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Cyclist Rachael Myers, a librarian from the Bronx, won Transportation Alternatives’ 8th Annual Great NYC Commuter Race this morning, taking 20 minutes and 15 seconds to cover the 4.2 mile route between Aubergine Café in Sunnyside, Queens and Columbus Circle in Manhattan. Transit rider Dan Hendrick (35:16) finished second, with taxi rider Willie Thompson (47:11) bringing up the rear. “As soon as I saw all the traffic backed up on the Queensboro Bridge, I knew this wasn’t going to be a fair fight,” boasted Myers, who rode her Iro bicycle to victory. “I actually was able to finish a cup of coffee before anyone else made it to the finish line.” “I ride the subway to work from Sunnyside every day, and I’m a die-hard transit rider,” said Dan Hendrick of the New York League of Conservation Voters, who took the 7 and 1 trains. “Still, I’m trying to wrap my brain around what I would do with an extra 15 minutes every morning.” “Anytime I’m in a hurry, I take a cab thinking it’ll get me there the fastest. I can’t believe I lost by 27 minutes today,” said Willie Thompson, a marketing specialist who took a yellow cab. Congratulations to Rachael (who, unlike last year’s winner, didn’t have to compete against the currently vacationing Bike Snob). (via Streetsblog » The Cyclist Wins Again

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Sweet.  Reminds me of the Top Gear episode when they raced from one side of London to the other using various means of transport.  Bike came in first, followed by speed boat (down the Themes river - second because of speed restrictions on part of the river) then public transport (combination of Tube and bus) and the car (an SUV actually) bringing up the rear.

Great episode.

From the picture, it looks like one of the prizes was free gas from Sunoco.  Heh.