A LETTER FROM KEN PODZIBA

PRESIDENT & CEO OF BIKE NEW YORK

Dear Riders,

Welcome to the 45th Anniversary of the TD Five Boro Bike Tour Presented by Manhattan Portage!

Get ready for a pure adrenaline rush as you experience the thrill of riding 40 miles car-free on the streets of the most exciting city on Earth! The Tour, which has become America’s most popular bike ride, will take you on a unique journey through the five boroughs as you take in some of the city’s most famous landmarks and breathtaking views.

Above all, this iconic ride is about 32,000 people of all ethnicities, abilities, ages, and walks of life from every state in the nation and dozens of countries coming together to create the most diverse and exciting celebration of cycling on the world’s biggest stage.

By participating in the Tour, you’re helping make New York City a better place. Proceeds from the Tour fund Bike New York’s many programs, which transform the lives of New Yorkers and their communities through bicycling. Our Bike Path program trains formerly incarcerated New Yorkers to become certified bike mechanics, who obtain full-time employment at Motivate to maintain Citi Bikes. We’ve partnered with the City of New York to encourage New Yorkers to donate their old bikes so we can refurbish them for asylum seekers who are in need of bicycles for transportation. The Tour also funds our bike education classes in New York City public schools and parks, enabling tens of thousands of New Yorkers each year to learn how to ride a bike and learn proper safety and handling skills. And we’re working with the City of New York to create safer and more equitable streets with more miles of protected bike lanes.

We’re grateful to Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez and his team at the Department of Transportation for co-producing the Tour, as well as all our government partners, including NYPD, CECM, FDNY, DSNY, NYC Parks, National Parks Service, Port Authority, DEP, MTA Bridges and Tunnels, OEM, US Coast Guard, US Army Reserve, US Parks Police, NYC Transit, Long Island Railroad, Metro-North, and NYC Tourism + Conventions.

Thank you to our longtime title sponsor, TD Bank, presenting sponsor Manhattan Portage, and other partners, including Bloomberg, Trek, NYU Langone Health, Thule, Unlimited Biking, Kryptonite, Dole, Primal Wear, Flanzig & Flanzig, Rockefeller Group, New Belgium, Jamaica Hospital, MarathoFoto, and Con Edison. And we owe tremendous gratitude to our more than 2,000 volunteers, without whom we couldn’t produce this spectacular event. Please be sure to thank them as you ride by them along the course.

Be safe, and enjoy the ride!

Sincerely

Ken Podziba President & Chief Executive Officer of Bike New York