The Five Boro Bike Tour route, printed
The 2022 course, 69.4 km, from New York, United States.
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- 19 colourwaysto choose from
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- Price
- From £24.95delivered free
- Paper
- 240 gsmsmooth fine-art paper
The 2022 course is already drawn on the map, with the distance beneath it. Add your name and your finishing time, choose a style, and preview the finished artwork before you buy. Prices from £24.95, and delivery is free.
The car-free 2022 ride through all five boroughs of New York, from Lower Manhattan up through Central Park to the Bronx, across Queens and Brooklyn and over the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to Staten Island.
The 2022 ride began in Lower Manhattan and ran north up Sixth Avenue into Central Park, out along the East Drive and on through Harlem by Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard. The Madison Avenue Bridge carried riders briefly into the Bronx, and the Third Avenue Bridge brought them straight back over the Harlem River. Then came a long, quick run south on the Harlem River Drive and the FDR Drive, roads normally given over entirely to cars, to the upper level of the Queensboro Bridge.
In Queens the route looped through Astoria and down Vernon Boulevard in Long Island City before the Pulaski Bridge crossed Newtown Creek into Brooklyn. From Greenpoint it ran through Williamsburg and past DUMBO, then joined the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway and the Gowanus towards Bay Ridge. The climb onto the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, at around 57 kilometres, is the longest drag of the day, with the harbour and the Manhattan skyline behind the riders. On Staten Island, Bay Street led to the finish festival at St George, beside the ferry home.
The tour began on 12 June 1977 as the Five Boro Challenge, when 250 riders made the trip with a single rest stop. Today it is run by the nonprofit Bike New York, which uses it to fund free bike education. It is a tour rather than a race, with no clock and no winners. The 2022 edition on 1 May was the first back at full size after the pandemic, with about 32,000 riders. Drawn on the map, it is the rare route to touch all five boroughs, stitched together by five bridges.
Questions
Which bridges does the 2022 route cross?
Five: the Madison Avenue Bridge into the Bronx, the Third Avenue Bridge back to Manhattan, the Queensboro Bridge to Queens, the Pulaski Bridge to Brooklyn and the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge to Staten Island.
Where did the 2022 ride finish?
At a finish festival by the Empire Outlets in St George, Staten Island, close to the ferry back to Manhattan.
Can I add my finishing time?
Yes. The title and the line beneath it are yours to write, so your name, your finishing time and your club all fit. The 2022 course and its distance are drawn for you, and you see the finished artwork before you buy.
Is this an official Five Boro Bike Tour print?
No. Maps & Son is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the organisers of the Five Boro Bike Tour; the name says which course is mapped. The course is drawn from a route file we use with permission.
Can I change the map?
Yes. The designer opens with the course drawn and the map framed around it. Move the map if you like, choose from 19 styles, and preview the finished artwork before you buy.
How much does a race route print cost?
Prints start at £24.95, printed on 240 gsm smooth fine-art paper, with delivery included to the UK and 25 other countries. Sold as A4, A3, A2 or A1 prints, unframed, at standard sizes so a ready-made frame will fit.
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Maps & Son is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the organisers of the Five Boro Bike Tour. The course is drawn from a route file we use with permission. For the race itself, see the organisers' website.