Cascade Cycling Classic Criterium

The Horner Cycling Foundation is excited to announce that they are bringing back the Cascade Cycling Classic Criterium to downtown Bend on August 10th, 2024. The title sponsor, Worthy Brewing, is equally excited. The event has been a perennial favorite amongst locals but has not happened since 2017. Producing a scaled down version of the Cascade Cycling Classic from a 5-day stage race to a one-day criterium seemed much more doable to the Horner Cycling Foundation staff.

The Horner Cycling Foundation is looking forward to creating an opportunity for racers of differing abilities, especially juniors. Retired professional cyclists, Chris and Megan Horner, had years of success racing the Cascade Cycling Classic Criterium and are excited for racers to have the opportunity to race on a unique course with such enthusiastic and supportive spectators.

This year’s race will host the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association’s Criterium State Championships for master and junior categories. The men and women’s professional races will conclude the evening. The race is partnering with the FootZone to produce a mile running event on the course at 5:55 p.m. More details will become available soon and be located on the Horner Cycling Foundation website, as well as the FootZone’s website.

Riders will race as many laps as they can in the amount of time determined by their category. The race begins and ends on NW Wall St., parallel to NW Minnesota. Racers will ride clockwise, heading north on NW Wall and taking a right onto NW Oregon and then a right onto NW Bond, left on NW Minnesota, a right on NW Lava to NW Franklin and then back to NW Wall St. The lap is approximately .7 of a mile.