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2012 Event dates announced

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011 by

Here’s how to register.

Seattle Bike Swap
A bike bargain hunter’s paradise!
Feb. 12, 2012

Chilly Hilly
Join us on Bainbridge Island for the first event of the 2011 season!
Feb. 26, 2012

Seattle Bicycle Expo
Be one of the 8,000 attendees to enjoy more than 300 exhibits and an array of presentations on all aspects of the sport.
March 10 – 11, 2012

Group Health Commute Challenge
One of the largest bike commuting events in the nation!
May 1 – 31, 2012

Vulcan Bike to Work Breakfast
Come join us! We promise good food, great conversation, networking, and an insight into why bike commuting makes sense for you, your business, and our community.
May 4, 2012

F5 Bike to Work Day
A huge hit in Seattle! Celebrate bicycle commuting as thousands of your friends, neighbors and co-workers take to the streets by bike.
May 18, 2012

Flying Wheels Summer Century
Washington state’s largest century. This event also offers shorter distances for full-on fun, no matter what your speed. Held in Redmond.
June 9, 2012

Group Health Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic
Cascade’s cornerstone event, offering riders a one- or two-day double century. The largest multi-day event in the Northwest.
July 14 – 15, 2012

Cyclefest & BikeMania
The biggest Tour de France party on the West Coast! Enjoy kids’ games and activities, a BMX stunt show, and a free showing of Stage 19 of the Tour on a 20 ft wide inflatable screen
TBA: July 2012

RAW – Ride Around Washington
On our multi-day tour held in August.
Aug. 4 – 11, 2012

RSVP – Ride from Seattle to Vancouver (B.C.) and Party!
The name says it all!Aug. 17 – 18, 2012

RSVP2 We’ve sold the first event out for long enough. We’re adding another!
Aug. 18 – 19, 2012

HPC – High Pass Challenge
A challenging 114 mile 7,500 foot elevation gain event through the pristine Gifford Pinchot Wilderness Area (not for novice riders)
Sept. 9, 2012

Kitsap Color Classic
Pedal into autumn with a lovely ride around the Kitsap Peninsula.Sept. 30, 2012

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Starting down the long road to Portland

Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 by

A group of 20 of our most ambitious Major Taylor students have begun training for this year’s Group Health Seattle to Portland Classic.

On Saturday, June 5 they biked from Seatac and White Center to Ballard to watch the Twilight Criterium. Crossing the West Seattle Bridge and following the waterfront to the Ballard Locks, for some it was the longest ride they’ve ever been on, and an amazing accomplishment. It also opened their minds to the possibilities of travel by bike. Having previously thought Ballard impossibly far away, more than one rider was amazed that anyone could make it there in an afternoon with just a couple of wheels and their own two feet.

Following this fun day of riding, an even larger group of students came out for Cascade’s Flying Wheels Summer Century on June 12. Students rode the 25 and 45 mile loops. Highlights along the way included seeing a man pulling a helicopter out of his lakeside mansion’s garage; three bald eagles circling in the air above us; and nearly all of the students successfully and happily completing the ride. Many said this is the most fun they’ve had a ride, and are pumped coming out of the experience to begin training in earnest for STP.

Over the next three weeks we’ll be going on progressively longer rides to get ready for the big day. Destinations so far include Alki Beach, various local colleges, and the Arboretum. Anyone interested in helping with rides can contact me by email or call 206-957-6960.

Twilight Criterium
Group in Ballard
Flying Wheels
http://www.cascade.org/EandR/flying/index.cfm

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