Beyond listing the simple results here, I'd like to thank each and every one of you who showed up at the start line for the Raid Californie-Orégon. From an organizer's perspective, you can't really have a better measure of success than everyone who started the race wanting to do it again, telling you it was one of the best things they've ever done, etc - and the people who abandoned showing up at the finish line not only to cheers the others on, but to tell you they wish they'd been able to continue!
I'd also like to thank the Magpie Messenger Collective house up in Portland for being not only gracious enough to host the finish, but going beyond the call of duty and having a welcome banner and food for everyone as they arrived - and for putting up with us taking over your house for nearly a week afterwards! Meghan, Justin, Magpie, Dee, Ira - you rock.
Finally, I have to thank the sponsors for all the prizes - I had been really worried that I wouldn't have enough for people, but you guys all pulled through to allow me a prize pool that meant everyone who finished (and some who didn't!) got a little something extra to show for their effort.
Without further ado, here are the results - to those of you listed here, I've left a column to accomodate your eventual ride reports and photographs, which I expect to get! I'm sure there's some fantastic stories beyond the ones I've already heard, and the people who didn't race deserve to have the craziness they missed relayed to them somehow... :)
Oh, and here's some more photos from non-racers - If you've got more, send em!
portlandmessenger.org - photos of the finish
Darryl Skrabek's photos of the start
Seng Chen's photos of the start
| Placing | Name | "Team", City | Finish Time, Total Mileage | Checkpoints, Ride Report, Photos |
| 1 | Kent Peterson | Seattle Int'l Randonneurs, Seattle | 1814h 04/09, 1210.8 km | Checkpoints, Ride Report, Photos |
| 2 | Ira Ryan | Magpie Messenger Collective, Portland | 1909h 04/09, 779 mi | Checkpoints, Ride Report, Photos |
| 3 | Lindsay Gauld | Winnipeg | 0730h 05/09, 1095+ km | Checkpoints, Ride Report, Photos |
| 4 | Eric "Sharky" Young | Philadelphia | 0750h 05/09, 750 mi | Checkpoints, Ride Report, Photos |
| 5 (tie) | Kathleen Hannon | San Francisco | 2110h 05/09, 737.4 mi | Checkpoints, Ride Report, Photos |
| 5 (tie) | Joel Metz | Blackbird, San Francisco | 2110h 05/09, 1209 km | Checkpoints, Ride Report, Photos |
| 7 (tie) and 1st place "team" | Mike Morell | Midwest Mountain Machines, Chicago | 2120h 05/09, ? mi | Checkpoints, Ride Report, Photos |
| 7 (tie) and 1st place "team" | Erin Willingham | Midwest Mountain Machines, Chicago | 2120h 05/09, ? mi | Checkpoints, Ride Report, Photos |
| 9 | Corey Hillard | Philadelphia | 2224h 05/09, 729.68 mi | Checkpoints, Ride Report, Photos |
| 10 | John Mahon | Team Billy No Mates, Dublin (Ireland) | 2325h 05/09, speedo went boom | Checkpoints, Ride Report, Photos |
| 11 (tie) and 2nd place "team" | Laurence Parks | Washington DC | 0030h 06/09, 742.7 mi | Checkpoints, Ride Report, Photos |
| 11 (tie) and 2nd place "team" | Kevin O'Keefe | Washington DC | 0030h 06/09, 742.7 mi | Checkpoints, Ride Report, Photos |
| 13 (tie) | Pam Kolesar | Columbus | 0115h 06/09, 827 mi | Checkpoints, Ride Report, Photos |
| 13 (tie) | Nelson Bellesheim | Columbus | 0115h 06/09, 781.1 mi | Checkpoints, Ride Report, Photos |
| DNF | Michael Cobb | Berkeley | Checkpoints, Ride Report, Photos | |
| DNF | Morgen Dalrymple | Midwest Mountain Machines, Chicago | Checkpoints, Ride Report, Photos | |
| DNF | Mark O'Flahaven | Washington DC | Checkpoints, Ride Report, Photos | |
| DNF | Briana Nichols | Midwest Mountain Machines, Chicago | Checkpoints, Ride Report, Photos | |
| DNF | Timothy Moore | Cutters, San Francisco | Checkpoints, Ride Report, Photos | |
| DNF | Erik Zo | San Francisco | Checkpoints, Ride Report, Photos |