All interested and willing parties are invited to participate. We intend to create an event that adheres to principles of social equity and inclusion and is open, welcoming, safe, and accessible for all who have an interest in participating provided that they have obtained a valid pass of entry to the event.

Yes! Every year, we welcome cyclists from dozens of countries around the world.

The price for standard registration is $105 (plus processing fees), $23.40 of which is a tax-deductible charitable donation. VIP registration is $340 (plus processing fees), $80 of which is a tax-deductible charitable donation. All Tour fees are nonrefundable, non-deferrable, and nontransferable. Tour fees are subject to change from year to year.

Proceeds from the Tour fund our free bicycle education programs. In 2017 alone, we taught bike riding and bike safety skills to more than 25,000 kids and adults throughout New York City.

Your barcode will be emailed to you a few days before the Tour. If you do not see the barcode email in your inbox you can retrieve your barcode from the public participant page by searching your name and copying/pasting your barcode URL onto a new webpage.

Want to add people to a team after you’ve already registered? Go to your participant page and enter your confirmation code to edit these and other details.

A team is a collection of standard riders who wish to be placed in the same start wave. You can join the team created by your friends and family or create a team for your friends and family to join.

Select a team captain first. This person will be in charge of creating the team and sharing the team name with everyone else. Once this person has registered, everyone else can join that team either within registration or on their participant page.

You must be on a team together. If you were unable to create or join a team with friends and family during registration, you may visit your participant page after registration and adjust/create/join a team at that point.

No, but remember: VIP and charity riders can ride in any wave and therefore can ride with whichever team they choose.

Bike New York has partnered with OnPeak to provide you with hotel options for your trip to New York. Through this partnership, Bike New York and OnPeak are able to offer discounted nightly rates at hotels throughout the city—and the best part about it is that a portion of the proceeds from rooms booked through OnPeak help fund our free bike education programs. Click here to book.

If you received a confirmation email, you are registered. If you don’t receive an email within one day of completing registration, go here to confirm your registration. If you don’t find your name, you are not registered.

No. Just uncheck the box next to ‘create an imATHLETE account’ on the upper left of the webpage.

Yes. However, the following are prohibited:

• Bags with shoulder straps (including backpacks, hydration packs, drawstring bags, and messenger bags)
• Panniers or bags that hang on the side of your bike
• Covered baskets
• Any bag over 420 cubic inches (6.9 liters)

If you suspect that one or more of the above criteria applies to your bag, do not bring that bag. If you do, you run the risk of having your bag and personal belongings contained therein confiscated. Bike new york is not responsible for confiscated property. Confiscated property will not be returned under any circumstances. Here’s some more info.

No.

No. All participants must pick up their packet and rider identification kit (helmet cover, bib, and bike plate) at Bike Expo New York on the two days preceding the Tour. Click here to learn more about packet pickup.

The location of the 2019 Bike Expo New York and Packet Pickup is TBA… Stay tuned!

If you cannot attend the Expo to pickup your rider packet, you may designate a proxy to pick it up for you. Click here to learn more about proxy packet pickup.

Yes. Individuals (including non-riders) may pick up a maximum of five (5) proxy packets. Click here to learn more about proxy packet pickup.

Yes. Individuals (including non-riders) may pick up a maximum of five (5) proxy packets. Click here to learn more about proxy packet pickup.

Residents of the United States and Puerto Rico must show state or federal government-issued photo ID, such as a driver’s license, DMV photo ID, or passport. Non-US residents, including Canadian residents, are required to show a valid passport.

• Children under the age of 3 are not allowed on the Tour.
• Youths ages 3 to 9 must ride with an adult on a tandem bike, in a child’s seat, on a tag-along bike, or in a bike trailer.
• Youths ages 10 to 17 may ride their own bikes, but must remain in close proximity to the adult with whom they were registered.

Yes. Every youth must be registered with an adult riding in the Tour. Adult to youth ratio must be 1:1. There are no exceptions. Children under the age of 3 are not allowed on the Tour.

Yes. All participants must register. Youths must be registered by a parent or guardian, and must be on the same team as their registered parent or guardian. Children under the age of 3 are not allowed on the Tour.

You are allowed to register others, but we recommend registering individually. If you choose to register others, you must collect all of their personal information before you do so, including emergency contact name/phone, mobile number, email address, mobile provider, etc. Please note: registration will only become valid after the participant you register has personally signed the event waiver. Event waiver will be emailed to that participant.

No.

No.

We’re partnering with Unlimited Biking to arrange for bike rental pick-up right at the start of the ride and drop-off at the Staten Island ferry (St. George ferry terminal) before you get on the trip back to Manhattan. Stay tuned for more information about how and when you can register.

The TD Five Boro Bike Tour is a 40-mile, traffic-free ride through all five boroughs of New York City. Click here for the route description and map.

After leaving the Finish Festival at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island, you can proceed to St. George’s terminal (about a 4-mile ride) to take a free ferry back to Battery Park in Manhattan.

To alleviate congestion throughout the Tour, riders will be randomly assigned to a start wave. Participants who link together as a team will be assigned to the same start wave. The start times are as follows:

• Start 1 – 7:30am
• Start 2 – 8:10am
• Start 3 – 8:45am
• Start 4 – 9:20am

Register as a VIP or as a Charity Rider.

No. Riders ­must depart from the designated Start Area during their assigned start wave.

Strava! Visit the TD Five Boro Bike Tour route map on Strava to get a detailed, turn-by-turn map of the event. You can even download the route to your Garmin or smartphone. And if you’re looking for training partners or some company on the ride, check out the Bike New York club on Strava. Don’t forget to upload your Tour to Strava!

The Finish Festival takes place at Fort Wadsworth on Staten Island, where riders can celebrate their Tour with bike demos, giveaways, food concessions, product samples, stretching, massage, a photo booth, and official merchandise for sale. Don’t forget to bring cash to purchase lunch!

Lunch is provided for VIP and Charity Riders. Standard riders can purchase food from a variety of vendors at the Finish Festival. Please note that food vendors are cash-only.

Rest Areas along the route will provide complimentary snacks and refreshments.

No. For security reasons, the Fort does not permit visitors during the event, and only registered riders are allowed at the Finish Festival.

If you need to leave the Tour for any reason, we recommend doing so at the following locations. If you leave the Tour, you will be riding with motorized traffic and will have to watch for cars and road hazards.

• Mile 14: York Ave. and 63rd St. (Manhattan) This is your last chance to exit the Tour in Manhattan. If you don’t want to continue, travel straight on 63rd St. after the Tour exits the FDR Drive. Do not take the lefthand turn onto the ramp of the Queensboro (59th St.) Bridge.
• Mile 27: Brooklyn Bridge Before the Tour enters the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE), you can leave the Tour at Old Fulton St. and Cadman Plaza West and take the Brooklyn Bridge bike path into downtown Manhattan. Marshals on the Brooklyn side will direct you. (This exit point is recommended for those traveling with children.)
• Subway The Tour passes near many subway stations. Bikes are allowed on the subway, but some unstaffed subway stations have turnstiles that do not accommodate bikes. Marshals and Information Tents at Rest Areas can provide more details on which stations to use. Visit www.mta.info for up-to-date info.

Note: if you are unable to finish the Tour, you may also take a SAG vehicle to the Finish Festival.

SAG stands for support and gear. They’ll be stationed at each Rest Area and will trail the back of the pack. If you are running out of steam or fall too far behind, SAG will transport you and your bike to the Finish Festival.

Yes. Each Rest Area will have a bicycle mechanic station for minor repairs. Rider assist marshals should be able to offer some assistance for minor repairs while on the route. We strongly recommend that you bring an extra bike tube, and check your bike before the Tour. Here’s some info to help with that.

Yes. Each Rest Area will have all sorts of nutritious snacks and goodies to keep you going until the end. For those with dietary restrictions, we suggest that you bring a personal snack to ensure you’ll have the right ingredients to get you to the Finish.

No. Registration is nonrefundable, non-deferrable, and nontransferable. If you decide not to ride, we can convert your full registration fee into a tax-deductible charitable contribution. Please email Bike New York as soon as possible if you want to explore this option.

Click here for the route map to see locations of rest areas. Each rest area and water station will have water, bike repair, and toilets.

Simply depart with the following start wave. Please note the last wave departs at 9:20 AM. All riders must cross the start line by 9:50 AM.

No. You can only fall back into a later start time.

We ask all riders who find lost possessions on the route to hand them in to a staff member and let him/her know where the item was found. If you lost something, ask a representative at the information tent at the Finish Festival if it has been turned in. You can also email Bike New York with a description of the item and a note about where you think you lost it. If your item is turned in, we will contact you. The TD Five Boro Bike Tour and Bike New York are not responsible for lost or stolen items.

Yes. Helmets are required to participate in all Bike New York rides. For the TD Five Boro Bike Tour, you must also display all three components of the rider identification kit, a.k.a. RIK (helmet cover, bib, and bike plate), for the duration of the ride. Don’t have a helmet? Well, you’ve come to the right place!

No. You may not wear earbuds or any other form of headphones. According to NYC law you may wear one earbud, but keeping your ears clear is a much safer choice.

Any human-powered bike (recumbent, unicycle, tandem, tricycle, etc.) is permitted. Absolutely no electric assistance is permitted on any bike in the Tour.

This is a rain-or-shine event. Check the weather and dress appropriately.

While the Tour provides snacks and water at the rest areas, don’t forget to bring two bottles of water, some snacks, sunscreen, and a spare tube in case you get a flat. You will want to pump your tires full of air the day before. Also, you will want your camera, fully charged cell phone, and cash for food and merchandise at the Finish Festival. Be sure to dress for appropriately for the weather.

Make a plan in advance with your friends/family in case you get split up. Rest areas are a good place to meet up with friends.

There is a “Reunion” area at the Finish Festival, which is a good place for you to rendezvous.

Do not stop in the following locations: Central Park, on any of the bridges, or on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway (BQE). Out of courtesy for other riders, do not stop in the middle of the roadway; always pull over to the right side of the road if you need to stop for any reason. There will also be an information center at the Finish Festival where riders can rendezvous.

No.

Only VIP riders who register before late February and those with a mailing address outside of the U.S. will pick up their jersey at packet pickup. All other orders will be shipped.

The Tour registration jersey is available during the online registration process and for a limited time to registered riders, who will receive a link to this exclusive offer in their email.

Sizing information for the Tour registration jersey can be found here.

No. All jersey sales are nonrefundable and nontransferable. Be sure to consult the fit guide before ordering a jersey.

View the results of the 2018 timed climb here.

Photos from the 2018 Tour can be accessed here.

Bike New York encourages participants to utilize our Zero Waste stations and do their part to properly sort trash. Check out our sustainability page for more info.