The 2010 Queen City Criterium is a
USA Cycling sanctioned event and will takes place in Buffalo's Chippewa and downtown districts. The course winds down West Chippewa Street and around Buffalo's City Hall.
Race day sign in and number pickup will be located in the New Era Cap building located at:
160 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, NY 14202
Please remember this street will be closed to cars on race day so you will need to walk to the registration.
Please remember that the streets that make up the course will be shut off to traffic on race day.
There are several parking lots and ramps near the course that likely charge a fee.
- The Augspurger ramp entrance on Pearl Street between Chippewa and Huron.
- The Turner parking ramp on Perkins Drive
- Surface lot on Chippewa between S. Elmwood & Delaware Avenue
- Surface lot on Deleware & W. Chippewa
- Surface lot on Pearl Street & W. Chippewa
- Surface lot on W. Huron & Pearl Street
Street parking, of course, is also available and is usually free on the weekend.
Click here for directions to the race area from Google
From the East: Take I-90 West to NY-33 West, exit at Goodell. Stay to the left and merge onto Pearl Street. Make a Right on West Chippewa and then a Left on West Chippewa. This puts you at the North East corner of the course
From the South: Take NY-5 North over the Buffalo Skyway. Proceed straight onto Delaware Avenue. This puts you at the South end of the course.
or
Take I-190 North, exit at Church Street. Turn left onto Delaware Avenue. Follow Delaware Avenue North into Niagara Square. This puts you at the south end of the course
From the North: Take I-190 South exiting at Niagara Street. Turn right from the ramp onto Niagara Street. Follow Niagara Street until you reach the West side of the course.
From Canada: Take the QEW and cross over at the Peace Bridge after customs, exit out to Porter Avenue, making a left onto Porter. Turn right at Niagara Street. Follow Niagara Street until you reach the West side of the course.
