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Amgen Tour will be in King City May 15

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The world’s top professional cyclists will be coming through King City to compete in the Amgen Tour on Tuesday, May 15. The riders will start on the 300 block of Broadway Street and ride out of town on 1st Street towards Highway 101. The riders will also circle through the hills east of King City, cycling by the Mesa Del Rey Airport as they pass through in route to the finish line at Laguna Seca Raceway. There will be several temporary road closures in order to facilitate this cycling race that include:

-Broadway Street from 3rd Street to Vanderhurst Avenue from 8 am Monday, May 14 until 5 pm on Tuesday, May 15
-Broadway Street from 1st Street to 3rd Street from 8 pm on Monday night, May 14 until 5 pm on Tuesday, May 15
-Broadway Street from Vanderhurst Avenue to Russ Street from 8 pm on Monday night, May 14 to 5 pm on Tuesday, May 15
-Vanderhurst Avenue, 2nd and 3rd Street from Lynn Street to Bassett Street from 8 pm on Monday night, May 14 to 5 pm on Tuesday, May 15
-First Street from Broadway Street to Highway 101 from 10:05 am to 10:30 am on Tuesday, May 15
-Airport Road from Bitterwater Road to Metz Road from 12:20 pm to 12:45 pm on Tuesday, May 15  
The CHP will also temporarily close the 101 ramps as the riders take the First Street overpass to the Mesa Verde frontage road.
There will also be parking lots closed from 8 pm on Monday night, May 14 until 12 pm on Tuesday, May 15 that include
-the Southwest corner of Lynn Street and 3rd Street
-the Southeast corner of Broadway Street and 2nd Street
-the Hartnell College Lot
-Lynn Street, east of Vanderhurst Avenue
Morning festivities for the Amgen Tour start at 8:30 am on Tuesday, May 15 and the race is scheduled to get underway at 10:20 am.
For more information you can contact the city of King at 386-5925.

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