Motorists heading to Baker City later this month can expect delays due to the Baker City Cycling Classic which takes place June 23-25.
Motorist can expect delays on Friday morning on Highway 30 in Baker City towards Haines, also Highway 203 and into Keating, and Highway 86 back to Baker City and finishing on Atwood. Racing begins at 9:30 a.m. and will conclude around 12:30 p.m. Friday evening there will be an Uphill Time Trial at the National Historical Oregon Trail Interpretive Center racing starts at 6 p.m.
On Saturday, June 24, two races will take place, the first begins at 8:30 a.m. and starts from the Baker City Church of the Nazarene on Hughes Lane and heads out to Highway 30, where racers will turn right and follow the road to Davenport Rd then to Chandler Lane with a final right turn onto Old Oregon Trail Road finishing about a mile from Highway 86. There will be a detour of north bound traffic on Highway 30 at Hughes Ln onto Pocahontas and then to Chico where it will rejoin Highway 30. Detour will be in effect from 8 until 11:30 a.m. The second event of the day will be the Tour d’Town Criteriums and Kids Races held in Historic Baker City from 1 until 7:30 p.m. There will be parking restriction on Main Street, Valley, 1st, 2nd, 10th/Broadway, Court, and Washington Ave. starting Saturday morning through Saturday at 8 p.m.
The Baker County YMCA will be hosting the Y’s Kids Races on Saturday, June 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. It’s free and open to ages 4 thru 15. For more info visit the event website.
on Sunday, June 25 the event will begin at 7 a.m. from Baker High School heading North on Highway 30 to Highway 203 where it will follow a rolling course through Medical Springs, Union and North Powder. From that point it will follow Anthony Lakes Highway to the finish line just past Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort. The public can expect delays on Highway 203 and Anthony Lakes Highway. Those wanting to watch from the finish are asked to be at Anthony Lakes Mountain Resort before noon.
