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'Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic' Happening This Weekend

Cascade Bicycle Club's 34th annual Group Health Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic will take place Saturday and Sunday, July 13-14.

This post was written by Akiko Oda.

Thousands of bicyclists from around world are expected to ride in the 34th annual Group Health Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic (STP) this weekend.

The 200-mile route will take riders from the University of Washington in Seattle to Holladay Park across the street from Lloyd Center in Portland.

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The sold-out event, organized by the Cascade Bicycle Club, will take place Saturday and Sunday, July 13 – 14.

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According to the Cascade Bicycle Club, the ride has drawn 10,000 participants--from 45 states and five other countries including Canada, France, The Netherlands, the UK and Malaysia--ranging from kids with parents up to one 90-year old. 

Official rest stops, staffed by volunteer groups, are established in Kent, Spanaway, Lexington, Wash., and St. Helens, Ore. to provide riders with food, drink and a place to rest. In addition, there are many other “Mini Stops” along the route that are fundraisers for local community groups selling food and drink to riders.

The STP is Cascade Bicycle Club’s largest fundraising event to benefit bicycle education, advocacy, commuting and riding programs.

For more information, visit the Cascade Bicycle Club website.

TRAFFIC ADVISORY: Motorists asked to drive with special care and attention along the route. Click here to view the route services map. There will be heavy bicycle traffic passing through the following communities along the route:

  • START: the University of Washington stadium area
  • Lake Washington Blvd toward Seward Park
  • Kent – Major Rest Stop at mile 24
  • Algona and Pacific
  • Sumner
  • Puyallup
  • Spanaway – Major Rest Stop at mile 69
  • McKenna and Yelm
  • Tenino
  • Centralia – Midpoint Stop at mile 102
  • Chehalis
  • Napavine
  • Winlock
  • Toledo
  • Vader
  • Castle Rock
  • Lexington – Major Rest Stop at mile 145
  • Kelso – crosses the Lewis & Clark / Longview Bridge over the Columbia River into Oregon
  • Goble
  • St. Helens – Major Rest Stop at mile 175
  • Scappoose
  • FINISH: Portland, Ore., Holladay Park


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