Join Us For A Tour of the Yamhill Wine Country! 

Well, the century is right around the corner! You can click here to get to the event and member management website and register as a rider, volunteer or party guest (members and member guests only). You must be a member to register which means your dues must be current for the year. The registration system will know if you are a current member or not and you can log ito the system to pay your dues if you need to.

Here's more info:

Date: Saturday, July 26, 2008
Starting Location: Pacific University, Forest Grove
Finish Line: Maggie's Buns, Forest Grove
Start Times: 7:30am (full century), 8:00am (metric century), 8:30am (40-miler)
Rest Stops: 24 miles (Tour de France, Gaston), 52 miles (Giro D'Italia, Cana's Feast Winery, Carlton) and 76 Miles (Vuelta a Espana)
Post-Ride Street Party: Maggie's Buns, 21st Avenue, Forest Grove
Costs:
- $35/rider covers on-course support, rest stops and the post-ride street party
- $20/non-riding guest admission to the street party. You must be a Portland Velo member or the guest of a member
- Volunteers get free attendance to the street party (and you get a nice gift).

Please register by Sunday, July 20 so we can have an accurate headcount. The registration site will be closed at midnight on the 20th, so please register now. 

This sounds awesome, Carlo! I'm all signed up. Will there be shower facilities available afterward? Maybe at the college? If not, no big deal, but it would be nice if there were.

-Mark 

Hey Mark! Well, we hadn't thought about showers, but we'll make sure to address it one way or the other. A bunch of kiddie pools maybe? :)

 We can use the same ones we soaked our feet in on LAF.... ok, maybe not.

Is the route posted on the site?

Scott,

Click "Members Only" at the top of the page, and then "2008 Club Century". 

Yep, here it is:

http://portlandvelo.net/MembersOnly/ClubCentury.aspx

We'll have a printable version available shortly. Also, we'll be marking the route with route marker stickers (also used in Cycle Oregon).

I noticed the 70/100 mile route takes Hwy 47 between Spring Hill Rd and Maple, whereas the 50 mile route uses Fern Hill Rd.  I would rather ride Fern Hill Rd and the extra .05 miles than Hwy 47.

Thanks Carlo/Mark,

I found the maps on the site - still not clear which direction we will be riding.  I will be commuting to the century and it would be great to know where the century riders start, just in case I am late

Thanks,

Scott

Scott, you can trigger the mile markers, but it heads from Maggies out west to Carp. Creek, then out to Hagg Lake before swinging back south to Gaston.

I agree with Brent. Why are we using so much of 47 on the way back in to Maggies? We usually ride Fern Hill on this stretch.

Carlo Delumpa:

We'll have a printable version available shortly. Also, we'll be marking the route with route marker stickers (also used in Cycle Oregon).

Carlo,

Are the printable maps going to be made available on the website for us to print out ahead of time, or will there just be a stack for us to grab from on Saturday morning? 

 Both - I will post the lo-resolution map later today.

 Got it, Carlo. Thanks! Awesome job on the map; that's a heck of a lot of info to fit into 8.5x11 inches!