Godspeed!
Tons of of bicyclists packed the Cathedral of St. John the Divine Saturday morning to have their rides blessed earlier than they embark on a 40-mile journey by town for the 5 Boro Bike Tour Sunday.
Rev. Patrick Malloy led the twenty sixth annual non-denominational service on the Morningside Heights cathedral. Riders, many in helmets and racing gear, gathered alongside their bikes to be splashed with holy water.
The cathedral welcomes bikers, skaters, scooter-riders and “customers of self-propelled autos” of all ages to participate within the ceremony.
One girl even juggled atop a unicycle, whereas one other rolled up on a Citi Bike.
“This can be a nice day,” Malloy advised reporters outdoors the church.
“Folks come from all around the world. They bring about a lot good vitality to us, a lot heat,” he stated.
“Perhaps the vitality comes from the truth that they’re additionally athletic.”
The service additionally honored bicyclists and pedestrians killed previously 12 months. Bagpipes have been performed as a white “ghost bike” symbolizing these killed was rolled down the aisle.
The town Division of Transportation arrange tents outdoors the church and fitted riders without cost.
About 32,000 individuals will cycle 40 miles throughout the Large Apple beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, starting in Decrease Manhattan and looping by the boroughs, crossing the Queensboro, Pulaski and Verrazzano-Narrows bridges to finish in Staten Island’s Fort Wadsworth Park.
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