New York — New York City Five Boro bike tour the largest charity bike ride in the United States. It starts in Manhattan, then covers 40 miles across the five boroughs to end on Staten Island.
Five Boro Bike route map
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The first wave of cyclists started at 7:30 am from the intersection of Franklin and Church Street in Tribeca. The last wave left at 10:25 am
The route then goes up to the Bronx, over to Queens, back down to Brooklyn and ends at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island, where riders can then catch a ferry back to Manhattan.
“It’s 40 miles and I’m enjoying every minute of it,” said Anthony Maynard, of Columbia, South Carolina.
“It was a great destination and it was a ride, not a race, so we thought it would be a first for us. We’re not cyclists who we are, so we have trained some,” said Nichole Muller, from Texas, at the starting line.
Many cyclists arrived on Saturday to pick up their bibs and attend the annual blessing of the bikes.
“One of the reasons people come here, certainly not the only reason, but one of the reasons is that people are aware of how dangerous this is, cycling in New York, and they come to pray for their own safety and ask us to pray with them for their own safety,” said Patrick Malloy, Dean of St. Catherine of Theology Cathedral.
There is no official finish time, but most riders should be done by the evening.
“We’re riding a tandem bike together, so that’s going to be exciting just to take it to another level. We practiced yesterday in Central Park, we’re good New York, we’re good,” said Meredith Mitsifer , from Arizona. “This is going to be amazing, I can’t wait to see New York in a completely different way.”
Cycling because
The Five Boro Bike Tour represents all ages and abilities.
“It feels like a microcosm of the world,” said Bike New York President and CEO Ken Podziba.
More than 32,000 cyclists participate in the charity ride, which raises money for Bike New York’s free bicycle education programs. The non-profit teaches children and adults how to ride a bike, as well as bike safety.
“I’m riding on behalf of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation,” said Steve Shiffman, whose wife has cystic fibrosis.
“We wanted to raise awareness of ovarian cancer,” said Nicole Moler, with the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition in Dallas, Texas.
Participants from around the world say the event is a rare opportunity to explore the city in this way.
“I think a lot of people maybe don’t know the city, they think of New York as just Manhattan, but there’s a lot more to New York, and I think that doing it by bike might be the most unique way you can. maybe he will,” said Will Stafford, of Virginia.
Five Boro Bike Tour roads closed
Of course, the bike ride also meant the closure of streets, bridges and tunnels for motorists across the city.
The lower level of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge was closed to Staten Island from 2 a.m. to 7 p.m. The upper level was still open in all directions.
The Robert F. Kennedy Bridge exit ramp to the southbound FDR Drive closed from 7:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.
See the full list of road closures here.
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2024-05-06 00:59:09
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