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Welcome to PrestoVelo one of Portland's premier cycling teams. We’re a group of dedicated cyclists - okay, bike racers - striving to improve ourselves through training and racing throughout the Northwest. Foremost, we must thank (and encourage you to visit) our generous sponsors, particularly our title sponsor bicycleattorney.com, Hopworks Urban Brewery and Bike n’ Hike. Beer, bikes, and legal representation. What more could a race team ask for? That’s why we’re looking forward to making 2009-2010 our best year ever, for the team and the sponsors. Tracking our progress is easy. Just visit http://www.obra.org and look for the results of riders flying the bicycleattorney.com banner. At the races, we’re easy to spot. Our team kits are a very distinctive black, orange, yellow and white with the words “bicycleattorney.com” emblazoned across the our chests. If you’re interested in joining the team, please stop by a local Bike N' Hike and inquire or click on the "Contact Presto Velo" button above and tells us about yourself and your racing.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 19 November 2009 20:37 |
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PRESTOVELO EARLY HISTORY
Patrick Porteous and Bryan Bock started the team in 1993 while both were working at the Hillsboro Bike 'N Hike. Bryan wanted to get into racing and was about to join the Nike team when Porteous had a fit and thought that was inappropriate since Nike was sponsored by Continental Bike shop and Bryan worked for a rival bike store. Bryan told him as soon as Bike 'N Hike had a team he would join. Patrick took Bryan up on the challenge and thus PrestoVelo was born. At first they just wanted to wear the same jersey. Pearl Izummi required a 20-unit minimum to make custom jerseys, so they persuaded about 8 other guys (Kevin Chudy, Dan Houghton, Kathryn Porteous, Bill Fasano, Brian Austin and others) to by two jersey's apiece and a team was born. Actually we did not become an official team until we found out we had to register with the USCF and sponsor a race. We did both. Our first official team race was the Cherry Pie in the early spring of 1994. I think we got our jerseys in the fall of 1993. Pat crashed and Bryan finished 4th but the camera was not working so it was not official. Presto Velo is French for Bike Now. We copied the concept from LogieVelo, but changed Logie to Presto. The swirl you see on the original jerseys originated from the SpecializedGround Control bikes which had the swirl all over the frames. Our sponsors were Specialized, Pear Izumi and Bike 'N Hike. I think Oakley too but they are not on the Jersey because they prohibited that. PRESTOVELO NOW
PrestoVelo in it's current form is made up of 45-50 men and women brought together by the love of cycling. Generous sponsorship/support from former racer Mike Colbach at bicycleattorney.com, Hopworks Urban Brewery, Bike 'N Hike and Green Oval Motors keep our racers looking/feeling great and on the podium. We field racers in road, moutain and cyclocross disciplines which can be distinguished by their distinctive Castelli clad kit in the orange, black and white. The team has grown over the years and organizes several events each year, including the venerable Piece of Cake road race in the spring and several popular cross races in the fall.
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 28 October 2009 22:18 |
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About PrestoVelo
