That's me in the green helmet cover with the black bike.

But seriously, it's really quite an amazing event. Over 32,000 registered riders on 40 miles of closed road around a major metropolis. Remarkable that it works at all.

Anyone who wants to ride in the future should be on the email list of Bike New York That's the only way you know about the registration window, which slams shut the day it opens. This is a fun ride in the city, not a Fondo with capital F. Unless you start off-the-front, don't expect a sub-3 hr session - you are mingling with the masses. And it's something else, entirely.

Definitely colder this year vs. last, breeze produced unwelcome windchill. Tour Ops methods and infrastructure improving. Seemed like a few more backups than last year, but we were a "gray group of 8" and started near the tail of the monster. Yep, will do it again.