FilAms advocate for active, healthy lifestyle in joining NYC bike tour | TFC News New York, USA
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Thousands of cyclists from 65 countries including the Philippines recently hit the streets of New York City for Bike New York's TD5 Borough Bike Tour.
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The TD5 Borough Bike Tour is the first of its kind in the United States.
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It's a 40-mile cycling event that started in downtown Manhattan, then through the streets of the Bronx, Queens, Brooklyn, and into a climb of the Verrazano Bridge to get to the finish line on Staten Island.
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This event draws many Filipinos and Filipino-Americans every year for different reasons.
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We caught up with the Silverios, a Phil-Am family who bikes together at one of the rest stops of the tour.
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They took on the TD5 Borough Bike Tour challenge for the first time.
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My family has always loved biking and so this is our first time and it seemed like a lot of fun.
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So overall, better cardio, easier lifestyle.
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Just easier to get around.
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Definitely to keep in shape. I'm getting older, you know, we gotta do this.
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I've done this with my wife, my oldest daughter. This is my youngest boy. This is his first time out so it's nice to get out.
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Just for the experience, for fun.
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John Salaveria, also a first-time participant in the cycling event, started off the tour with his friends but was separated from them as they got closer to the finish line.
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My friends are also from the Verrazano Bridge still.
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It feels great, yeah. Feels good. Even though the weather was a little rainy, you know, couldn't stop us from finishing this race.
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It was really good, yeah. Really enjoyed it.
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Salaveria picked up cycling as a hobby in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic. Has embraced it since then.
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I cycle to, you know, stay active, really enjoy the city and really see it for what it is.
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After the pandemic, it gave me like a chance to, you know, find a new hobby and that for me was cycling.
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And I've just been cycling for maybe about four years now and it's been really good.
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In joining Bike New York, these Filipinos are advocating for an active and healthy lifestyle through cycling in the busy streets of the Big Apple.
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Start with a small ride. It could be like two miles, three miles and then you work your way up until you can do this bike tour.
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So start small and maybe find a friend to do it with.
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And yeah, like make sure you're having fun.
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Monette Rivera, ABS-CBN News, Staten Island, New York.
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Thanks for watching!
