Quinn, rode a time of 29 minutes, 42 seconds over a 14 mile, very windy Jack Frost Time Trial, at the Port of Vancouver, Washington. Quinn loves speed, and when the opportunity presented itself to ride an ORBEA ORDU, Quinn jumped at the chance.

Orbea Design is based on what they consider the four essential elements of bicycle design: the riders, the state-of-the-art technology, the creation process and the trends. There aim is to make life easier for you, to find the solution to your needs. Orbea dosen't believe in design for design’s sake. Orbea dosen't invent unnecessary technologies. They create innovation, They create solutions to adapt to you more and more as time goes by. That’s where there value lies. Monocoque is a technology that provides a lifetime guarantee for your frame. Who else can offer you something like that? That’s technology applied to life.

Each year the team raises funds and awareness for the Lance Armstrong Foundation and we donate our spot in the LIVESTRONG Challenge to a cancer survivor -this year is no different.

Coming soon to a bike shop in your neighborhood -Pick up a copy or two.

RUBICON-ORBEA; BENEFITING THE LANCE ARMSTRONG FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES 2010 RIDER ROSTER AND RACE SCHEDULE.

Preface, by Norrene -for those of you who are new, Dean Tracy, our resident track rider was sent to Rotterdam, municipality in the Dutch province of South Holland to one of the biggest 6-Daagse (Days) in Europe. Estimated 11,000 fans filled the velodrome to watch the 6-day event . . .which included a laser light show and music while the riders raced their bicycles on a wooden, oval track, which had banks as steep as 50 degrees.

SALEM — Capitol Velo this week launched a new program for junior racers that seeks to offer a friendly and fun introduction to the sport while providing the formal training necessary to succeed. Open to boys and girls 10-16 years old, the Salem-based program will run from February to August and include 10 races, culminating at the Oregon Bicycle Racing Association State Championships in August. Salem native and professional cyclist Omer Kem will bring his years of and training expertise to the program as director sportif (coach), leading practices each week during the season that will focus on fundamental skills, basic strategies and training progress. Starting in late March / early April, the junior team will have access to additional training rides lead by Capitol Velo team members

Patrick “Paddy” Bevin, New Zealand’s 2009 U19 Cyclist of the Year, will head to Oregon this spring to ride with the Portland-based Rubicon/ORBEA squad that raced under the Land Rover logo last year.