Not West Seattle, but taken by a West Seattleite, and some WS riders had to have been in the crowd – that’s a ferry full of bicycles, headed from Bainbridge Island to downtown Seattle after the Chilly Hilly, photographed by John LaSpina, who caught this view too:
I saw some bicyclist today with numbers on the front of their bikes and wondered what bike race was happening. Now I know. TY WSB
Great picture! Always fun to see something that only happens perhaps once a year. Quite a sight to see. Thanks for sharing.
It was an awesome ride! Not too chilly… but verrrry hilly. My legs still feel like jello. I hear it’s one of the top 4 rides in the nation. Recommended for next year!
It would appear that bicycling is booming in these parts. The Chilly Hilly is no stroll in the park. Some of those hills look like walls as you approach them. 2,675 feet of climbing over 33 miles. There was a parallel event known as the FHR in polite company (F-ing Hills Race). It started as a pirate ride, but is now pretty well organized. Participants wear pirate flags instead of numbers. It had terrific prizes and a more alternative theme from the well-organized Chilly Hilly. I rode both events simultaneously and both were great fun.
Just want to clarify… Chilly Hilly is not a RACE it’s an organized ride put on by Cascade Cycling Club.
We didn’t call it a race, just called it the Chilly Hilly. And our link goes to the event’s page on the Cascade site.
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