Cyclefest Brings Tour de France to Seattle's Backyard

The Cascade Bicycle Club will host the biggest Tour de France festival on the West Coast on Tuesday, July 21 at Warren G. Magnuson Park from 6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Address: 7400 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle, WA. There will be an outdoor screening of the world’s most prestigious bicycle race and this year, Cyclefest features special guest Ryan Leech, a world-class Norco mountain bike stunt rider.

There will also be a treasure hunt and bike parade for the kids, the New Belgium Beer Garden and head-to-head road sprint races by some of the fastest sprinters in the area for the grown-ups. At dusk, Cascade Bicycle Club will project one of the Tour de France’s most exciting stages, Stage 16 from Martigny to Bourg-Saint-Maurice, on a 15 x 20 feet inflatable screen.

Admission to Cyclefest is free. There will be a drawing for special bike-related prizes, tickets will be $5 each or three for $10.

Cyclefest Schedule of Events

6 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. New Belgium Beer Garden, Seattle Sausage Co. and Athena’s Gyros food booths

6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Bike Art and Treasure Hunt

6:45 p.m. to 7 p.m. Kids’ Bike Parade

7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Cycle University Street Sprints

8 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Ryan Leech Stunt Riding Exhibition

9 p.m. to 9:15 p.m. Raffle Drawing and Instant Prizes

9:15 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Screening of Stage 16 of the Tour de France

Bike safety checks will be provided by Bothell Ski & Bike throughout the evening and cyclists will have the opportunity to view a Tour de France poster exhibit presented by Alliance Française de Seattle.

Cyclefest is sponsored by R.E.I., New Belgium Brewing Company, Eleven Winery, Outdoors NW magazine, Lapierre and Norco.

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