Ladds 500
| Ladds 500 | |
|---|---|
| File:Ladds 500, 2025.jpg The event in 2025 | |
| Status | Active |
| Frequency | Annually |
| Venue | Ladd's Addition |
| Location | Portland, Oregon |
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| Country | United States |
| Inaugurated | 2016 |
| Founder | David Barstow Robinson |
| Participants | Hundreds (2025) |
| Website | www |
The Ladds 500 is an annual cycling event in Portland, Oregon, United States.
Description
[edit | edit source]The purpose of the non-competitive annual cycling event is to travel around a traffic circle in the Ladd's Addition district of southeast Portland's Hosford-Abernethy neighborhood 500 times, either individually or as part of a team.[1][2] The free event has been described as a "relay" and not a race.[3] According to the organizer, 500 laps is a century, or 100 miles. Portland Monthly has included the Ladds 500 in a list of fifteen "essential" annual bike events in the city and said, "Riders form relay teams and 'turn left for a while,' while non-riders party in the middle."[4] The event operates as a project of fiscal sponsor Umbrella 501(c)(3), is funded by donations, and run by volunteers.[5] The phrase "It's spring, let's do something stupid"[6] (or simply "Let's do something stupid") is part of the event's marketing.[7][8] The event is held annually on the Saturday after the second Friday in April.
History
[edit | edit source]The event was founded by David Barstow Robinson.[5] Approximately 40 people participated in the first event in 2016. By 2025, the event attracted hundreds of participants.[5] It has become popular enough that a permit from the Portland Bureau of Transportation is obtained to temporarily shut down vehicular traffic around the park where the event takes place.[5][9]
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