Seattle to Portland

Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic: July 11-12, 2026

This 207-mile bicycle ride, organized by Cascade Bicycle Club in Seattle, is the largest multi-day bicycle event in the Northwest, with up to 6,000 participants. Heading south from Seattle, Washington, and ending in Portland, the STP is a thrilling back-to-back double-century ride through urban and rural settings in one or two days. The 2026 ride will take place the weekend of July 11-12.

STP Finish Line and Volunteering

Portland Bicycling Club coordinates the Finish Line at the Portland end of the STP route. It is set up at Holladay Park near Lloyd Center. We organize up to 130 volunteers to support the Finish Line and celebration in the park. This is a huge undertaking and the main fundraiser for PBC.

The majority of volunteers will work on Saturday and Sunday (July 11-12) when the riders are crossing the finish line; however, there are opportunities to volunteer the Friday before and the Monday after. It takes many volunteers, teamwork, and cooperation, to make this work. Click on the button below to explore the opportunities available at SignUpGenius and find how you would like to volunteer. You may sign up for one or more positions that do not overlap.

Please contact STP Volunteer Coordinator Lynn Thompson Blanchard at [email protected] for more information or if you have questions about volunteering.

STP Friday Buses for Portland Riders

The Portland Bicycling Club offers transportation for you and your bike from Portland to Seattle. The loading, at the Doubletree Hotel in Portland, will be first-come, first-served, and will begin at 8:30 AM on Friday, July 10. Your bike will be wrapped in moving blankets and loaded into a truck. You will ride in a luxury motor coach, and you and your bike will be reunited near the University of Washington dorms. The trucks and buses depart in pairs as each pair fills up. The first bus departs as soon as it is full, and the truck with the bikes for that bus will leave shortly thereafter. The loading continues until all bikes are loaded and passengers have boarded. The last bus leaves at 10:00 AM.

• Friday bus and bike transport: $115. Tandem riders must purchase 2 tickets
• Overnight parking at the Doubletree Hotel (just Friday or Friday and Saturday): $45
• We will have unlimited tickets until June 15. After that date, ticketing will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

Parking, bus passes, and bike transport are sold as add-ons and can be purchased on Cascade’s website: Rides & Events: Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic. For questions about Friday buses, contact Dave McQuery at [email protected].