Another Century Rider
August 25, 2006
Laurelin is 26 and she and her dad are riding the full century, or as she puts it, "100-miles, baby!" Earlier this year, she trained for and competed in her first triathlon. At the same time, her dad was training for Cycle Oregon. They teamed up for a few long riders and really enjoyed riding together. She says that now she is, "joining him on what will be for both of us a first century ride. My idea of perfect father-daughter bonding."
Laurelin has a daily 11-mile round trip bike commute and like Nick she tries to get in 30-40 miles of weekend riding. She doesn't ususally participate in many organized rides, but this is a picture of her at Bridge Pedal with her friend Andrew who will be joining her at the Century.
Posted by orbike at August 25, 2006 9:21 AM
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Hi Nick,
Good questions. We featured this issue a little in our pre-ride newsletter, which can be found here:
http://portlandcentury.com/rider_newsletter.html .
Mike Pullen is the bridge project coordinator from Multnomah County and he really wants to make sure our event goes well, so he has offered to have the bridge open at various times during our event start times. We will also have an easy detour route in the ride guide.
Roger Geller, the city's Bicycle Coordinator, was instrumental in making this happen. Roger's excited for the ride and sent a great message to Mike helping explain the importance of the first-ever Portland Century getting off to a good start. Thanks Roger!
Posted by: Team Portland Century at August 25, 2006 6:31 PM