A Michigan man who went into cardiac arrest and died during yesterday's Five Boro Bike Tour had apparently suffered a heart attack two years prior, but was nevertheless given permission from his doctor to join 32,000 other cyclists in the 40-mile ride, the Post reports.
The incident, which took place on an incline near at the entrance to the Queensboro Bridge, halted the tour for roughly 30 minutes as the victim, 51-year-old Michael Boren, was extricated from the scene around 10:50 a.m. One cyclist said he was approaching the bridge when he saw a handful of people crowded around a man, who was slumped lifelessly over his bike. The police had not yet arrived, and at least two people were on their phones calling the paramedics.
"There was a guy sitting on his bike, with his head leaning over the railing," said the witness, who asked not to be identified. "He wasn't moving at all. It looked like he was already dead."
Boren's son told the Post that though his father was in “good spirits” before the ride, he was not an avid cyclist.
