensure individual attention so that skills can be taught and practiced to meet individual and group needs. Mondays, August 14 & 21 from […]

High Desert Omnium Race

Heather’s High Desert Omnium Race Experience My first omnium race provided lots of learning experiences. First event was the time trial. My cleat broke right before the race, so I had to make do. I did the best I could and thought I placed pretty high because of how many people I passed and the […]