Special to the Reporter

The Stinky Spoke, an 18-mile mountain bike “poker ride” held on the statistically most-rotten-weather day of the year, will take place from 9 a.m. to about 1 p.m. on Saturday and will benefit Redmond’s Little Bit Therapeutic Riding Center (www.littlebit.org).

Riders of The Stinky Spoke will start and finish at Redhook Brewery in Woodinville (14300 N.E. 145th St.), following a route around local trails. Playing cards are collected at stops on the route, with each rider hoping to have a sufficient poker hand to win a prize at the finish.

The beginning of the ride is a painful and amazing scene on “Heart Attack Hill,” as riders attempt to make it up the 300 feet of elevation in a quarter mile without stopping. A cool medallion awaits each who makes it without “touching,” or walking their bike.

All riders raising more than $250 for Little Bit get their names in the hat for a second set of prizes. All riders raising more than $500 get a long-sleeve Stinky Spoke bike jersey. There’s an after-party in a big tent in the Redhook parking lot with live music, cold beer and food trucks.

For more information, visit www.stinkyspoke.org.