Do you love to ride your bike but fear for your life every time you hit the city streets? On Sunday, May 3rd, 2009, reclaim Manhattan from aggressive drivers, smoggy garbage trucks and mindless pedestrians in the Five Boro Bike Tour, a highly anticipated, traffic-free event that tours every borough of New York City.
More than 30,000 biking enthusiasts cruise this fun, 42-mile course and enjoy music, rest stops, and fresh air along the entire route.
Riders partial to Manhattan have something to be excited about. Over 14 miles of the course – that’s one-third of the entire route -- winds through the streets of Manhattan. Participants start the tour in Battery Park and cycle into Midtown, through the hills of Central Park, cross into a small section of the Bronx and meander back down the FDR Drive before crossing the 59th Street Bridge into Queens.
The remaining 28 miles of the tour takes riders through the beautiful Astoria Park in Queens, along the East River and into downtown Brooklyn. From there riders coast through the Brooklyn waterfront and across the Verazzano-Narrows Bridge to the finish line at Staten Island’s Fort Wadsworth.
After completing the tour, all bikers are treated to a big party with live music, food, and massage therapists to treat those sore muscles.
More Information About the New York City Five Boro Bike Tour
- View a detailed course map and learn more about the route.
- Registration is limited to the first 30,000 riders. Register online now.
