Thousands brave Riverdale's hills in Tour de Bronx
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Cyclists in the Tour de Bronx work their way out of Van Cortlandt Park on the extended 40-mile route.
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A cyclist pushes up West 242nd Street towards Manhattan College Parkway as a Bronxite carries his laundry.
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Cyclists make their way up the winding road of Manhattan College Parkway along the Tour de Bronx's extended 40-mile route.
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Cyclists cross paths with a pedestrian along Manhattan College Parkway in the Tour de Bronx.
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Cyclists rest briefly in Van Cortlandt Park near Broadway along the Tour de Bronx's extended 40-mile route.
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Cyclists work their way up Fort Independence Street in the Tour de Bronx's extended 40-mile route.
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An exhausted cyclist takes a load off at the end of the Tour de Bronx.
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Cyclists rest on the grass in the New York Botanical Garden at the end of the Tour de Bronx.
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Cyclists sit on a rock overlooking the New York Botanical Garden at the end of the Tour de Bronx.
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Ken Springle, right, and Abdul Wright ride their unicycles at the end of the Tour de Bronx. Springle and Wright are members of the New York Unicycle Club. Both Springle and Wright rode the 25-mile route.
Some 10,000 avid cyclists went on a whirlwind tour of the borough in the Tour de Bronx.
Participants had a choice to make: the 25-mile route or the 40-mile route. The latter took them through the northwest Bronx, up and down the notoriously hilly landscape.
From Manhattan College Parkway to Fort Independence Street, riders huffed and puffed their way to the finish line. Rest stops along the way offered riders water and snacks.
Both routes ended at the New York Botanical Garden, where they could stretch out on the grass and listen to the musical stylings of the Lickety Split Band.
Keywords
Tour de Bronx,
Van Cortlandt Park,
Riverdale,
Marble Hill,
Kingsbridge,
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