Corn Cross is back...! Double the event tracks, double the days, double the rad.
2015 Corn Cross on the flyover, graced by Mt. Hood. Photo courtesy of Leonard Johnson
After a year hiatus, our classic CX race is back: the 13th season (and 18th??! edition?) of Corn Cross p/b Sellwood Cycle Repair & Team S&M returns to Liepold Farms on Sunday September 13th.
Registration is now open at OBRA.org!
And! What could be better than just one day of racing at the Farm? How about TWO days of racing!
Saturday 9/12 will be the second annual Trusty Switchblade “Kornmesse,” AKA longer form dirt racing on some parallel—but not identical—tracks out at Liepold Farms. Check out all of their info here, and read on below for our race day information.
As always, we are deeply grateful for our OBRA community and love putting on challenging racing events that bring us all closer together. Thank you for your support! And please reach out with any questions.
-Erik & staff, Sellwood Cycle Repair // Team S&M
📍Liepold Farms - 14480 SE Richey Road, Boring, OR 97009
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Our iconic, course-specific yellow flyover remains a centerpiece of our traditional Corn Cross course with racers going both under and over it every lap. The hillside—and the stairs built into it—that looms adjacent to Richey Road remain a critical linchpin for race-deciding moments. Four lanes link side-by-side-by-side flanking the pit, creating enjoyable, entrancing visual mayhem for any spectator. And of course: the course’s namesake is the farm’s corn maze, an adventure coiling its way through the middle of the lap, with twisting corners allowing a savvy rider a chance to visually slip away before exiting back to the flowing, sunflower-lined farm lanes of Liepold Farms. While this is decidedly a cyclocross race, and we sure love CX bikes, any bike with a semi textured 33mm+ tire will do great here—bring your gravel bike, your hybrid, your mountain bike, and come have some fun.
PRICING & REGISTRATION
Pre-register for both the Saturday Trusty Switchblade Kornmesse, our sister event, and Corn Cross at the same time to receive a $5 discount to each event! Registration is open at OBRA.org.
$45 Adult pre-reg, and same price at day-of registration. $20 per additional race. $20 all Junior categories.
All Beginners categories race free!
Pre-registered riders will get a $10 “Tonkin Bucks” coupon, redeemable at Liepold Farms concessions for food & drink, or at Sellwood Cycle Repair for goods & services!
Online registration closes at 12pm PST on Saturday 9/12.
MEMBERSHIP & LICENSES
This is an OBRA event and OBRA membership is required to race. OBRA single race memberships are available onsite for $5.00.
NUMBERS & TIMING
We will be using 2026 OBRA cloth numbers. If you do not have one, paper numbers will be issued at registration. Chip timing is provided by Lemon Peel Productions
PARKING & CAMPING
Parking is $5 per day, cash only. On-site camping is available Saturday & Sunday nights, $20 per night, or $30 for both nights. Day parking included with camping fee. Fee collected by Liepold Farms in the morning.
FOOD & DRINK
…is available for purchase on site via Liepold Farms’ awesome concessions. No outside alcohol.
A FULL FAMILY EVENT
There’s an event and race for everybody. Kids cross will happen on a separate course for ages 2-9, thanks to the City of Sandy (see full information below!!). Dogs are welcome but must be on a leash and off the course at all times.
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTES:
Helmets are mandatory at all OBRA-sanctioned races—wear it any time you are on your bike.
Be courteous to other riders on and off the course, and especially when passing/lapping slower riders. Be patient and wait until there is enough room to pass. Before passing, call out audibly and kindly with your intent and leave plenty of room. Be extra careful around junior riders.
Race honestly and within your limits. Please make use of pre-ride time slots to practice and familiarize yourself with the course in full. If you can’t pre-ride, ride a bit more conservatively on the first lap and go harder on the next lap.
OBRA and the organizers of this race do not provide insurance coverage for injuries that occur at the race. The costs related to those injuries are the responsibility of the individual participants. Promoter reserves the right to refuse entry for any reason.
RACE DAY SCHEDULE
8:30am - COURSE PREVIEW -40 minutes
9:15am - 40 min
Cat 3/4 open, Cat 3/4 35+, Masters open 70/80+, Beginner open
10:05am - 45 min
Masters open 50+, Masters open 60+, Clydesdales
11am - 40 min
Cat 3/4 women, Cat 3/4 35+ women, ENBY,
Athena, Masters women 50/60+,
Masters women 70/80+, Beginner women
11:50am - 40 min
Junior 9-10 open & women, Junior 11-12 open & women, Junior 13-14 open & women, Junior 15-16 open & women, Junior 17-18 open & women
12:20 pm - COURSE PREVIEW - 30 minutes
Podiums for morning races
Kids Cross p/b City of Sandy - see separate schedule & flyer below
1pm - 50 min
Singlespeed open, Singlespeed women, Tracklocross
2:15pm - 55 min
Cat 1/2 open, Cat 1/2 35+ open,
Cat 1/2 women, Cat 1/2 35+ women
3:30pm - Podiums for afternoon races
PRIZING & PODIUMS
Podium presentations will happen for morning and afternoon sessions with our podium boxes on hand. The top 3 of each category will receive beautifully crafted medals courtesy of Maple XO. Thank you for supporting grassroots racing and goodhearted, fun times!
ON-SITE MECHANICAL SUPPORT
Provided by Sellwood Cycle Repair
City of Sandy offers a separate Kids Cross event on site! Click this flyer for more info and separate registration!
Rain or shine, Corn Cross has always proven itself as a good good time. 2014 Corn Cross, photo by Jake Ryder.