Bend local Cascade Cycling Classic masters competitors, from left, Eric Martin, Bart Bowen, Roger Worthington and Michael Larsen will be some of the racers to root for during the 32nd edition of the road cycling stage race. Rob Kerr / The Bulletin

Cascade Cycling Classic

Central Oregon masters racers ser for CCC

by Mark Morical / The Bulletin
Published July 18, 2011

They come from near and far to compete in one of the most challenging stage races in the country.

Some of the best cyclists in the United States converge on Central Oregon every year at this time - and many of them are, shall we say, showing some gray.

While the pro men and women tend to claim all the glory at the Bend Memorial Clinic Cascade Cycling Classic, the masters races always seem to draw incredible athletes and produce epic battles on the roads of Central Oregon. Click here for more.

 

RGW interviewing Levi Leiphemer after the Cascade Cycling Classic Criterium. Leipheimer, who won the Pro race at the CCC on July 13, 2008, went on to win a bronze medal in the time trial at the 2008 Olympic games in Beijing, China.

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