Economic Impact of USA Cycling Championships in Bend, Oregon: 2009, Central Oregon Research Services

The primary purpose of this study was to measure the economic impact generated by the 2009 USA Cycling Junior/U23/Elite National Road Cycling Championships in Bend, Oregon and to identify the various segments of Bend’s economy that were impacted. The secondary purpose of this study was to compare the tourist behavior generated by this event with the tourist behavior generated by Bend’s standard non-event tourist traffic.