The 50th Critérium Cycliste hits Port Hercule this Sunday, March 23, featuring a race village on Quai Albert Ier and a course winding through Route de la Piscine, Avenue J.F. Kennedy, and Boulevard Albert Ier. To support the event, traffic and parking changes are scheduled over the weekend.
From Saturday, March 22 at 23:00 until Sunday at 18:30, vehicle access on Boulevard Albert Ier will be restricted to its side lane, while uphill lanes on Quai Antoine Ier between Route de la Piscine and Boulevard Albert Ier will be closed. On Sunday, from 06:30 to 18:30, additional closures will affect Darse Sud, Route de la Piscine, Avenue J.F. Kennedy, and parts of Quai des États-Unis. A one-way route will also be set from the Quai Antoine Ier entrance past the Rocher Noghès tunnel to the fishermen’s esplanade.
Parking will be banned from 23:00 Saturday to 18:30 Sunday along Quai Antoine Ier (post-tunnel to its parking lot), all of Boulevard Albert Ier, Route de la Piscine, Jules Soccal pier, Darse Sud, the Louis Chiron turn, and sections of Quai des États-Unis.
For CAM bus riders, “Stade Nautique” and “Princesse Antoinette (Gare)” stops will move to the roadway. Line 1 will reroute via Avenue d’Ostende from 06:30 to 18:30, bypassing stops including “Kennedy,” “Auditorium Rainier III,” and “Place du Casino.”
Officials recommend planning travel as Monaco hosts this landmark cycling event.
