Tour de Bronx

By Aaron Naparstek

8:00 AM EDT on October 22, 2006

Sunday, October 22
The Bronx Borough President and Transportation Alternatives'
Tour de Bronx

Rain date: Sunday, October 29.

Bicyclists love the Bronx. The Tour de Bronx loves them back:

No entry fees; the Tour de Bronx is FREE! Register Online Today!
Lunch & power snacks are on us!
Ride marshals and police escorts provide a Safety Cell on the 25 mile route
Enjoy the Tour de Bronx Festival & Jazz Concert
To register over the phone or for more info, call the Bronx Tourism Council: (718) 590-BRONX. Phone/fax registration ends at 5 pm on Friday, October 20, 2006. Tell your friends to visit www.TourdeBronx.org!
Volunteers and Marshals are needed! Call Rich Gans at 718-792-2238 to sign up or use the form below.

El Tour de Bronx Le Da La Bienvenida A Los Ciclistas:

El Tour de Bronx es gratis! No cuesta nada participar.
Regalo especial para las primeras 500 personas que se registren por adelantado.
Proveemos almuerzo y meriendas gratis.
PolicÃa y organizadores del paseo rodearÃ¡n la ruta de 25 millas, creando una zona de seguridad.
Disfruta el Festival Tour de Bronx y Concierto de Jazz en la parada de descanso principal.
Escoge la ruta mas apropiada para ti: 25 millas o 40 millas, si tienes experiencia y prefieres un paso mas rÃ¡pido.
Registrarte es fÃ¡cil. Solo llena el formulario al lado reverso y mÃ¡ndalo a la direcciÃ³n indicada. O llÃ¡manos al (718) 590-BRONX. Register Online Today!

Aaron Naparstek

@naparstek.bsky.social

Aaron Naparstek is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparstek's journalism, advocacy and community organizing work has been instrumental in growing the bicycle network, removing motor vehicles from parks, and developing new public plazas, car-free streets and life-saving traffic-calming measures across all five boroughs. He was also one of the original cast members of the "War on Cars" podcast. You can find more of his work on his website.

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