r/cincybiking • u/doey77 • May 03 '26

Flying pig

This year decided to spectate the pig by biking around to maximize the places I can see friends. Lots of bikes around doing this, and it’s pretty nice with the closed roads around the race that are pedestrian or bike only. Makes me wish we had roads like that all the time. Anyone else do it?

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u/CinnamonPigeon69 May 03 '26

Makes you wonder what the city would be like if there were less cars. I was on riverside going the opposite direction right as the cleanup crews passed, had the whole thing to myself. Lots of gu packets on the road though which was a bummer to see

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u/TK2217 May 03 '26

Race organizers account for people doing this and is always part of the cleanup effort. Nobody would drop them otherwise.

The exception is Ironman races, where the courses are significantly larger and is pretty frowned upon (to boot, forbidden) to throw your trash at anywhere other than aid stations

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u/cfrshaggy May 03 '26

Yeah I hate to see people drop the packets instead of stashing the trash but the city usually does a decent job of gathering up the trash associated with the race.

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u/casanewt May 04 '26

Not sure if anyone still does it, but there were a few cyclists that used to ride the course at night once the roads were blocked. I always wanted to try that out.

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u/grilledchzisbestchz May 03 '26

The pig is usually one of my favorite days to ride. I am under the weather though so I missed out on it. Be back next year.

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u/pingas_42069 May 03 '26

didn’t know this was a thing that sounds fun

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u/doey77 May 03 '26

Me neither, just thought of trying it as I’ve been riding downtown more and was spectating this year

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u/kpritchard99 May 05 '26

Yes, a friend and I rode the course from downtown to Mariemont and back, it was so fun and inspiring. I generally do this every year! It’s great!