Baltimore City preps for Sunday’s inaugural Maryland Cycling Classic

BALTIMORE — Baltimore Metropolis is getting ready for Sunday’s inaugural Maryland Biking Basic.

The 120.4 -mile race begins at 1:30pm alongside Falls Highway, within the Sparks space of Baltimore County.

By 4:30pm, the race will enter town and end downtown at Pratt Avenue and Market Place round 6:30pm.

Throughout the race, a 7.5 mile radius round Baltimore will likely be closed off to parking and site visitors. Most street closures are anticipated to final between 1:30 and 6:30pm Sunday.

Some will shut as early as Friday, September 2, together with Lancaster Avenue between S. Exeter and Pratt Streets.

On Saturday, starting at 5am, Market Place between Water and Pratt Avenue will likely be closed till the race finishes the subsequent day, as will Pratt between Homosexual and President Streets.

Extra parking and site visitors closures take impact on the day of the race, at which level the Allure Metropolis Circulator may also be impacted.

The Inexperienced route won’t be in operation from 1 to 7pm that day, whereas the Orange route will likely be considerably modified.

Here’s a full checklist of Sunday street closures:

Falls Highway (either side) – E. Chilly Spring Lane to thirty sixth Avenue

Paul Avenue (either side) – E. Lafayette Avenue to Baltimore Avenue

Gentle Avenue (either side) – E. Baltimore to Lombard Streets

Lombard Avenue (either side) – Gentle Avenue to Hopkins Plaza

Hopkins Plaza (west facet) – W. Lombard to W. Pratt Streets

Pratt Avenue (north facet) – S. Homosexual Avenue to S. Central Avenue

Central Avenue (either side) – E. Pratt to Dock Avenue

Dock Avenue (either side) – S. Central Avenue to S. Caroline Avenue

Caroline Avenue (either side) – Dock to Fleet Streets

Fleet Avenue (either side) – S. Caroline Avenue to Broadway

Broadway (either side) – Fleet to E. Baltimore Streets

Baltimore Avenue (either side) – S. Broadway to S. Central Avenue

Central Avenue (either side) – E. Baltimore to E. Madison Streets

Madison Avenue (either side) – N. Central Avenue to Ensor Avenue

Ensor Avenue (west facet) – E. Madison to E. Monument Streets

Hillen Avenue (either side) – E. Monument Avenue to Fallsway

Fallsway (either side) – Hillen to E. Madison Streets

Madison Avenue (either side) – Fallsway to N. Calvert Avenue

Calvert Avenue (either side) – E. Madison to Federal Streets

Federal Avenue (either side) – N. Calvert to Barclay Streets

Barclay Avenue (either side) – Federal Avenue to E. Lafayette Avenue

Lafayette Avenue (either side) – Barclay to St. Paul Streets

Falls Highway (either side) – Maryland Avenue to St. Paul Avenue