Sunday RideLondon-Surrey Cycle Classic - Roads Closed!

If you live in North West Surrey then don't plan to go anywhere by road on Sunday 4 August.  There will doubtless be knock-on effects across the county too... but all should be back to normal for the Monday commute!

Unlike the Olympic races this event is like the Marathon open to public participants and 20,000 cyclists are taking part so the roads will be impassable all day.

 The first edition of the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic road race takes place on Sunday, August 4.

A total of 150 riders from 25 teams will embark from the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park at 12.45pm, and then traverse a 140-mile route south to Surrey and back into the capital.

The route takes in the climbs of Newlands Corner and Box Hill, and features three leg-sapping circuits of Leith Hill in between. Then it's back to The Mall for a finish in front of Buckingham Palace. [Read more...]