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• Club Kit Order Update

  A new jersey? Perhaps long sleeves, and a vest. Maybe it's a new pair of shorts as a reward for all the riding you've done this summer. You've waited all year for this - and in a few short days (perhaps hours) you'll finally be able to... Posted Aug 07 2008, 01:07 PM by Linda Jellison with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Portland Velo, Oregon, Portland, OR, cycling club, membership, club kit

• Ride Report - 2008 Portland Velo Century by Matt D'Elia

  Century Recap You couldn't have asked for a nicer day for the third annual Portland Velo Club Century! Never one for shying away from the norm, this years event had a number of brand new twists and sponsors that made it the best event that PV has... Posted Jul 28 2008, 09:28 PM by Carlo Delumpa with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Portland Velo, Oregon, Portland, OR, cycling club, Wine Country, Maggie's Buns, Forest Grove, Carlton, 2008 Club Century, Cana's Feast

• Ride Report - 2008 Portland Velo Century by Carlo Delumpa

  An Organizer's Perspective Wow! When I think of how far, how fast, this club has come since our first century, I have only one reaction and that's one of astonishment! We took the club century to another level this year, largely due to the phenomenal... Posted Jul 27 2008, 08:30 PM by Carlo Delumpa with | with no comments Filed under: Portland Velo, Oregon, Portland, OR, cycling club, Wine Country, Maggie's Buns, Forest Grove, Carlton, 2008 Club Century, Cana's Feast

• Ride Report - 2008 Portland Velo Century by Doug Rennie

  70 MILES OF MERRIMENT AND MIRTH Hey, here's one big time (non-terrorist) fist bump for those who a) laid out, and b) serviced PV's annual metric century-plus: one hell of a nifty route over (for this rider) scenic and varied-terrain roads heretofore... Posted Jul 27 2008, 08:04 PM by Carlo Delumpa with | with 4 comment(s) Filed under: Portland Velo, Oregon, Portland, OR, cycling club, Wine Country, Maggie's Buns, Forest Grove, Carlton, 2008 Club Century, Cana's Feast

• Club Gear Update - July 2008

  Great News! Thanks to Ty, we are now working directly with Castelli for our next club kit order. This will be the same base design as our current kit. We'll have an order form available shortly, linked from our website. All orders will be online with... Posted Jul 10 2008, 06:56 AM by Carlo Delumpa with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Portland Velo, Oregon, Portland, safety, cycling club, VeloWear, club kit

• Ride Operations Update - July 2008

  Another Successful LiveSTRONG Challenge! Huge thanks to everyone from Portland Velo who came out & volunteered, whether as riding course marshals or at our North Plains PowerStop. If you missed out, read the LIVESTRONG CHALLENGE forum posts for feedback... Posted Jul 10 2008, 06:51 AM by Carlo Delumpa with | with no comments Filed under: Portland Velo, Oregon, Portland, OR, cycling club, Providence Bridge Pedal, LiveSTRONG Challenge

• Parting Shots - July 2008

  Carlo showing off his handywork at the2008 LiveSTRONG Challenge rest stop (photo courtesy of Linda Jellison) It's about 91 degrees today and I'm kickin' it in my office - which is upstairs and butt-hot - wishing I was outside riding my bike... Posted Jul 10 2008, 06:41 AM by Carlo Delumpa with | with no comments Filed under: Portland Velo, Oregon, Portland, OR, cycling club, Parting Shots, VeloCITY

• Spotlight On: John "J-Rod" Elrod

  I met John "J-Rod" Elrod in the summer of 2006 when he started coming to Saturday Signature Series rides on the recommendation of his spin instructor, Johnny-O (John Ohnstad, PV's Ride Operations Director). In fact, J-Rod was one of a whole... Posted May 27 2008, 11:09 AM by Carlo Delumpa with | with no comments Filed under: Portland Velo, Portland, ride leaders, cycling club, Spotlight On, John Elrod

• Register to Volunteer for the LiveSTRONG Challenge!

  From what I hear, the Portland Velo rest stop at last year's LiveSTRONG Challenge was THE place to be. This year will be even better, since we actually have a theme! We're still planning the details, but a very creative Traci D'Elia has named... Posted May 12 2008, 03:56 PM by Linda Jellison with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Portland Velo, cycling, livestrong

• Changes to Our Saturday Signature Series Ride Organization

  One of the biggest bits of feedback I receive from club members and ride leaders alike is that our current system of ride classification works well for most cases, but we almost always have groups that go out and ride faster or harder than originally... Posted May 06 2008, 06:12 AM by Carlo Delumpa with | with no comments Filed under: Portland Velo, cycling, ride leaders, safety, cycling club, Saturday Signature Series, First Saturday Rides

• Spotlight On: Kristin Wille

  It's the Spring of 2006, I am at Longbottom setting up the table and white board for our weekly Saturday Signature Series ride. It's my typical ritual - arrive early, set up the table, put out maps, greet new riders, get people to sign the waiver... Posted Mar 04 2008, 01:23 PM by Carlo Delumpa with | with no comments Filed under: Portland Velo, Portland, Saturday Signature Series, Spotlight On, Kristin Wille

• Membership Memo

  It doesn't take a whole lot of money to run a cycling club, but it does take some. So if your dues are coming due, please don't be shy about paying them right away! Here is what you get for your $25/year: Ride in the most beautiful areas of Portland... Posted Feb 17 2008, 01:01 PM by Carlo Delumpa with | with no comments Filed under: Portland Velo, Oregon, Portland, OR, cycling club, membership, dues

• Help Make Cycling Safe For Everyone

  As I started writing my parting shots for the month an email came across my desk from Hal Ballard of the Washington County BTA. The subject was “Austin Miller” and I held my breath as I opened the mail. Austin was a 15-year-old student who was struck... Posted Feb 12 2008, 09:30 PM by Carlo Delumpa with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Portland Velo, Oregon, Portland, OR, safety, cycling club

• Community Spin by Sharon Fekety - February 2008

  A new bike and pedestrian path that connects the PORTLAND AIRPORT TO MARINE DRIVE opened in December. The new 12-foot wide, half-mile long asphalt pathway runs between Marine Drive and Northeast Frontage Road and connects with the existing bicycle and... Posted Feb 11 2008, 01:13 PM by Carlo Delumpa with | with no comments Filed under: Portland Velo, Oregon, Portland, OR, cycling community, Community Spin, Sharon Fekety, cycling club

• First Saturday Ride Continues...February 2nd-Lacamas Lake!

  Hey Gang- Hopefully this finds all well with the not so great weather we have been having lately. Moving on with our First Saturday Series, we will be departing from New Seasons Market on NE 33rd. Our departure time will be at 10 AM. As with all rides... Posted Jan 28 2008, 10:06 PM by John Ohnstad with | with no comments Filed under: Portland Velo, Saturday Signature Series, First Saturday Rides