Ride With Joy (a casual, group ride to memorialize our friend, John Joy)

Description

As most of you may know, recently we lost a longtime local friend of the cycling community. For this group ride, we will honor the life of John Joy and will pedal to St. John’s and back with great memories and stories of our friend.

This 30 mile loop is mostly flat & will depart from Gateway Transit Center parking lot area at 1:15pm on February 19th, 2022 (following the memorial services for John Joy at Skyline Memorial earlier that day). This ride will be a group ride celebration of John's life and local legacy as a beloved cycling friend of the Portland community. We will pedal to Cathedral Park underneath the St. John's Bridge (and pause there perhaps fittingly underneath the majestic St. John’s Bridge to pay our silent respects to John).

We will depart Cathedral Park heading North and East back to the start location at Gateway Transit Center parking area. There will be a Pizza & Pints (hosted by John's family) at Stark Street Pizza beginning at 4:30pm that day (post-ride). Please plan accordingly to have a change of clothes (if you wish) and join us for pizza, pints and many shared stories of our friend, John Joy.

We "RIDE WITH JOY" in celebration of the many joyful memories of John.

-Chris Brannen
Text for any questions: 503-724-0945