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Directions For Manchester Velodrome
for Cyclists
Manchester Velodrome – ‘A’ road
directions for the cyclist (where possible avoiding heavy-traffic
dual carriageways). Most,
if not all, major ‘A’ routes into Manchester now display signs
(brown background with white lettering) for SportCity – which
includes the City of Manchester Stadium, National Squash Centre,
the National Tennis Centre and (of course) the National Cycling
Centre which is close to the junction of A6010 Alan Turing
Way and A662 Ashton New Road.
From
Central Manchester (Piccadilly Gardens)
From Piccadilly proceed along Lever Street for 0.5 mile and
turn right at traffic signals onto A665 Great Ancoats Street.
Continue along Great Ancoats Street for 0.75 mile and after
canal bridge turn left at traffic signals onto Pollard Street
becoming Merrill Street and then Ashton New Road (A662) for
1.25 miles, turning left (ASDA Walmart opposite) at traffic
signals onto Alan Turing Way. Proceed for 0.25 mile and turn
right onto Gibbon Street (by McDonalds) and 2nd left onto
Stuart Street via traffic Island.
Alternatively! - from Central
Manchester (Piccadilly Gardens), there is a route (requiring
very little road riding) from Manchester Piccadilly to the
Velodrome using the Manchester and Ashton-under-Lyne Canal.
Near to Piccadilly Gardens, at the junction of Ducie St and
Jutland St, take the towpath along right fork of the canal
away from the city centre that will bring the user along side
the Velodrome at the Stuart Street bridge. (NB the left fork
will take the user towards Newton Heath and Failsworth)
From
the South West (Knutsford)
Follow directions for Manchester via A556 - Chester Road (passing
near to Manchester United Football Club) becoming Deansgate.
At the beginning of Deansgate turn right following signs for
(and after) Piccadilly Gardens as above.
From
the South (Wilmslow)
Follow directions along the A34 and continue through Wilmslow
town centre (now an unclassified road), through Handforth
and Heald Green (now on the B5358) before rejoining the A34
at ‘Cheadle Royal’. Continue along the A34 becoming ‘Kingsway’
to its end. Take the second exit off traffic island (NOT under
the railway bridge) and proceed along Slade Lane to the junction
with the A6 (Stockport Road) to the junction with traffic
signals on Kirkmanshulme Lane and turn right, becoming Pottery
Lane and Allan Turing Way.
From
the West (Warrington) - A57
Proceed along the A57 and follow directions through Eccles
for Manchester into Salford. Take directions for Piccadilly
Gardens and follow signs for SportCity.
From
the East (Hyde) – A57
Proceed west along the A57 and continue in the same direction
(over the M60) on dual carriageway (Hyde Road). Continue for
2.6 miles and turn right at traffic signals into Pottery Lane
becoming Alan Turing Way. Proceed for approx 1.25 miles and
turn right at traffic signals into Gibbon Street (by McDonalds)
and next left into Stuart Street via traffic island.
From
the North East (Oldham)
Proceed south west along the A62 (Oldham Road) following signs
for SportCity and turn left at traffic signals at junction
with Hulme Hall Lane. Proceed past Philips Park Fire station
(on Briscoe Lane) and turn left immediately beyond the canal
bridge into Gibbon Street (by McDonalds) and left into Stuart
Street via traffic island.
From
the North (Bury) – A56
From Bury proceed south along A56 (Bury New Road) to the junction
with A665 (Bury Old Road) in Whitefield and bear left crossing
the M60 after approx ½ mile. Proceed along Bury Old Road –
becoming Cheetham Hill Road to the junction with A6010 (Queens
Road) and turn left. Proceed along Queens Road and continue
onto Hulme Hall Lane as above.
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