A few photos from the last few races Sunday

Images from Sunday's race at Kruger's Farm

Hey, they do that out there, too?

Images from Sunday's cyclocross race at Portland International Raceway

Images from Sunday's Cross Crusade race at Barton Park

Images from Sunday's Halloween race in Bend, Oregon

Just a few of the costumes out there on the course over the weekend

Images from Saturday's race in Bend, Oregon

Images from Sunday's Cross Crusade race at Washington County Fairgrounds

Sunday's race at P.I.R. in Portland.

Cross Crusade race number 2: Rainier High School.

The kick off of Cross Crusade 2011.

Day two of the Oregon Manifest 2011 had builders (or their riders) exploring 51 miles of the back roads of Oregon.

Another fine year of grueling steps and slippery grass.

Two days of racing in Hood River

A warm and dusty day on Bald Peak...

The Fort Lewis College cycling team comes to Bend, Oregon to race hard and smile big.

The last race of the week at Cyclocross National Championships in Bend, Oregon.

Day five in Bend, Oregon brought us the top performances from the best women in cyclocross

Collegiate Finals on Day Five of the Cyclocross National Chapmionships in Bend, Oregon

Cyclocross Nationals from Bend, Day Four

Cyclocross Nationals, Day Four (part one)

Party of the year at Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon, during the next to last day of Cyclocross National Championships.

Day Three of Cyclocross National Championships.

Photos of folks watching our photos.

Lets do it again tomorrow.

The crowds loved yelling, beer, and all things slightly odd at the Silver Moon Brewery in Bend.

Come on down!

Ride, ride, ride

Damp dogs doing mud.

Another day of slop and slip.

A few images from Saturday's OBRA championships in Salem

A fond fare well.

A few lucky souls captured.

Here are a few more from Sunday

A lot of sun, a little rain, a lot of pain.

Caleb clears

More costumes than any street in Portland and a lot more ruckus.

Thank god for umbrellas.

If this were Superman, he'd be down, down, down, up, up, up and away.

Tony Kic jumps a barrier and swops through the ditch on the other side.

Are you in the pdxcross archive this week?

Sherwood got hot and serious and goofy all at the same time. Whew!

More photos from Sherwood cyclocross in the Cross Crusade series

Sherwood Equestrian Center cyclocross in the sunshine and crisp autumn weather.

More photos from the Cross Crusade race at Rainier High School.

The Hill at Rainier defines that course every year -- and this year was no exception. Ouch.

Even the young look crazy when thy're covered in mud.

Kids get intense in Bend's Crossaflixion series.

A little photo essay from the mud and sweat and fears of riding Rainier's course after rain.

It started out so wet, then kind of ran out of moisture. And we liked it.

Night two of the Blind Date at the Dairy series.

A dry cyclocross race in Portland? Must be early in the season, eh? In any case, the Cross Crusade madness has begun.

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Blind Date at the Dairy, 2010: Race One

Here are a few more photos from last weekend, in anticipation of the Battle at Barlow.

The beginning of the 2010 season starts for us at Hood River Valley High School

Were those jet engines on bicycles?

More mud, blood and guts building up to the elites.

And things just get hotter in the cold.

Let there be snow and ice and cold.

The US Grand Prix of Cyclocross is a lofty title, especially when you throw in the venue title: Portland International Raceway. Cold, it was, but maybe the loftiness and the cold were just preparatory remarks for the coming week in Bend.

It was all legs out there.

What a finish to the Cross Crusade season.

Crossaflixion Cup races in Bend: Cyclocross in the snow.

250 riders on singe speeds passing through thunderdome.

There must be firm earth down there somewhere.

Brad Ross and Cross Crusade begin to develop the Nationals course. And Ryan happened by. Thanks to our Bend International, Regional and Local correspondent for sending photos from afar.

Worth a closer look, here are some memorable faces from the Halloween races.

Less mud, more men dressed as women. That would be a drag in some circles.

The rain did come and the winds did blow. But it didn't suck.

A few more photos from last weekend's race, a little bump late in the week.

It was a might slick out there.

No rodeo arena this year. But just enough rain to make a flat ride interesting.

And horses too.

The challenge is on to get the grail back.

Bikes built by hand face a heck of a race.

What a kickoff to the Cross Crusade Season.

A night of lessons and a taste of racing.

The wind was strong, the creek bank was steep and all was well.

It gets dark earlier this time of year and they continued to ride...

No races here but plenty of beer, bikes and fancy moves.

We'll be looking for your tats. Show us your skin (in a nice way, please...)

We crossed the river into Lakewood, WA with a few friendly faces. It's nice to feel at home in unfamiliar places.

Adams, Hood, Rainier beer cans as cowbells and plenty of "Haul ass and turn left!". Another perfect Sunday.

Don't these faces say it all?

No mud but plenty of dust and pain for the second annual Pain on the Peak.