PSU Cycling Club president Reuben Vyn and Officer Pryce.(Photos: Peter Welte) Two members of the PSU Cycling Club got a lot more than they bargained for while riding along NE Ainsworth yesterday. According to witnesses, Club president Reuben Vyn was riding along with six other members of the club on NE Ainsworth near NE 23rd when a [...]

PSU Cycling Club president Reuben Vyn and Officer Pryce.(Photos: Peter Welte) Two members of the PSU Cycling Club got a lot more than they bargained for while riding along NE Ainsworth yesterday. According to witnesses, Club president Reuben Vyn was riding along with six other members of the club on NE Ainsworth near NE 23rd when a [...]

PSU Cycling Club president Reuben Vyn and Officer Pryce.(Photos: Peter Welte) Two members of the PSU Cycling Club got a lot more than they bargained for while riding along NE Ainsworth yesterday. According to witnesses, Club president Reuben Vyn was riding along with six other members of the club on NE Ainsworth near NE 23rd when a [...]

Sergeant Brian Schmautz, the Public Information Officer for the Portland Police Bureau has left a detailed comment in response to our story on the Ainsworth incident. On Saturday, several members of the PSU Cycling Club were riding on Ainsworth when they were allegedly passed dangerously by a Portland Police Officer. According to witnesses that saw [...]

Sergeant Brian Schmautz, the Public Information Officer for the Portland Police Bureau has left a detailed comment in response to our story on the Ainsworth incident. On Saturday, several members of the PSU Cycling Club were riding on Ainsworth when they were allegedly passed dangerously by a Portland Police Officer. According to witnesses that saw [...]

Wim Wiewel, Portland State University's new president with the funny name (pronounced "Vim Vievel"), clearly did his homework this summer: On his first official day of work today, he rode his bike to campus and?for good measure?brought Mayor-elect Sam "Publicity Magnet" Adams along. Arriving at the reception to honor Wiewel's first day (and PR prowess), Wiewel looked fit in pleated slacks and lime green PSU cycling jersey. Adams' blue necktie, rolled cuffs, and yellow bowling-ball helmet fused in good-humored irony. The photo op was not threatened by sweat or panting, thanks to a mostly-downhill coast from the surrounding hills, where Wiewel resides. Adams used the occasion to toot his predictable horn, lauding Portland's "platinum" certification as a premier bike-friendly city. He said he plans to push beyond platinum (the highest rating used in the United States), toward a "European standard of bicycle infrastructure." Wiewel hails from Amsterdam?an iconic bike-oriented city?but has worked in the United States since the 1970s, building an impressive set of urban planning and sustainability credentials. "Wim is exactly what this school needs," said student Owen Smith, 24. "He understand the importance of a large, respectable research institution in the heart of Portland. He wants to be here." Which is nice. Dan Bernstine presided over PSU for 10 years and raised a great deal of money, but never seemed to embrace his public role. Bernstine departed last year with little applause, leaving Professor Michael Reardon to hold the r...

Racers from Portland State will host races this weekend, and hope to continue the strong start to their season. PSU Cycling Club members warm up before a road race.(Photos: Peter Welte) The Portland State University Cycling Club will host colleges throughout the Northwest this weekend for two full days of racing action in and around Portland. On Saturday, [...]

This weekend, the PSU cycling team will host a collegiate omnium! The road race and time trial will be around Hagg Lake on ALL DAY Saturday, and the Criterium will be at Mt. Tabor on Sunday! Here's Sunday's schedule: Schedule: 10:00am Men D 20 min 10:30am Men C 35 min 11:15am Women B 35 min 12:00am Men B 45 min 12:55pm Women A 45 min 1:50pm Men A 60 min Come see the region's [...]