{"id":32572,"date":"2026-06-11T23:44:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T23:44:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jus.tia.mybluehost.me\/website_3c1e0e40\/?p=32572"},"modified":"2026-06-11T23:54:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T23:54:30","slug":"new-yorks-five-boro-bike-tour-lives-up-to-the-hype","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yurasko.net\/wfy\/2026\/06\/new-yorks-five-boro-bike-tour-lives-up-to-the-hype\/","title":{"rendered":"New York’s Five Boro Bike Tour lives up to the hype"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

NEW YORK<\/strong> \u2014 Bicycling 40 miles through the closed streets, parkways, expressways and bridges of Manhattan, The Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn and Staten Island is lots of fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Five<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Started over 40 years ago, the Five Boro Bike Tour<\/a><\/strong> hosted well over 30,000 cyclists on Sunday, May 3. Including the mayor.1<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This was my first trip after several years of consideration. The timing finally worked out and enjoyed my longest closed-course social ride yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ride<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

On a bit of an unseasonably cool early May morning, it was chilly, even blustery with the wind. I had on three layers2<\/a><\/sup>, though some wore just bike jerseys.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That<\/em> had to be frigid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was in Wave 2 which left promptly at 8:30 a.m. There were some non-Wave 2 cyclists too, but not too many. My understanding is the earlier waves are better and allows people to spread out a little more evenly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The official map<\/a> | New York Bike Maps interactive map<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Manhattan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Beginning in lower Manhattan, the Tour travels through shadowy canyons. After a few blocks along Church Street, it’s onto 6th<\/sup> Avenue (aka Avenue of the Americas) through Midtown. The Empire State Building and other skyscrapers occasionally visible.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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