As excitement builds among the local cycling community in the run-up to the 50th Critérium Cycliste de Monaco, the Monaco Government has confirmed that the nature and scale of the event will require certain road closures and parking restrictions, as well as disruptions to public transport, in the Port Hercule area.
The 2025 Critérium Cycliste de Monaco will be taking place on Sunday 23rd March. Due to the nature of the road-based race, which traces a route along Route de la Piscine, Avenue J.F. Kennedy and Boulevard Albert Ier, there will be some temporary changes to traffic circulation, parking availability and public transport services in and around Port Hercule from 11pm on the day before the event.
The traffic restrictions will be largely in place between 11pm on Saturday 22nd and 6.30pm on Sunday 23rd March, when the event will have finished. During this time, vehicles will only be able to use the counter-lane on Boulevard Albert Ier, while access will be completely restricted on the section of road linking Quai Antoine Ier to the Route de la Piscine and Boulevard Albert Ier.
On the day of the race, from 6.30am to 6.30pm, no vehicles will be permitted on the Darse Sud, Route de la Piscine, Avenue J.F. Kennedy and the section of the Quai des États-Unis that falls between the regulated access zone and the intersection with Route de la Piscine. Additionally, a one-way system will be implemented from the start of Quai Antoine Ier, just after the Rocher Noghès tunnel, up to the Esplanade des Pêcheurs.
Parking restrictions will also apply from 11pm Saturday 22nd until 6.30pm on Sunday 23rd March. Parking will be prohibited on Quai Antoine Ier between the Rocher-Noghès tunnel and the parking lot, across the entirety of Boulevard Albert Ier, along Route de la Piscine and on the Appontement Jules Soccal. Further parking around the Darse Sud, Virage Louis Chiron and Quai des États-Unis, between the regulated access zone and the intersection with Route de la Piscine, will also be out of bounds.
Public transport services passing through the Port Hercule area will be affected by the event, too. On Sunday 23rd March, the Stade Nautique and Princesse Antoinette (Gare) pick-up and drop-off points will remain in service but without the usual bus stops. Ligne 1 of the Compagnie des Autobus de Monaco will be diverted via Avenue d’Ostende between 6.30am and 6.30pm, meaning the stops at Kennedy, Auditorium Rainier III, Portier, Spélugues, Citronniers and Place du Casino will not be served during this period.
These measures will stay in place throughout the event, with normal circulation resuming after the close of the race at around 6.30pm on Sunday 23rd March.
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