Only in Portland(ia)? Gladiators face off - on bikes
Portland Bike Craziness
Chariot riders battle in a �Ben Hur�-like chariot race at Chariot Wars during a three-day Mini Bike Winter Olympics Saturday, Feb.18, 2012, in Portland, Ore. Armed, variously, with all manner of foam-padded apparatus, at least five teams did battle on Saturday under gray skies for the pleasure of hoisting a three-foot-tall, homemade skull-bearing piece of welded junk, called the �Ben Hurt� trophy. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)