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Day: October 22, 2007

Remembrances of Brett Jarolimek

*[Updated: 10/24, 12:39pm]

The victim of today’s fatal collision in North Portland was Brett Jarolimek. Brett was an employee of the Bike Gallery and his death has hit many in our tight-knit community very hard.

Brett Jarolimek racing at Alpenrose
a few weeks ago.
(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

“Artist, craftsman, son, brother,
cyclist, friend… I miss you Brett.”
(Photo: Bike Gallery)

Brett loved racing cyclocross. On Sunday, he placed third in singlespeeds at the Cross Crusade event at Rainier High School. It was his best finish ever. There are photos of him racing here, here, and here.

I never had the pleasure to meet Brett, but in speaking with several of his friends tonight, I wish I had.

*There will be a public, memorial event in Portland on Monday, 10/29 at 6:30 at Pacific Northwest College of Art (1241 NW Johnson).

NOTE: Please use the comments below only for remembrances and thoughts about Brett. Thank you.

Updated: Cyclist dies after collision with garbage truck

[Updated: 3:58pm with photos from the scene.]

Photo taken from the
scene at 2:17pm.
More photos below
(Photo © Jonathan Maus)

A bicyclist died in a collision with a garbage truck sometime around 12:30 today at the northwest corner of N. Interstate and Greeley in North Portland. I’m on the scene right now and just finished talking with Traffic Division Lieutenant Mark Kruger as well as other people on the scene.

Based on those conversations, here’s what seemed to have happen:

  • The bicyclist (who was in a marked bike lane) and the truck were traveling south (downhill) on N. Interstate Ave.
  • The truck overtook the cyclist mid-way down the hill.
  • The truck signaled a turn to go right (south) on Greeley and then it collided with the bicyclist the bike and truck collided with each other.

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Cross Crusade cruises through third stop

Buffered Bike Lane with a bike symbol and arrow pointing forward
CrossCrusade_3_2007-29.jpg

They both competed on this old
cruiser, and they’re still smiling!
Slideshow below
(Photos © Jonathan Maus)

Yesterday, nearly 800 racers converged on the small town of Rainier, Oregon for the third stop in the River City Bicycles Cross Crusade.

With heavy rains soaking the Portland area all week, I had visions of a slog through the mud. Thankfully, the rain held off (for the most part). But the course, while not a total mud bog, presented plenty of other challenges.

Racers not only competed against each other, but those devilish Crusade organizers put together a course only a true ‘cross racer could love: a steep, gut-busting climb; a deep sand section (through a playground); a thick, energy-sucking mud pit; and some classic, Northwest-style slippery backwoods mud.

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