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On May 4, approximately 15 Goshen faculty and friends will participate in the Five Boro Bike Tour, a 42-mile bike ride through all five boros of New York City.

Streets, bridges and highways are closed to traffic while more than 30,000 cyclists ride through Manhattan, and Central Park, into the Bronx, along the FDR Drive, over the Queensboro Bridge, through Queens and Brooklyn, across the Verazzano Bridge and then take the Staten Island Ferry back to Manhattan.

The following faculty are attending the Five Boro Bike Tour: Roger Kalin, Dan Van Cura, Rita Santo, Chuck Rivera, Mary Sharoff, Bob McIntee, Jessica Weir, Heidi Lawrence, Betsy Xanthis, Norma Murphy and Sharon Woelfel. Some will bring spouses and friends!

For more information, visit http://www.bikenewyork.org.

In addition, several Goshen faculty members are part of the Goshen Cycling Squad, or GCS. GCS was formed three years ago and members ride together on weekends during spring, summer and fall all over Orange and Sullivan Counties.

"The rides are not competitive; we're not racing. They're not for fitness. The rides are purely social events," said Roger Kalin. "If a rider falls behind, we stop, wait, chat, then ride a little more. No pressure, no teasing."

All faculty and staff are invited to attend our rides and bring along a friend, spouse, neighbor or relative.