Five Boro Bike Team

Join Anthony Edwards on the Five Boro Bike Team this May 6 and help raise funds for Bike New York's Education Programs and the Safe Streets Fund!

The 2011 Five Boro Bike Team with Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Ken Podziba, President and CEO of Bike New York

The Five Boro Bike Team is a group of riders dedicated to changing the way New Yorkers get around. We’re riding in the TD Five Boro Bike Tour Presented by Eastern Mountain Sports for a reason: to help Bike New York and NYC DOT Safe Streets Fund build a new generation of bicyclists who ride with skill, confidence, and care—for fitness, fun, and a healthy future.

By fund-raising on behalf of Bike New York and DOT’s Safe Streets Fund, Five Boro Bike Team members make possible free and inventive programs that promote youth and adult cycling and responsible riding in New York City. We’re working together to increase smart cycling in New York City through education and encouragement.

You can email Jamie DeFour to join the team!

Team Member Benefits

-Guaranteed entry into the 2012 TD Five Boro Bike Tour

-A meet and greet with NYC DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Bike New York CEO Ken Podziba at the start of the Tour

-Breakfast at the start

-Five Boro Bike Tour official merchandise

-Lunch at the Festival

Five Boro Bike Team members are required to raise a minimum of $750. Bike New York provides members of the Five Boro Bike Team with their own customizable fund-raising pages and offers regular access to staff support for fund-raising assistance.

Team Members Fund-Raise For

Bike Bonanzas feature free, fun activities for the whole family: a Learn to Ride class and Bike Driver’s Ed clinic for kids, free helmets for kids and adults, a kids bike swap, bike registration, and more. Every year, we host ten events throughout the city, focusing on underserved communities.

Girls at PS 76 enjoying a Bicycling Basics class at school

Bike to School Day encourages middle school students in a growing list of communities to ride to school. BNY and NYC DOT’s Safe Street Fund kick off these events, and leave a how-to manual to help any school citywide create and plan to promote bicycling as a way to get to school any day of the year. Studies show that children who ride a bike two or three times a week are less likely to be overweight. Regular exercise reduces depression and increases kids’ self-esteem.

Bike Smart safety guides to provocative television ads, which helps DOT to reach more riders where they are.

Citywide safety education and outreach to highlighting each person’s responsibility for sharing the roadways – and classes and riding experiences directly in communities that need access to biking.

You can email Jamie DeFour to join the team!