Jess Mace

Please don't forget Jim Anderson who organizes Monday nights and is
single handedly providing a venue to promote and support new women
riders in the area...
when other races are combining fields and having to negotiate through
low female turnouts, Jim's races are going off each and every Monday
night
like clockwork..

this is becoming a real stupid conversation started by (I'm guessing)
new riders who have yet to fully appreciate what they have in PDX...

Jess C. Mace, MPH
Clinical Outcomes Research Coordinator
for Timothy Smith, MD, MPH
Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Oregon Health & Science University
503.494.5886

>>> "Joe Cipale" 4/29/2008 1:04 PM >>>
I have known Jeff Mitchem (Promoter of Tues PIR) for, as he and I
agreed, way too long. He was one of the leaders of the old Bike Gallery
team in the early 90's when I was just a fat, slow beginning racer. I
soon learned that I was completely out of my league with these guys, but
he helped to steer me to Team Rose City as more in line with my
abilities. Throughout all this time, Jeff has done an outstanding job of
putting on events, nurturing new riders and doing what he can to improve
racing in our little corner of the USA. Now that I am a fat, slow and
old(er) racer, Jeff is still out there week after week.

Many of us have cut or teeth (as well as lips, thighs, collarbones) out
at PIR. It is a terrific venue and is a great course to learn the ins
and outs of the sport. The teams change, riders come and go, but this
event continues becuase of the hardwork of Jeff and the support of PIR
and OBRA.

Joe Cipale
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