7 - The Great 5 Boros Bike Tour New York City, 29,000 cyclists, 42 miles. The largest cycling event in America will celebrate its 23rd anniversary. Beginning in Manhattan, cyclists travel traffic free highways, streets, and bridges through the skyscraper canyons, Central Park, Harlem, Third Avenue Bridge into the Bronx, onto the FDR Drive, Queensboro Bridge into Queens and along Brooklyn's waterfront. The tour crosses New York Harbor via the Verrazano Narrows Bridge to Staten Island. The ride concludes with a festival of music, food, and exhibitions in Gateway National Recreation Area. Mayor Rudy Giuliani regularly attends the start line ceremonies. Benefiting...Proceeds benefit the New York City Traffic Safety Foundation and Hostelling International, an organization devoted to promoting a better understanding of people and the world through hostelling. There are 5 rest stops long the route providing riders with bike repair, first aid, comfort stations rider reunion centers, and nutritious snacks and water.Sponsorship... Organizers offer vendors exclusivity in product category. Riders are "receptive to product sampling demonstrations, and other on-site promotions by sponsors who have access to participants at rest stops. 5 - 7 - Avon's Breast Cancer 3-Day Frederick MD to DC's Mall, 3000 walkers and crew, 60 miles. A 3 day walk by Palotta Team Works,same folks that put on the AIDS Ride series.There are numerous, opportunities to volunteer at the beginning or end. 500 crew positions to fill.Some of us may volunteer for the closing ceremonies.