Quantcast

The DNAinfo archives brought to you by WNYC.
Read the press release here.

Cyclists Enjoy Sunny Sunday for Five Boro Bike Tour

By DNAinfo Staff on May 1, 2011 10:05am

Cyclists enjoy the beautiful weather Sunday on Sixth Avenue in Midtown for the Five Boro Bike Tour.
Cyclists enjoy the beautiful weather Sunday on Sixth Avenue in Midtown for the Five Boro Bike Tour.
View Full Caption
Tom Liddy/DNAinfo Staff

By Tom Liddy

DNAinfo Reporter/Producer

MANHATTAN - Tens of thousands of bicyclists mobbed Manhattan on a sunny Saturday morning for the annual Five Boro Bike Tour.

The 32,000 pedalers kicked off their 42-mile trek in Battery Park between 8 and 9 a.m.

From there, they headed up Sixth Avenue, through Central Park and into The Bronx.

Then, cyclists will loop back into Manhattan and then into Queens.

After that, it's onto the Brooklyn, the Verrazzano Bridge and then Staten Island.

Finally, there's the ferry ride back to Manhattan.

Motorists should avoid the route, which will be closed to traffic.