Riding over the top of the Verrazano Bridge on a bicycle is an exhilarating experience especially since you have already completed a forty mile trek through the five boroughs starting on Church Street in lower Manhattan, up Sixth Avenue, through Central Park, up through Harlem, and into the Bronx over the Third Avenue Bridge and out again on the Willis Avenue Bridge , down the FDR Drive, over the Queensborough Bridge to Astoria Park and into Green-point and over the BQE to Bay Ridge ,Brooklyn and into Cannonball Park. From Cannonball Park the steep ramp leading over the upper roadway of the Verrazano Bridge towers above you, and your aching muscles, but the exhilarating experience of feeling that all of NYC lies before you as you ride across the crest of the bridge is euphoric! The ride down the far side of the steep bridge and into Fort Wadsworth for the end of the event with a choice of bicycling swag and refreshments along with a well-deserved rest brings the wonderful forty-two-mile ride to a close. Of course, for those who have not had the forethought to bring a car here in advance for the ride home, the trek to the Staten Island Ferry and the ride home, still lies ahead. Now the planning begins for next year’s Five-Borough Bike Tour!
Jim- September 25’
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