{"id":309210,"date":"2026-10-18T09:12:36","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T09:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/309210\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T09:12:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T09:12:36","slug":"7000-cyclists-take-over-car-free-streets-for-the-annual-philly-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/309210\/","title":{"rendered":"7,000 cyclists take over car-free streets for the annual Philly Bike Ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ha1jqxo5gq85kwe3.jpg\" alt=\"Thousands of cyclists hit the streets for the annual Philly Bike Ride\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-892ef6a8=\"\"\/>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ha1jqxo5gq85kwe3.jpg\" alt=\"Thousands of cyclists hit the streets for the annual Philly Bike Ride\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"vod-poster-image vod-poster-image--embedded\" data-v-fab1b86c=\"\"\/>   <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/video\/fmc-8cu3lc03121rk9vh\" data-v-892ef6a8=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thousands of cyclists hit the streets for the annual Philly Bike Ride<\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-v-892ef6a8=\"\">Thousands of cyclists braved the chilly Saturday morning weather for the fifth annual Philly Bike Ride. The 20-mile, car-free course took 7,000 riders past iconic landmarks like Chinatown, Independence Mall, Penn&#8217;s Landing, and Boathouse Row before finishing up with a festival at the Art Museum. Proceeds from the event benefit local initiatives, including the Graduation on Wheels program, which promotes cycling education in Philadelphia public schools.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2c6143fb=\"\">PHILADELPHIA &#8211; Thousands of cyclists braved a chilly, windy Saturday morning to pedal through miles of car-free streets for the <a href=\"https:\/\/phillybikeride.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">annual Philly Bike Ride<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2c6143fb=\"\">Organizers describe the event as a &#8220;cruise at your own pace&#8221; ride designed for people of all ages and abilities.<\/p>\n<p> The routes and landmarks\u00a0  <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTXF\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2c6143fb=\"\">Big picture view:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2c6143fb=\"\">The massive ride drew roughly 7,000 participants from around the country. The primary route features 20 miles of closed streets, allowing cyclists to safely ride past iconic Philadelphia landmarks.<\/p>\n<p data-v-2c6143fb=\"\">The course winds through Chinatown, Independence Mall, Penn&#8217;s Landing, and Boathouse Row before wrapping up at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. For families or those looking for a shorter trip, the event also offers a 7.6-mile route option.<\/p>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/49057575936-e1792241235353.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" width=\"932\" height=\"524\" data-v-7f188271=\"\"\/>  <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTXF\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2c6143fb=\"\">What&#8217;s next:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2c6143fb=\"\">As cyclists cross the finish line near the Art Museum, the event transitions into a post-ride festival along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway featuring music, games, and local food vendors.<\/p>\n<p> Riding for a cause\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p original-article-post=\"\" origination_station=\"WTXF\" data-v-ec26887a=\"\" data-v-2c6143fb=\"\">What you can do:<\/p>\n<p data-v-2c6143fb=\"\">All proceeds from the Philly Bike Ride help fund various programs throughout the city. A major beneficiary is Graduation on Wheels, a program launched last year that promotes cycling education in Philadelphia public schools.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: This article was written using a live broadcast transcript from FOX 29 Philadelphia and event information from the Philly Bike Ride organization.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/us\/pa\/philadelphia\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2c6143fb=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox29.com\/tag\/lifestyle\/things-to-do-philadelphia\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-2c6143fb=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Things To Do<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Thousands of cyclists hit the streets for the annual Philly Bike Ride Thousands of cyclists braved the chilly&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":309211,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[837,139,539,69,71,70,10070,593],"class_list":["post-309210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-philadelphia","tag-lifestyle","tag-news","tag-pa","tag-philadelphia","tag-philadelphia-headlines","tag-philadelphia-news","tag-things-to-do-philadelphia","tag-us"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309210","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309210"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309210\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309211"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309210"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309210"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309210"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}