Five Boro 3

Rider numbers will be distributed via e-mail in early April.

Five Boro 1

What Riders are saying: "This is the best way to see the five boroughs!"

Five Boro 2

Join 32,000 riders on a 40 mile car-free adventure throughout the five boroughs!

2012 Kooky Costume Contest – Enter today and vote for the Kookiest Costume!

You couldn’t have missed a few of the crazy costumes along the route.  From Muppets to super heroes, the Tour was packed with interesting styles.  Now’s your chance to pick the best in the bunch!  Click here to upload your kooky costume and vote for your favorites.  We are giving away some fantastic prizes:

1st Place – $810 bike from Specialized
2nd Place – $600 gift certificate to Eastern Mountain Sports
3rd Place – $400 gift certificate to Eastern Mountain Sports

Click here to vote and and enter for the kookiest costume!

Entries will be accepted through May 25!

 

Held annually the first Sunday in May, the TD Five Boro Bike Tour is America’s largest cycling event. The Tour is co-produced by Bike New York and the New York City Department of Transportation. The event provides participants the unique and fun experience to bike through all five boroughs – a 40 mile, traffic-free ride for 32,000 cyclists.  Starting just north of Battery Park, the tour runs up Manhattan, through Central Park, around a brief loop in the Bronx and down to the Queensboro Bridge passing countless New York City icons on the way.  After a ride over the Pulaski bridge passing through Brooklyn, riders enjoy an incredible view from the lower deck of the Verrazano Bridge.  The tour lands on Staten Island for a lively outdoor Festival, including bike demos, giveaways, games, food, product samples, stretching, massage, photo booths, and official Bike New York merchandise on sale.  Leave plenty of time to check out the exhibitors and activities.  Before tackling the final three miles to the ferry, riders can visit the Fort Wadsworth Overlook for a scenic photo.  Proceeds from the event fund Bike New York’s education programs.

Bike New York is continually looking for ways to enhance customer experience each year.  This year we will be implementing staggered start times at the beginning of the tour.  This will reduce wait times at the beginning of the day and alleviate potential bottle necks later in the ride.  Bike New York is working closely with City agencies to limit construction and traffic interference during the Tour.  To increase and streamline communication with riders, Bike New York will be incorporating social media to provide immediate updates on any route issues. Bike New York is also exploring additional tools to provide easy and quick updates throughout the ride day.

2012 Sponsors and Partners

Bike New York thanks the following sponsors, agencies, organizations, and bike shops for their support of and help with the TD Five Boro Bike Tour. Our sponsors are valuable partners who help make your ride enjoyable.

Title Sponsor

Presenting Sponsor

The City of New York

  • Michael R. Bloomberg, Mayor
  • NYC Department of Transportation, Janette Sadik-Khan, Commissioner
  • NYC Police Department, Raymond W. Kelly, Commissioner
  • NYC Fire Department, Hon. Salvatore J. Cassano, Commissioner
  • NYC Department of Parks & Recreation,Adrian Benepe, Commissioner
  • NYC Department of Sanitation, John J. Doherty, Commissioner
  • NYC Office of Emergency Management,Joseph F. Bruno, Commissioner
  • Borough Presidents’ Offices

The Transportation Agencies

  • Metropolitan Transportation Authority
  • MTA New York City Transit
  • MTA Bridges and Tunnels
  • Metro-North Railroad
  • New York State Department of Transportation
  • Long Island Rail Road
  • PATH
  • New Jersey Transit
  • Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

The Federal Government

  • National Park Service
  • United States Coast Guard
  • U.S. Army Reserve, 77th Regional Command
  • U.S. Park Police

Sponsors

  • Title Sponsor – TD Bank
  • Presenting Sponsor – Eastern Mountain Sports
  • Bicycling magazine
  • Bike and Roll
  • Bonita Premium Bananas
  • brightroom
  • Con Edison
  • Davidovich (Official Bagel of the Tour)
  • Downtown Marriott
  • FRS
  • Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
  • Larabar
  • Kind Bars
  • MOTOACTV
  • The New York Times
  • NYC & Company
  • NYC Water
  • Parmesan.com
  • Qdoba
  • Skim Plus
  • Snapple
  • SNY
  • Zipcar

The Many Friends of Bike New York

  • Bike and Roll New York City
  • Bike Stop
  • Brand’s Cycle & Fitness
  • C & M Cycles
  • Center for Science and Math
  • Chelsea Bicycles
  • Community Emergency Response Teams
  • Conservancy for Historic Battery Park
  • Customs and Border Protection Explorers
  • Five Borough Bicycle Club
  • Larry’s Second Avenue Bicycles Plus
  • Metro Bicycles
  • NYC Velo
  • Nutcase
  • Recycle-A-Bicycle
  • Toga Bike Shop
  • Wafels & Dinges
  • Western Queens Compost Initiative
  • Wheelchair Sports Federation
Title Sponsor
Presenting Sponsor
Official Water of the Tour