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More info here Stage 2 – Mt. Tabor Criterium Wednesday, May 14 Length: 1.3 Miles per lap Elevation: 135 Feet per lap Description: One tough crit is the best way to describe the Mt. Tabor Criterium. Keeping with the theme of riding Volcanoes, this now extinct Volcano located in the middle of Portland, Oregon has … Read more
Stage 1 – Portland Prologue — More info here Presented by Health Net Tuesday, May 13, 2008 Length: 1.7 Miles Elevation: 0 Description: This year’s Prologue will run through the downtown streets of Portland, Oregon. Known as the cycling capital of North America this bicycle crazy town will host the stage one kick off of … Read more
This just in from PDOT… What: CLINTON STREET BICYCLE BOULEVARD ENHANCEMENT PROJECT OPEN HOUSE When: Wednesday, May 14th 2008 Time: 4:30 – 7:30pm – drop by anytime
What: CLINTON STREET BICYCLE BOULEVARD ENHANCEMENT PROJECT OPEN HOUSE When: Wednesday, May 14th 2008 Time: 4:30 – 7:30pm – drop by anytime Where: St Philip Neri Parish Church – Carvlin Hall 2408 SE 16th Avenue – near SE 18th & Division (Opposite & a few blocks down from New Seasons) About the Open House… Drop … Read more
After a downtown time-trial on Tuesday, racers will tackle Mt. Tabor.(Photos © J. Maus) The sixth annual Mt. Hood Cycling Classic will kick-off in Portland early next week. The event be the most prestigious professional cycling race ever held in the city. Race director Chad Sperry says the race will be a qualifier for the … Read more
Green bike lanes, like this one on SE 7th in Portland, are also being installed in Seattle.(Photo © J. Maus) Portland isn’t the only city in the region to go green for bikes. The Seattle Department of Transportation installed that city’s first green bike lanes earlier this week. According to a press release from SDOT, … Read more
MMR Tonight! 10pm, ride @ MIDNIGHT! Cornerspot Tavern 6008 N Greeley map: http://tinyurl.com/3zxeb2 Beautiful spring weather is forecasted so bring your bivy/camping gear. This is a little longer ride than most but don\’t worry, we won\’t leave the city limits like that other MMR Gabe did! The Cornerspot is a pretty small bar with limited … Read more
One Million Bicycles, the ambitious event that plans to hold 100 bike rallies in 50 states and recycle and donate 1 million bikes by August 2009, is rolling full steam ahead. Organizer and author/activist Joe “Metal Cowboy” Kurmaskie is assembling his staff, registration is now open at OneMillionBicycles.org and a kick-off video has just been … Read more
Exchange Cycle Tours — who led a ride to Kelly Point last month — will lead the Butte Buster Challenge on Saturday.(Photo: Matt Picio) Here’s a listing of some of the bike events and rides happening in and around Portland this weekend. Major thanks are due to the all-powerful Shift Calendar. If you know of … Read more
Event flyer.Click to enlarge (390k, jpg). I get a lot of emails here at BikePortland.org headquarters — but yesterday was the first time I ever got one from a Deacon. It was a personal invitation from Deacon Thomas Gornick, Director of Evangelization for the Archdiocese of Portland, to attend “the Blessing of the Bikes to … Read more
This just in from Archdiocese of Portland’s Department of Evangelization… NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For More Information, Contact: Deacon Thomas Gornick (503) 233-8335 tgornick [at] archdpdx [dot] org Blessing of the Bikes The Parish Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (St. Mary’s) and the Archdiocese of Portland’s Department of Evangelization announce the Blessing of the … Read more
Here’s a great job opportunity that was posted to the BikePortland Job Listings this week: Inventory Analyst – Chris King Precision Components