Races & Rides

The Spokane Loppet: Mount Spokane’s Longest Ski Race

By Trevor Finchamp As is true with many grassroots events, the origins of The Spokane Loppet are a little fuzzy. The spirit of the event, ...
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New “Climb for the Cure” Bike Race to the Top of Mount Spokane

Road and gravel riders and hill-loving mountain bikers will want to mark their calendars for June 15, 2024, for Climb for the Cure, a new, timed ...
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Freebird Ramble Skimo Race & Relay Returns

The Freebird Ramble Skimo Race & Relay, put on by Spokane’s Rambleraven Gear Trader, made its ski race debut last February and will return to ...
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Reasons to Race

Inland Northwest bike races and rides offer plenty of chances to get out and ride with your pedaling peeps. If you recall from our last ...
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Spokane to Sandpoint Changes and New Relay

In 2008, two brothers named Ben and Bart Orth created the Inland Northwest’s first overnight relay run, the Spokane to Sandpoint Relay (S2S). The standard ...
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New Inland NW Gravel Rides and Races

Although road bike registrations have decreased over the years, the interest in gravel rides and races has only climbed. Capitalizing on this trend, two long-time ...
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Local Road Racing Not Going Gently Into That Good Night

Readers of the January-February edition of Out There were treated to a look back at Spokane’s bicycle racing heyday, courtesy of the “Everyday Cyclist” column ...
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Ski to Sea Celebrates 50 Years

2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the quintessential race that takes relay teams from Mt. Baker to Bellingham Bay over seven legs—cross-country ski, downhill ski/snowboard, ...
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Colville’s Tiger Tri and Du Want You

Over time, some events become classics, even if they are held in quieter corners of the Northwest. The Tiger Tri and Du, which takes place ...
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