Oregonians take their costumes — and their ‘cross — seriously
- By David Boerner
- Published Nov. 2, 2011
Cross Crusade
Chris King. Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Voodoo Doughnuts plug (On Spinergys). Photo: Sage Brown
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Lucha Libra: a costume as comfortable on the racecourse as at the pub. Photo: Sage Brown
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Little Adam Craig. Photo: Sage Brown
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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First lap melee in the Mens A race
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Ross Brody rides away from the Tin Man (looks like somebody need some oil)
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Lemme guess: "Sexy Paul Bunyan?" Photo: Sage Brown
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Jade Koide celebrated history - and beer - piloting a replica of Christopher Columbus' ship the Santa Maria during the Womens A race. Photo: Sage Brown
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Tina Brubaker on her way to fourth place in the Womens A race. Photo: Sage Brown
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Bend's notorious moon dust gave racers extraterrestrial views through much of the course's dusty West side. Photo: Sage Brown
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Tweety Bird takes flight. Photo: Sage Brown
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Full-sized Adam Craig rode to second place - finishing behind teammate and fellow Bend resident Carl Decker. Photo: Sage Brown
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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A Black Angel looms over the Deschutes Brewery. Photo: Sage Brown
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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David Boerner doing some "journalism." Photo: Sage Brown
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Adam Craig's post-race nutrition supplement. Photo: Sage Brown
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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And the Womens Bs are off! Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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I think this photo speaks for itself. Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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I love Sarah Palin. Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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The King warming up. Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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The spectators never got bored by Sunday's antics. Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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I'm not actually sure what this costume is. Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Take note, America: nearly 200 women raced on Sunday. And nearly all of them were wearing costumes. Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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The 2009/2010 National Championship stairs. Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Singlespeeders ... Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Superman. Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Singlespeed callups. Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Back of the single-speed field: unwieldy costumes and tandems (yep, in Oregon there are three single-speed tandem teams that race one-another) Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Dust storm over Bend's Old Mill District. Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Where's isn't Waldo at the Halloween Cross Crusade? Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Team Ironclad, of course, won the "most obstructive costumes" competition. Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Ironclad rider's costume too obstructive even for herself. Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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"It's aero time!" Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Luckily she had on a backup postal service costume on underneath. Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Fall's bounty. Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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Day of the Dead barrier hopper. Photo: David Boerner
More than 1,000 racers took the trip to Bend, Oregon, this weekend for races five and six of the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade. Sunday’s race was the Halloween costume race.
Oregonians take their costumes as seriously as they take their vegan, free-range hot dog handups – zealously! Probably 75 percent or more of the racers dressed up. And those who didn’t dress up faced the wrath of the hecklers.
Bend’s Adam Craig was the “highest placed racer in costume” (second place), wearing some sort of spandex Zentai bodysuit.
Asked how much awesomer the Cross Crusade Halloween weekend was than the races in Boulder, Craig said, “On a scale of one to one trillion, I’d say 868,472,000,000,002.”
“No, I’ve been to the Boulder races and they’re great. They’re just less costume-appreciative there.”
Bend locals Carl Decker and Serena Bishop Gordon (in costume) incidentally won the Mens and Womens A races, but the real contest, of course, was the costume competition.
The kid dressed as Adam Craig was good. But when he tried (unsuccessfully) to hop the barrier like his idol, he became a legend.
The Ironclad racers who sacrificed their race to dress up as huge cardboard cars were a good laugh.
The guys dressed as Canadian Champion Chris Sheppard with his numbers pinned on incorrectly were crown pleasers.
But our prize has to go to the guy dressed as a Chris King headset.
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