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AMGEN Bike Tour races through Highland Park

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Industry Observer

UPDATE:

TheAMGEN racers turned the corner at Monte Vista and Avenue 61 right on schedule, approximately 10:28 this morning ... The official police escort led the way....

 

 

 

 

 

 

The AMGEN Bike Tour will be passing through Highland Park Sunday May 17.  There will be street closures along parts of Marmion Way, Monte Vista Street, Avenue 61, Piedmont, North Figueroa and Colorado Blvd.

 

Reading the timetable, the racers will be coming from Downtown L A and are expected to turn North onto Pasadena Avenue at about 10:19 AM. 

From there they will curve onto Marmion Way,  at the base of the Southwest Museum, then onto Monte Vista Street. 

Then at approximately 10:28am , a right turn on Avenue 61 near Saint Ignatius Church, followed by a quick left on Piedmont passing the Highland Park Recreation Center and the Arroyo Seco Regional Library.

Then left onto North Figueroa, up North Figueroa approximately 2 miles, then right on Colorado Blvd, and up the hill to enter Pasadena.

After crossing the Colorado Street Bridge, they will turn left on Orange Grove, then Holly Drive to Arroyo Blvd, to the Rose Bowl Stadium, and lap the Rose Bowl nine times.

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Cheryl Johnson