Bike the Drive, also referred to as Fifth Third Bike the Drive, is an annual leisure bicycle journey in Chicago that serves as a fundraiser for the Energetic Transportation Alliance. This non-profit group is devoted to enhancing situations for strolling, biking, and public transit all through the Chicagoland space. Through the occasion, Lake Shore Drive is closed to motor automobiles and completely open to cyclists for a number of hours beginning at daybreak.
The journey covers almost the complete size of Lake Shore Drive, spanning from 57th Road on the South Aspect to Bryn Mawr Avenue on the North Aspect, with a most route size of 30 miles (48 km). Individuals begin at Grant Park, journey to each the south and north ends, after which return to the start line. Relaxation areas providing refreshments and restore companies can be found at first, center, and finish of the route. Moreover, volunteers journey alongside members and are stationed alongside the route to supply help.
Following the journey, a competition takes place in Grant Park that includes music, meals, cycling-related actions, and varied distributors and exhibitors, all in assist of bicycling advocacy work within the area by the Energetic Transportation Alliance.
