WORD RCB presents GRUMMEL & b.i.k.e.

Mission: While training to be bicycle racers, b.i.k.e. facilitates the development of values, and life skills essential for productive and fulfilling citizenship in both the youth and the dedicated volunteers who serve them.

Bicycles and Ideas for Kids’ Empowerment is an inner city cycling team in the Portland area.

b.i.k.e. has been identified by the Olympic Training Center as a National Model entry point to the Olympic Pipeline, and featured on the OPRAH SHOW for our outreach and commitment to faces missing from the sport. 

Our racers practice four basic edicts on the bike and in the community. These four edicts are: benevolence, good form, simplicity and team.

Racers practice with the team, wear the team kit, and shop first at River City Bicycles.

Racers then attack the peloton with a customized team strategy, implemented in annual campaigns.

b.i.k.e. is part of Cyclisme racing programs, where racers train to win bicycle races using team dynamics.  Pacelines, cross wind echelons, attack and counter scenarios, and pure lead outs as part and parcel to the Cyclisme way.

Training weekly as a group or individually, regular communication is key to fast development in the Oregon peloton.

Our goal is to help our adult mentors become OBRA Champs while providing service to our youth. Our goal for our youth is to pave a path to College and/or the World Champs!

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The Beaverton Bicycle Club was established in 1972 by former Olympian Chuck Richards. Chuck coached and led a small group of talented racers into large personal achievements & even National level successes. With this foundation and Chuck’s assistance, Coach Phil Sanders has guided the club since about 1976. Along the way, members have achieved over 450 state medals & some 81 national medals. Just in the last three years, a couple of our Junior racers have been awarded 22 national medals. A high level of personal achievement is not uncommon with our former racers.

You can check on our alumni at www.bbcbike.com BBC keeps a stock of track bikes, some road & cyclocross bikes & race wheels to lend to members for training & racing. BBC also makes use of the Project Room in the Bingo Building for the four month indoor winter training period. This is done from December to April 1st. After the three day a week winter training sessions it is on to the track for two day a week sessions. Sunday training rides begin in January & are done whenever there is no race.

Besides loaning bikes & equipment, the club tries to provide financial support to our first priority, Junior National Championships. This has amounted to over $30,000. In addition we keep a stock of Continental tires for purchase at cost. Income has come from our volunteer participation in Sunset Bingo plus our race promotions. Members & parents do volunteer duty at Sunset Bingo each Friday night and this is our chief source of revenue.

Our sponsors support us with funds, web service, race prizes, & team pricing for all our cycling needs. In addition members receive free coaching. For all the benefits, members are expected to participate regularly in both training & racing, wear the team kit, ride the team bike if possible, shop first at Bike N’ Hike & ask the coach about equipment & races. Members who have borrowed equipment are expected to keep it clean & in working order. If there is a problem with the equipment, bring it to the attention of the coach. Regular communication is a must.

Our racers represent Beaverton Bicycle Club & our sponsors.

Location: Portland, Oregon
Cycling Director: Phil Sanders
Contact: phil@bbcbike.com
Phone: 503-649-4632

The Bend Endurance Academy is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization with a mission to promote healthy living through active, outdoor experiences. We emphasize teamwork, personal growth and community responsibility.

Founded in 2009, our Cycling Team has programs for youth and juniors of all abilities and levels of commitment, making us one of the largest clubs in the West with over 300 participants in 2014. The majority of our rides are mountain biking, but we also have road and cyclocross teams. While our programs are generally for Central Oregon, we also run Camps and Trips that are open to juniors from outside our area so they can join with their peers, learn from professional coaches and attend events with the important support of a team.

Joining a junior team is the first step in a young rider’s development; training and racing then develop naturally once riders reach a level of confidence with their skills and when they feel supported by their teammates and coaches.

“Once juniors find a supportive team they really begin to identify as cyclists,” says Cycling Director Bill Warburton. “Then we do everything we can to connect our team with other teams, other coaches, and participate in the community as much as possible. This support and networking is crucial for the growth of cycling in the US.”

Check out the Academy’s Cycling Team page for a list of their programs, camps, special events and trips.

Location: Bend, Oregon
Cycling Director: Bill Warburton
Contact: bill@bendenduranceacademy.org