Fun Facts

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Spinning Wheels for 40 Miles

• 31,372 revolutions of bike wheels on an average adult bike
• 11,279 revolutions of the crank on an average adult bike
• 1.3 million bicycle miles traveled by participants
• If the same number of cars drove 40 miles, they would burn more than 60,000 gallons of gas and emit more than a million pounds of carbon dioxide.

Operations

• 32,000 riders
• 2,000 volunteers
• 10,000+ riders per hour on the FDR Drive during “rush hour” peak
• 40 miles
• 5 major bridges crossed
• 25,000 oranges served
• 3,000 barricades
• 2.5 tons of left-over produce collected by City Harvest
• 1.5 tons of plastic recycled

Demographics

• 61% male
• 39% female
• 25 countries represented
• 15,441 riders doing the event for the first time
• 5% new to cycling or returning after along hiatus
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History

• Founded in 1977 as the Five Boro Challenge
• 250 participants on first Five Boro Challenge
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