In the buildup to the New York City Marathon, officials at New York Roadrunners, who put on the marathon, said they planned to crack down on cyclists, the New York Times reported.
For more than two decades, a group of cyclists has taken part in an unofficial joyride along the closed off route, indulging in the rare freedom of unimpeded road each year before the start of the marathon. They learned they were being kicked to the curb.
“Anyone attempting to ride the course ahead of the marathon—starting at Bay Bridge in Brooklyn—will be diverted and removed by the authorities,” said a statement posted online. “We ask that everyone adhere to this restriction.”
News coverage of the marathon did not mention anything about cyclists.