The Maryland Cycling Classic is just hours away, bringing people from all over the country and all over the world into Charm City.

However, many business owners have voiced concerns about how this may affect their sales over the weekend.

"As a business and a Saturday, which is one of our busiest days, normally, yes, that's going to be a concern," said Gina Hudson, general manager of Wicked Sisters.

The restaurant is on Falls Road, which will be closed most of Saturday due to the race.

"We received a map of the course, and so we were able to see once we had the map that certainly most of Falls Road and most of Hampden was going to be affected by the race," said Hudson.

Terry Hasseltine, president of the Sport and Entertainment Corporation of Maryland, says they did their best to get

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