Schedule of Events

Important travel dates

Friday 10

Saturday 11

Sunday 12

Monday 13

Tuesday 14

Wednesday 15

Recommended arrival date to NYC

Thursday 16

Friday 17

Expo

Latest Recommended arrival to NYC

Saturday 18

Expo

Your flight must land by 1pm*

Sunday 19

Race day

Monday 20

Earliest recommended departure day from NYC

* Your flight must land by 1pm or you will not make it to the expo in time and risk not being able to pick up your race packet. You cannot take part in the race without your race materials. If your flight arrives after 1pm on Saturday, you have to change your flight.

Wednesday, May 17	Activity	Location
8:00AM - 3:00PM	GFNY Café	PIP Park
9:00AM	GFNY group ride with Gruppo Sportivo GFNY. Register Below	GFNY Café
Thursday, May 18	Activity	Location
8:00AM - 3:00PM	GFNY Café	PIP Park
9:00AM	GFNY group ride with Gruppo Sportivo GFNY and Special Guest Nelson Vails, Olympic Medalist and NYC Cycling Legend. Register Below	GFNY Café
Friday, May 19	Activity	Location
8:00AM - 3:00PM	GFNY Café	PIP Park
9:00AM	Group ride powered by Gruppo Sportivo GFNY and Special Guests Nelson Vails and Raúl Alcalá. Register Below	GFNY Café
10:00AM - 6:00PM	GFNY World Championship mandatory race packet pickup	PIP Park
10:00AM - 6:00PM	NYC Bike Expo	PIP Park
10:00AM - 4:30PM	GFNY Bike Zone By Unlimited Biking. Reserve your bike Tune-up spot / rent a bike	PIP Park
11:00AM - 6:00PM	GFNY BBQ & Beer Garden	PIP Park
4:00PM - 6:00PM	Business on Bikes Networking Business on Bikes - more info & register	Beer Garden
Saturday, May 20	Activity	Location
8:00AM - 3:00PM	GFNY Café	PIP Park
9:00AM	GFNY group ride with Gruppo Sportivo GFNY & Special Guests Nelson Vails and Raúl Alcalá. Register Below	GFNY Café
10:00AM - 6:00PM	GFNY World Championship mandatory race packet pickup (last entry 6pm)	PIP Park
10:00AM - 5:00PM	NYC Bike Expo	PIP Park
10:00AM - 4:30PM	Bike Zone By Unlimited Biking. Reserve your bike Tune-up spot / rent a bike	PIP Park
11:00AM - 5:00PM	GFNY BBQ & Beer Garden	PIP Park
12:00PM	Course Strategy Panel with Jill Patterson, Raúl Alcalá and Luis Lemus	GFNY Letters
Sunday, May 21	Activity	Location
5:00AM	Opening of start area on lower level of George Washington Bridge (civil twilight 5:02am, sunrise 5:34am)	George Washington Bridge
6:15 AM	Closing of start area on lower level of George Washington Bridge	George Washington Bridge
7:00AM	Start of GFNY World Championship	GFNY Café
8:00AM	Opening of GFNY Café & Fan Zone	PIP Park
10:00AM	Winner of the GFNY World Championship expected	PIP Park
12:30PM	First multi-finisher ceremony	PIP Park
1:00PM	Awards Ceremony at the GFNY Finish Village	PIP Park
2:00PM	Second multi-finisher ceremony	PIP Park
3:00PM	Course closes	PIP Park
4:00PM	End of festivities	PIP Park

Important

GFNY race packet pickup hours are: Friday & Saturday @ 10am-6:30pm.

In-person race packet pickup is mandatory. Each participant must come in person to check-in and pick up their race materials.

You must come to GFNY Registration on Friday or Saturday ONLY. You must be at the expo before 6:30pm on Saturday in order to be able to pick up your race packet.

If you do not come to the expo during expo hours, you forfeit your registration and ability to take part in the event.

Location Overview

Race Week Group Rides

GFNY Café

GFNY week kicks off with a five-day GFNY Café experience at PIP Park in Fort Lee, NJ. Open from Wednesday to Sunday during race week, the GFNY Café offers you another way to enjoy your GFNY experience among other athletes, family and friends.

A Café with water, coffee, tea, bagels, muffins, bananas, beverages, music, bike racks, restrooms, a schedule of group rides departing from the GFNY Café, jumbo screen.

Unlimited Biking will preset at the GFNY Bike Zone Wednesday-Saturday to assist with any of your pre-race bike maintenance needs.

On Sunday, the jumbo screen will be screening a live feed of the GFNY race unfolding from our race cameras and commentated by our announcers. Spectators and fans are welcome to join us and follow the race live. Coffee, bagels, muffins, bananas, beverages will be available for purchase. The pasta party opens at 10am and has pasta dishes for sale.