Cirque du Cycling - Parade!

Jim Anderson

2009-06-03

REGISTER YOUR TEAM!
http://cyclingcircus.com/parade_cirque_du_cycling.html

THE CIRCUS IS COMING TO MISSISSIPPI AVENUE - SPREAD THE WORD!
The Mississippi community is coming together to put on the best circus
street fair in town. Get ready for clowns, jugglers, unicycle jousting,
sculptural bikes, freakishly tall bikes and other two-wheeled creations
beyond your wildest dreams!

BIKE PARADE
2:30pm :: Parade line up begins
3:00pm :: Parade rolls
Participants: meet on Fremont west of Mississippi.

ABOUT THE PARADE
Come one, come all, freak bikes short and tall! Choppers, tall bikes, swing
bikes, double stacks, unicycles and minis... or whatever art bike you ride.
Strut your stuff and show off your bike creations and style.

COME WATCH THE PARADE
If you're not riding in the parade, grab a good spot along Mississippi and
be prepared to see some wild bikes! We guarantee you'll see bikes you've
never seen before.

FORM A GROUP
Riders must be in a group and pre-registration to reserve your spot in the
parade is required. You can make your own group of whomever you like, so
long as your group is unified. Matching outfits, signage, bikes, etc.

Groups can be made up of an actual club, families, neighborhood groups,
non-profit organizations or just a bunch of friends. Groups are welcome to
promote non-profit causes and social interests (but advertising for
commercial purposes is not permitted).

Bring noisemakers and be prepared to strut your velo stuff right down the
middle of Mississippi for the one mile route. But watch out, the clowns will
be on hand to rope you in if you're out of line!

Groups can be comprised of a minimum of four people.

PARADE ENTRY INFO
Portland has a wealth of totally awesome bike clubs doing all sorts of neat
tricks, so lets get together to parade for the masses!

It is free to register. Local and out-of-town bike clubs are all welcome.
You don't need to have an established bike club to participate, but you do
need to have spirit. Whether you ride fixed, chopped, swinging, tall, fast
or slow - we want you in the parade.

REQUIREMENTS
Teams must register in advance through our website. We are coordinating the
placement of teams in advance.

All parade teams must have a team banner at the front of their group. The
team banner can be made of any material but must be big so spectators can
see who you are.

This is a family-friendly event. Keep that in mind