The Valley CicLAvia was a success in every meaning of the word. It was well attended, strongly organized and beloved by all who attended.

Before I give my recap of the event(tomorrow), here’s some sights and scenes from yesterday’s event:

Mayor Garcetti kicked things off today with his sleep challenged daughter:

Yes, it was a sea of a morass of people out there:

#bikes #ciclavia #cali #cruisin #thevalley #bicycle A photo posted by Art Villanueva (@artee15) on Mar 22, 2015 at 7:25pm PDT

Sometimes, we miss the beauty of Studio City by driving through

#CicLAvia down Ventura Blvd. #losangeles A photo posted by @amywrayla on Mar 22, 2015 at 4:10pm PDT



Have I said it was a sea of a morass yet?(Credit: Jennifer Gill, Metro)

This kid was all business:

Who doesn’t want their photo taken with cycling luchador El Pedal! I almost missed that CD 2’s Paul Krekorian was in this picture:

Spotted Councilmember #PaulKrekorian #CD2 at #Ciclavia A photo posted by Adam VanGerpen (@avangerpen) on Mar 22, 2015 at 9:19pm PDT

A big hit were the free street paddle boarding demonstrations. They made me miss Hawaii.

Seeing cycling MC Star (Cool Ass) Mike Bowers taking some daddy/daughter time: