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Cyclefest Outdoor Cinema

Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Location: Warren G Magnuson Park, on the lawn next to the theater
Rain or Shine! (Tour screening will move inside to theater if it rains)

Family Treasure Hunt & Bike Parade
Bike Polo Competition
Street Sprint Racing

Plus the Tour de France on the Big Screen, under the stars…Free!

Schedule of events


Join Cascade Bicycle Club and fellow cyclists at the biggest Tour de France inspired festival on the west coast! This annual family-friendly event is a great place to relax with your buddies over a summer picnic. We've lined up some new events to make Cyclefest the go-to summer blockbuster bicycling event in Seattle!

Kids kick off Cyclefest this year with a Magnuson Park Bicycle Treasure Hunt! Following the hunt, kids can strut their stuff in the kids’ bicycle parade. We're also lining up an action-packed, bike polo competition. Later in the evening, racing action heats up with head-to-head road sprints by some of the fastest sprinters in the area!

Great brews will be on tap in the New Belgium Beer Garden to wash down tasty food from Seattle Sausage Company and Athena's Gyros. At dusk (approx 9:15 p.m.), the racing takes off with one of the Tour de France's most exciting stages shown on a 15' x 20' inflatable screen. Stage 17 is guaranteed to be exciting, with a mountain top finish high in the Alps at the classic Alpe d'huez (and its 21 switchbacks!).

While you're at Cyclefest, be sure to also check out the fun booths and a very special Tour de France Poster exhibit, presented by Alliance Francaise de Seattle. As always and just like the Tour itself, attendance is totally free!
Cyclefest Schedule of Events

5:00 - 6:45 Bike polo and Big Wheel Race
6:00 - 8:00 Bike Art table & Treasure Hunt
6:45 - 7:00 Kids Parade
7:00 - 9:00 Cycle University Street Sprints (PDF}
9:00 - 9:15 Raffle drawing & instant prizes
9:15 - 10:45 Tour de France on the big screen

Ongoing: Bike safety checks by Bothell Ski & Bike; Tour de France poster exhibit presented by Alliance Francaise de Seattle; raffle to win a new road bike; food booths and New Belgium beer garden.
Enter the Cyclefest Raffle

Prizes include

* 2007 Lapierre S-Lite 500 road bicycle (value $4,000)
Lapierre bicycles are ridden by the Pro's in the Tour de France. The 07' S-Lite 500 is an outstanding bicycle that features a full Shimano Ultegra group and other top level components. And one lucky winner will get their hands on one tonight!
* FSA RD-600 wheelset (value $800)
* Two passes to the sold-out 2008 RSVP

Tickets will be sold at the event, just look for a ticket seller or stop by the Cascade booth

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