![“I always walk this part,” says Cathy Haugen as she goes up a steep Douglas Road during the 44 mile course of the Tour De Whatcom on July 22.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/9-Tour-de-Whatcom-A-072223-1024x683.jpg)
![Buckled in to watch the races from her seat, Calihan Landrigan reaches out to touch a bike seat.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2-Tour-de-Whatcom-A-072223-1024x683.jpg)
![Garett and Jordan Slettebak, right, pedal up hill on Douglas Road during the Tour De Whatcom on July 22, in Ferndale.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/8-Tour-de-Whatcom-A-072223-1024x626.jpg)
![On a bench at Birch Bay State Park](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/12-Tour-de-Whatcom-A-072223-1024x683.jpg)
![Riders in the Tour De Whatcom turn onto Holly Street.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/4-Tour-de-Whatcom-A-072223-1024x683.jpg)
![Riders in the 44-mile course stop at a traffic light.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/12-TOUR-DE-WHATCOM-072223-1024x480.jpg)
![Suffering from a flat tire](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/5-Tour-de-Whatcom-A-072223-1024x712.jpg)
![Riders wait out a coal train at a railroad crossing in Ferndale.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/11-Tour-de-Whatcom-A-072223-697x1024.jpg)
![Rodd Pemble](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/10-Tour-de-Whatcom-A-072223-1024x683.jpg)
![At a rest stop at Birch Bay State Park](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/13-Tour-de-Whatcom-A-072223-1024x683.jpg)
![Riders from team Lointreau hug and celebrate after finishing.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/15-Tour-de-Whatcom-A-072223-1024x691.jpg)
![Team members take a selfie together before the start of the Tour De Whatcom.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/3-Tour-de-Whatcom-A-072223-1024x606.jpg)
![Electric bike rider Rod Matthews](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/6-Tour-de-Whatcom-A-072223-1024x683.jpg)
![Riders get split up by traffic lights as cars block the path.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/1-Tour-de-Whatcom-A-072223-1-1024x683.jpg)
![Dismounting from a tandem bike](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/17-Tour-de-Whatcom-A-072223-1024x683.jpg)
![Tour de Whatcom Event Coordinator Anna Rankin talks to riders with a megaphone.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/16-Tour-de-Whatcom-A-072223-1024x658.jpg)
![Riders from team Lotus high-five after finishing the century ride.](https://www.cascadiadaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/14-Tour-de-Whatcom-A-072223-1024x565.jpg)
Visitors and locals gathered at the Boundary Bay Brewery beer garden for a drink and meal after completing the 18th annual Tour de Whatcom on Saturday, July 22.
Four distances are available to riders — a century (100-mile), metric (62-mile), 44-mile and 22-mile route. Event coordinator Anna Rankin described the tour as a social ride and explained that the surroundings of the route are what make it unique.