Updates

Hi All, Erik here, It’s just a bit wet down here at Oaks Amusement Park in Sellwood. Below are more updates. I’m sure I’m forgetting something!

My cell is (503) 348-7211. Contact me with questions, and I’ll reply ASAP. (I’ll be a bit slower with email.)

Please be safe driving out there! I’m worried about you all.

Thank you! -Erik

*Online pre-registration closes at 1p today. It’s possible to pre-register in the person at Sellwood Cycle Repair today at 4-7p.

*Team tent drop-off is today at 4-6p.

*Unofficial course preview is today at 4-6p. The beach section cannot be completely set until morning-of each day. Some early categories may race a shortened beach section both days. Young junior categories will race a shorter course both days.

*Kiddie CX course will be available for riding and play both days. The venue is small, so finding space for the course is difficult. There is not a structured Kidde CX race on the schedule, but that may be added for Sunday. (With parental supervision, kids are welcome to try sections of the proper course during designated preview times.)

*Team Relay Party race will close the Sunday schedule. Registration will be on-site (not online) both Saturday and Sunday. Cost is $20. (This is a fundraiser for the Team S&M CX Women’s Elite program.)

Teams are 2, 3 or 6 riders with one timing chip per team. It will be a 6-lap race. Riders may not race consecutive laps. This is a non-competitive, for-fun event. Let’s keep it simple and silly!

*Race starts will be by wave intervals with short (30-60s) time gaps in between. The start section of the course is very wide for a very long time: it’s easy to move up and pass. There will be no call-ups. Let’s be open-minded here: we can do it!

*Saturday night party is 6:30-8:30p at Sellwood Cycle Repair. Please be our special guests for a raffle, the OBRA Singlespeed Championship awards, and the Harvest CX series awards. There will be free beer and non-alcoholic drinks, and food options are plentiful in Sellwood!

*What else?! Tell me!

This Saturday join us after the cold, wet racing is over at our warm, dry, inviting bike shop for a triple header post-race party!

Party is at Sellwood Cycle Repair (7953 SE 13th Ave) from 6:30-8:30pm.

Prizing for Saturday’s finale BCCX race event, the Open and Women’s Singlespeed race, happens at the shop party!

We are also hosting overall series awards for the 2022 Harvest Cyclocross Series!

And there will be a raffle! We’re offering raffle tickets to all attendees for some rad, specialty prizes from Stages Cycling, Castelli, Coava, Challenge Tires, Wolf Tooth Components, Liv Cycling, local artisans, and more!

A lot of folks have been asking about Team Tent setup and we’re here to say that you’re welcome to set up team tents after 4pm on Friday November 4th!

Ask for a Sellwood Cycle Employee when you arrive to ensure you get direction to an appropriate setup location!

We’re offering a limited batch of 18″x24″ high quality art prints of this year’s poster!

Pre-order will be available until midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 4th. For those who pre-order their poster we’ll have them available for pickup on Race Packet Pickup Night!

As an added bonus there’s a special option to pre-order this year’s poster AND get a signed & numbered print of last year’s poster too! These are limited to remaining inventory so when they’re gone, they’re gone!

Click here to pre-order yours today!

The Open & Women 2/3 and 1/2 Championship races on Sunday are for all athletes with category “3”, “2”, and “1” licenses. Athletes who don’t typically choose the 2/3 or 1/2 categories because they’re used to, for example, Masters 35+ 1/2, Masters 35+3, Masters 50+ and so on, are encouraged to test themselves in these Championship races! Otherwise, the usual OBRA categories are still available.

But there’s one big exception: there’s no separate Singlespeed category because of the Team Relay Party race. Therefore athletes who typically only race in Singlespeed can choose a different category. Most will have multiple options!

Like Saturday, the Sunday schedule affords three course preview time-slots of at least 30 minutes. There’s a lot of time to test the course and–even better–rest and recover for a race later in the day!

Are you SO excited for the 2022 Bridge City CX? We bet you are! Registration links are now live! So give us a click below and get signed up for a darn good time!

Register Now!

Are you looking to register for BOTH days of racing? Obviously!

We’ve got you covered. There are a couple of extra steps that are easy to follow:

First, after you’ve selected and registered for your first race-day category, click on the “Visit OBRA Store” to add your second day of racing:

Next You’ll want to select your second day you wish to register for:

Easy as pie (just… you know, more bikes!)

Overnight Camping registration is also now available via the OBRA registration link above.

All, please note that this year’s double-weekend schedule is very similar to last year’s–but the days are “swapped”. The asterisks denote official OBRA Championship races. I’ll follow-up this schedule information with more notes on categories, etc. Then, the registration link will go live. I just wanted to put this out there! My best to you all, and thank you for working with me. -Erik

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Saturday (7:56a-5:51p daylight hours)

8:45-9:25a (40m): Course Preview #1

9:25-10:00a (35m):
Open 4
Women 4
Open Novice
Women Novice

10:10-10:55a (45m):
Open Master 50-54 *
Open Master 55-59 *
Open Master 60-64 *
Open Master 65-69 *
Open Master 70+ *

11:05-11:50p (45m):
Women Junior 15-16 *
Women Junior 17-18 *
Women Master 50-54 *
Women Master 55-59 *
Women Master 60-64 *
Women Master 65-69 *
Women Master 70+ *

11:50-12:30p (40m): Course Preview #2

12:30-1:20p (50m):
Open Junior 15-16 *
Open Junior 17-18 *
Open Senior 19-29 *
Open Master 30-34 *
Open Master 35-39 *
Open Master 40-44 *
Open Master 45-49 *

1:30-2:20p (50min):
Women Senior 19-29 *
Women Master 30-34 *
Women Master 35-39 *
Women Master 40-44 *
Women Master 45-49 *

2:20-3:00p (40m): Course Preview #3

3:00-3:25p (25m; “Short course”):
Open Junior 9-10*
Open Junior 11-12*
Open Junior 13-14*
Women Junior 9-10*
Women Junior 11-12*
Women Junior 13-14*

3:35-4:20p (~45m):
Open Singlespeed*
Women Singlespeed*

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Sunday (6:57a-4:50p daylight hours)

7:45-8:30a (40m): Course Preview #1

8:30-9:10a (40m):
Open 4
Open 35+ 4
Clydesdale
Open Novice

9:20-10:00a (40m):
Junior Women 1/2/3
Women 4
Women Master 35+ 3
Women Master 50+
Women Master 60+
Athena
Women Novice

10:00-10:30a (30m): Course Preview #2

10:30-11:10a (40m):
Open Master 50+
Open Master 60+
Open Master 70+

11:20a-12:00p (40m):
Open Junior 1/2/3
Open Master 35+ 3

12:10-1:00p: (50m):
Women 1/2 *
Women 2/3 *
Women Master 35+ 1/2

1:00-1:30p (30m): Course Preview #3

1:30-1:55p (25m; “Short course”):
Open Junior 3/4/5
Women Junior 3/4/5

2:05-3:05p (60m):
Open 1/2 *
Open 2/3 *
Open Master 35+ 1/2

3:25-4:05p (40m):
Team Relay Party

Bridge City CX (BCCX) at Oaks Amusement Park in Sellwood, OR on November 5th-6th!

This will be the 2022 OBRA Cyclocross Championships and the final OBRA Championship of the year. Make sure you don’t miss out on your last chance to win a Castelli OBRA Championship jersey.

There will be less daylight available this year than last–especially because Sunday November 6 is the annual “fall-back” time-change date. Therefore, please expect a schedule slightly modified from last year. For example, the “Industry” race will be dropped in favor of more focus on the “Team Relay” race. At any rate, we should have registration up by this coming Friday October 21st.

It’s also likely that all age class championship races–along with the Singlespeed championship race–will be on Saturday because there’ll be one more hour of afternoon daylight than Sunday. (Last year those were on Sunday.) The Harvest CX series awards will also be held on Saturday. Sunday will have a more standard OBRA race day schedule, but it will culminate with the Open & Women 1/2 and Open & Women 2/3 championship races–before the Team Relay Party race.

The course will be a combination of last year’s and that of 2019. Please know my current plan is to not use the staircase run-up from the beach. Another change is that there’ll be a nominal parking fee. (The latter helps secure use of the venue in the future.) Please note that Oaks Amusement Park is closed this time of year–but the Dance Pavilion and Indoor Roller Rink will be open.

-Erik & Team BCCX