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The World’s Most Inclusive Bike Ride Is Back Again In New York: Hop On
08.04.2024 - 23:39 / forbes.com
How do you love a bike?
Well, Ken Podziba practically sees the grand old two-wheeler as virtually New York City’s savior.
Ken, as head of Bike New York, is the guiding (tail) light behind the world-renowned TD Five Boro Bike Tour, being run this year on Sunday, May 5. But to him, it is more than a one-day event, more than a ride that attracts more than 32,000 cyclists, more than one of those annual events that bring in thousands of people from all over the world.
For he is smitten with its inclusion, and the good works that the ride creates.
“What we try to do every year is increase the diversity,” he explains. “It’s the most diverse bike ride in the world—4-year-olds and 40-year-olds, so many women, so many people of color.”
Most bike rides—including the world’s largest in South Africa—are overwhelmingly dominated by white males, he said. In this year’s ride, though, more than 40 percent of the entrants are women. But this one not only has an inclusive group of folks, it also has more than 3,000 people who don’t even live in the five boroughs. “And,” he adds, “it doesn’t matter what shape you’re in. It’s a ride, not a race.”
And then there’s the post-race benefits to hundreds of others.
Bike New York teaches the once-incarcerated bike mechanics, and gives them a chance to join unions, with a month-long course. They also help to maintain all the Citibikes in New York City.
Bike New York’s reach extends to the public schools: It also trains gym teachers ways to teach bike education. And there are many youngsters in the city who can’t afford a bike. So Bike New York distributes hundreds of bikes to those who can’t afford them.
And then there are charities that work within the tour. They include the Boomer Esiason Foundation. The former N.F.L. quarterback has been a long-time supporter of cystic fibrosis research as well as working with the cystic fibrosis community, from scholarships to athletics. Another rider has been the television personality Al Roker, who might have spotted Bill Nye, the Science Guy, or Ivanka Trump among those pedaling.
The ride—it is not a race, Podziba stresses—spins through 40 miles of New York, including the Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island and Manhattan. But he would like to make it even more of a New York thing.
“I want to go into Times Square. The Bronx, Yankee Stadium, see more of the iconic sights of New York City,” he says.
“I want to run for Mayor just so I can get that.”
He certainly is an advocate for the city. The bike, he claims, is the best way to see New York City on two wheels.
But don’t worry if you don’t have a bike and want to join the fun on May 5. More than 3,000 people actually rent a bike just for the Tour.
Quite a difference from the 250 folks who
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