Unsanctioned races in Portland
Oregon, USA
Upcoming
No race in Portland has a confirmed date listed yet. The notable races below are the ones to watch for an announcement.
The scene
Portland’s grassroots racing is posted mostly on the Shift2Bikes community calendar, where riders list alleycats, scavenger races and cargo bike contests, most of them between June and September. Recurring events include the Bicycle Kitty Alley Catty in Brentwood-Darlington, La.F.A.R.T. at Ladd’s Circle and the Carry Sh*t Olympics cargo bike weekend, and the city’s Cranksgiving is a fundraiser alleycat for Portland Street Medicine. On foot, Run Pacifica’s free PDX 50-50 has crossed the city on an unmarked route each year since 2023, and runners cover the full Wildwood Trail as a fat ass every New Year’s Eve.
Notable races
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Carry Sh*t Olympics
A cargo and utility bike racing weekend, in its fifth year in 2026, built around a 24 hour scavenger hunt scored within rig categories and a closed loop circuit race where riders load heavy cargo after the first lap.
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PDX 50-50
A free, unsupported and unmarked 50K or 50 mile run from Brooklyn Park that crosses the St. Johns Bridge and climbs a technical stretch of Forest Park’s Ridge Trail, with results posted on UltraSignup.
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Secret Cargo Crit
A cargo bike crit raced in brackets on a short closed loop at the Interstate DIY skate spot, where riders lap once empty, load something big, heavy and awkward, then ride three more laps.
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Bike Farm Summer Solstice Alley Cat
An alleycat that starts and ends at Bike Farm on NE First Avenue, followed by pizza and prizes for the winners.
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Bicycle Kitty Alley Catty
A 21+ alleycat from Brentwood Park where riders answer clues at optional checkpoints around Brentwood-Darlington’s unpaved alleys using a paper map, with no digital wayfinding, and finish at Foster Food Carts.
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Wildwood End-to-End
A free fat ass run of the full 30 mile Wildwood Trail through Forest Park, held each New Year’s Eve with a Thanksgiving edition added in recent years.
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Cranksgiving Portland
A fundraiser alleycat for Portland Street Medicine where solo riders and teams find QR codes or photo proof at as many stops as they can, with separate rides for electric and non electric bikes.
- CyclingWebsite ↗
La.F.A.R.T.
A 21+ night race from Ladd’s Circle that mixes alleycat, maze and time trial, where optional tasks at volunteer checkpoints earn time deductions and riders carry a GPS device to prove the full route.
Recently run on ALLEYKAT
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No cycling race in Portland has run on ALLEYKAT yet.
How races get in here
The directory is curated by ALLEYKAT. Races timed on the app appear in their city on their own once they have a date or have been run, and everything else is added by hand after we have checked it against the organiser’s own page. There is no form and no fee.