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Event information for central London, the world s greatest festival of cycling featuring the world s top riders and fun for all the family, returns for its sixth year to London and Surrey over the last weekend of July 2018. More than 100,000 cyclists will participate in seven events taking place in central London on Saturday 28 July and in London and Surrey on Sunday 29 July. was developed by the Mayor of London, Transport for London and London & Partners in partnership with Surrey County Council and is sponsored by Prudential. It is Europe s most successful cycling fundraising event and riders have raised more than 53 million for charity since the event was first staged in 2013. The event is managed by the London & Surrey Cycling Partnership with live coverage on BBC and worldwide. This booklet contains important information to help you plan your travel around central London on Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 July. Events on Saturday 28 July FreeCycle A family friendly ride for cyclists of all ages and abilities to explore an eight mile traffic-free loop in central London including seven festival sites. Classique See the world s best female professional cyclists compete in this Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) Women s WorldTour race on a spectacular 5.5km circuit in central London. Handcycle Grand Prix The final event on Saturday sees the best men and women handcyclists in the world compete on closed roads around St James s. The event routes for Saturday 28 July are on pages 6-11. Events on Sunday 29 July -Surrey 100 25,000 amateur cyclists will take on a 100-mile cycle challenge through the closed roads of London and Surrey, starting at Queen Elizabeth Olympic before finishing on The Mall. -Surrey 46 A 46-mile ride for 5,000 amateur cyclists within the existing 100-mile challenge created specifically for newer and younger riders, also starting at Queen Elizabeth Olympic and finishing on The Mall. -Surrey 19 New for 2018, this 19-mile ride starts at Sandown and finishes on The Mall. The event is specifically for families and young people with children aged 12 16 years old able to take part if they are accompanied by an adult and have completed the Level 2 Bikeability training programme or are a member of a British Cycling club. -Surrey Classic The first British men s race ever to attain UCI WorldTour status and featuring the best teams in the world. The race starts at Horse Guards Parade, St James s before heading into Surrey and returning to the capital to finish on The Mall. Brompton World Championship The 13th Brompton World Championship Final will take place on closed roads around St James s. The event routes for Sunday 29 July are on pages 12-15. For more information about the festival weekend, visit PrudentialRideLondon.co.uk 2
Road closures on Saturday 28 July Road closures on Saturday 28 July FreeCycle follows an eight-mile circuit of closed roads in Westminster, the City of London and Camden. Location Constitution Hill, Horse Guards Road, Birdcage Walk, Great George Street, Link Road, Spur Road St Paul s Churchyard Lincoln s Inn Fields, Remnant Street, Sardinia Street, Newman s Row, High Holborn, Holborn, Holborn Viaduct, Newgate Street, King Edward Street, Angel Street, St Martin s Le Grand south of Gresham Street, Cheapside to the west of King Street, King Street, Gresham Street east of Wood Street, Lothbury, Princes Street, Bartholomew Lane, Threadneedle Street west of Bartholomew Lane, Cornhill, Leadenhall Street west of St Mary Axe, Fenchurch Street west of Rood Lane, Lombard Street, King William Street, Cannon Street, Queen Victoria Street, Friday Street, Puddle Dock, White Lion Hill, Upper Thames Street, Victoria Embankment Aldwych eastern arm, Kingsway southbound, Waterloo Bridge The Strand, Horse Guards Avenue, Whitehall, Parliament Street, Parliament Square northside, Trafalgar Square, Cockspur Street, Duncannon Street, Pall Mall East, Waterloo Place. The Mall between Queen s Gardens and Horse Guard s Road, Marlborough Road Road closure 05:00 06:00 07:00 07:00 Closed from 07:30 on Friday 27 July Anticipated road reopening Open 06:00 on Monday 30 July 18:00 18:00 18:00 19:30 Open 06:00 on Monday 30 July 3
Road closures on Sunday 29 July Road closures and event times on Sunday 29 July On Sunday 29 July, there will be an impact on traffic in large parts of London and across Surrey. Roads used by the event will be closed so you ll need to plan your travel in advance. Road closure and event times Location Outbound route Tower of London Lower Thames Street Upper Thames Street Blackfriars Underpass Victoria Embankment Waterloo Place Northumberland Avenue Trafalgar Square Cockspur Street Pall Mall St James s Street Piccadilly Hyde Corner underpass Inbound route Chelsea Bridge Grosvenor road Millbank Parliament Street Whitehall The Mall, Horse Guards Road, Birdcage Walk Spur Road Road closure 05:00 05:00 05:00 05:00 07:30 07:30 07:00 07:30 07:30 Closed from 07:00 on Friday 27 July Amateur cyclists from 06:00 06:05 06:10 09:30 09:35 Professional race 13:40 18:00 18:05 Anticipated reopening 11:15 11:15 11:15 11:15 11:30 11:30 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 14:45 19:30 20:00 20:00 20:00 20:00 Open 06:00 on Monday 30 July Further information, including details for east, west, south west London and Surrey, is available to download at PrudentialRideLondon.co.uk/road-closures Key roads Roads adjoining the event routes will have local access only for residents and businesses, with usual Saturday and Sunday parking restrictions unless otherwise stated. Some adjoining roads will have no vehicle access during the road closure period. See maps on page 6-15. There will be significant delays to road journeys. To get around more quickly use Tube and rail or consider walking for shorter journeys. For assistance with planning your journey during the weekend, visit PrudentialRideLondon.co.uk/road-closures 4
Local information River crossings A number of bridges in central London will be closed on Saturday 28 July until the evening of Sunday 29 July. Blackfriars Bridge and London Bridge will remain open on Saturday 28 July. Waterloo, Blackfriars and London Bridge will be open on Sunday 29 July. Visit PrudentialRideLondon.co.uk/roadclosures for more information about river crossings during event weekend. ing If you usually park on a road used for the event, please move your vehicle the night before. Vehicles cannot be parked on the event route from 00:01 on Saturday 28 July until the road reopens. Any vehicle left on the route or parked in a suspended parking bay will be removed from the route. Public transport There will be some planned engineering works taking place on the Transport for London network on the event weekend. Due to event road closures, some bus services will need to be diverted temporarily, suspended or will terminate earlier than usual. Some stops may also be temporarily relocated. There will be significant delays to road journeys. To get around more quickly use Tube and rail or consider walking for shorter journeys. Cycle Superhighway Check tfl.gov.uk for real time travel information and the TfL journey planner. Tower Hill to Bridge Street (Westminster Bridge) during the morning. Emergency services Emergencies will be treated as a priority in the usual way. If you require the emergency services, call 999. Emergency vehicle access will be maintained and prioritised throughout all of the Prudential RideLondon events. During the event There will be stewards and volunteers positioned along the route. If you require assistance during the event that is not a 999 emergency please ask event staff to help. Alternatively, contact the helpdesk on 0345 894 9773. Pedestrian crossing points Pedestrian crossing points are located along the event route. These will be under supervision to help pedestrians cross the road. Usual crossings may be suspended, but an alternative will be signposted where it will be easier to cross. Please be patient during the event and listen to instructions given by stewards. Online information To help plan your travel, road closure information for Sunday 29 July can be viewed prior to the event and live on the day at PrudentialRideLondon.co.uk/roadclosures All road closure information is shared with travel information services, online mapping providers and satellite navigation companies. On Saturday 28 July, there are minor restrictions at Puddle Dock. On Sunday 29 July, the East-West Cycle Superhighway will be closed in both directions from 5 For more travel information about the whole weekend, please also visit tfl.gov.uk/ridelondon
FreeCycle route - Saturday 28 July FreeCycle route in Westminster Saturday 28 July For road closure times see page 3 Tottenh Court Ro OXFORD Oxford Circus WAR DOUR Bond Street UPPER BROOK ST REET SOUTH AUDL EY MOUNT STREE T DAV IES STREE T NEW BOND REGENT WESTMINSTER SHAFTESBURY AVENU BERKELE Y STREE T OLD BO ND Piccadilly Circ PARK LANE PICCADILLY JERMYN HAYMAR REGENT Hyde CURZON BRICK HALF MOO N PICCADILLY Green ST. JAMES S S TREET BURY DUKE PALL MALL CARLTON HOUSE T CONSTITUT ION HILL Green THE MALL St. James s Hyde Corner Buckingham Palace SPUR ROAD BIRDCAG E WALK BELGRAVE SQUARE CHAPE L GROSVENOR PLACE B RES PALACE S BUCKINGHAM GATE PETTY FRANCE St. James s TO VICTOR 6
KET CAMDEN Holborn am ad DRURY LANE KINGSWAY E CHARING CROSS ROAD LONG Leicester Square ACRE Covent Garden ALDWYCH STRAND ST RAND TEMPLE PLACE Temple C ITY MIDDLE TEMPLE LANE us STRAND SAVOY PLACE VICTORIA EMBANKMENT WAT ERLOO BRIDGE COCKSPU R Trafalgar Square Charing Cross NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE Embankment ERR ACE WHITEHALL WHITEH ALL PLACE GOLDEN JUBILEE BRIDGES HORSE GUARDS ROAD HORSE GUARDS AVE. PARLIAMENT PARLIAMEN T SQUARE VICTORIA EMBANKMENT Westminster WEST MINS TER BRIDGE N Waterloo East Waterloo Route of (closed roads) No vehicle access to/from route during road closures, no alternative vehicle access Direction of route Borough boundary L A MBETH THILL Road closures will not affect access for emergency vehicles. Pedestrian access to properties will be available at all times. Lambeth North Information shown is correct as of June 2018. Not all roads can be shown due to map scale. IA mes Crown Copyright and database right 2018. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100046062. 7
T E M P LE AVENUE BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE FreeCycle route - Saturday 28 July FreeCycle route in the City Saturday 28 July For road closure times see page 3 CLERKEN WELL ROAD GOSWELL ROAD OLD I N GRAY S INN ROAD Chancery Lane HIGH CHANCERY HOLBORN LANE CAMDEN LANE NEW FETTER FARRINGDON ROAD Farringdon CHARTERHOUSE HOLBORN VIADUC T FARRINGDON Barbican NEWGATE S TREET ALDERSGATE ST MARTIN S LE GRAND LOND CI GRESHAM S WESTMINSTER ALDWYCH STRAND FLEET STRE ET NEW BRIDGE ST. LUDGATE HILL City Thameslink St. Paul s ST PAUL S CHURCH YARD NEW CHANGE CHEA PSID WATLING STRAND SURREY ST. Temple WATERLOO BRIDGE ARUNDEL ST. TEMPLE PLACE to and from The Mall VICTORIA EMBANKMENT STAMFORD TUDOR Route of (closed roads from 05:00-18:00) No vehicle access to/from route during road closures, no alternative vehicle access Direction of route LAMBETH Borough boundary Road closures will not affect access for emergency vehicles. Pedestrian access to properties will be available at all times. T A RME I T E S. C L Information shown is correct as of June 2018. Not all roads can be shown due to map scale. Blackfriars PU DDLE DOCK UPPER THAMES SO UTHWARK QUEEN VICTORIA WHITE HILL LI ON M ILLENN IU M BRI D GE (pedestrian bridge) Mansion Hous SO UTHW S Crown Copyright and database right 2018. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100046062. 8
SLINGTON H ACKNEY BETHNAL GREEN ROAD Shoreditch High Street CITY ROAD BISHOPSGATE A10 COMMERCIAL TOWER HAMLETS E ON WALL TY TREET e A RK BRID GE KING ST. Moorgate GRESHAM ST. POULTRY QUEEN VICTORIA ST. MOORGATE PRINCE S ST. CANNON UPPER THAMES River Thames Bank Cannon Street (closed Sundays) LONDON BRIDG E A3 LONDON WALL OLD THREADNEEDLE ST. LOWER THAMES BEVIS MA RKS CORNHILL LEADENHALL LOMBARD BROA D EAS Monument LIVERPOO L GRA CECHURCH ST. C T H Liverpool Street EAP BISHOPSGATE FENCHURCH GREAT TOWER ST. B YWARD HOUNDSDITCH Fenchurch Street TOWER HILL Aldgate MINORIES Tower Hill TOWER HAMLETS COMMERCIAL Aldgate East MANSELL Tower Gateway ST. MANSELL EAST SMITHFIELD OUTHWARK London Bridge TOWER B RIDGE 9
Classique route - Saturday 28 July Bond Street Classique route in Westminster Saturday 28 July REGENT For road closure times see page 3 UPPER BROOK ST REET SOUTH AUDL EY MOUNT STREE T DAV IES STREE T NEW BOND WESTMINSTER SHAFTESBURY AVENUE BERKELE Y STREE T OLD BO ND WAR DOUR Piccadilly Circu PARK LANE PICCADILLY JERMYN HAYMARKE REGENT Hyde CURZON BRICK HALF MOO N PICCADILLY Green ST. JAMES S S TREET BURY DUKE PALL MALL CARLTON HOUSE T CONSTITUT ION HILL Green THE MALL St. James s Hyde Corner Buckingham Palace SPUR ROAD BIRDCAG E WALK E T BELGRAVE SQUARE BELGRAVE PLA CE CHAPE L EATON SQUARE ECCLESTON GROSVENOR PLACE Victoria BUCKING HAM PALACE ROAD B RESSENDEN PLACE WILTON RD PALACE BUCKINGHAM VICTORIA GATE FRANCIS PETTY ROCHESTER ROAD FRANCE St. James s TOT VICTORI 10
CHARING CROSS ROAD Leicester Square LONG ACRE Covent Garden ALDWYCH STRAND ST RAND TEMPLE PLACE Temple C ITY MIDDLE TEMPLE LANE s STRAND SAVOY PLACE VICTORIA EMBANKMENT WAT ERLOO BRIDGE T COCKSPU R Trafalgar Square Charing Cross NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE Embankment ERR ACE WHITEHALL WHITEH ALL PLACE GOLDEN JUBILEE BRIDGES HORSE GUARDS ROAD HORSE GUARDS AVE. PARLIAMENT VICTORIA EMBANKMENT Westminster N Waterloo LAMBETH Waterloo East PARLIAMEN T SQUARE WESTMINSTER BRIDG E HILL Lambeth North A GREAT PETER MARSHAM ST. MILLBANK River Thames Route of (closed roads) No vehicle access to/from route during road closures, no alternative vehicle access Direction of route Borough boundary Road closures will not affect access for emergency vehicles. Pedestrian access to properties will be available at all times. Information shown is correct as of June 2018. Not all roads can be shown due to map scale. HORSEFERRY ROAD Crown Copyright and database right 2018. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100046062. 11
A QU -Surrey 100/46/Classic routes - Sunday 29 July LACE ET Paddington routes in Westminster Sunday 29 July SUSSEX PLACE SUSSEX GARDENS EDGWARE ROAD For road closure times see page 4 Lancaster Gate BAYSWAT ER ROAD NORTH CARRIAGE DRIVE Marble Arch WIGMORE UPPER BROOK OXFORD S Bond S DAVIES S TREET ROAD DNS ARDENS Kensington Gardens KENSINGTON ROAD GLOUCESTER ROAD Royal Albert Hall QUEEN S GATE QUEEN S GATE PLACE Gloucester Road towards Surrey FULHAM ROAD PRINCE CONSORT RD. Natural History Museum SOUTH CARRIAGE DRIVE KENSINGTON EXHIBIT ION ROAD CROMWELL ROAD PRINCES GDNS. THURLO W PLACE K ENSINGTON & CHELSEA OLD CHURCH STREE T WEST CARRIAGE DRIVE ROAD ENNISMORE GDNS. Victoria & Albert Museum FULHAM ROAD BROMPTON The Serpentine OAKLEY RUTLAND G ATE ROAD South Kensington ELYSTAN ST. CHEVAL PL. Route of (closed roads) No vehicle access to/from route during road closures, no alternative vehicle access Direction of route Borough boundary Road closures will not affect access for emergency vehicles. Pedestrian access to properties will be available at all times. Information shown is correct as of June 2018. Not all roads can be shown due to map scale. Crown Copyright and database right 2018. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100046062. DRAYCOTT Hyde KNIGHTSBRIDGE TREV OR WALTON FLOOD CHEYNE WALK SQ. BROMPTON R D MILNER CADOGAN AVENUE HANS C RES. ST. CADOGAN SQU ARE ST. KING S ROAD ST. LEONARD S SLOANE LOWNDE S PONT TERRACE ROYAL HOSPITAL ROAD TITE PARK LANE SOUTH CARRIAGE DRIVE KNIGHTSBRIDGE CHES HAM ST REET CLIVEDEN PL. PARK LANE BELGRAVE SOUT H ADULEY MOUNT STR EET WESTMINSTER OA Harrods Knightsbridge SQUARE BELGRAV E PL. EATON SQUARE ELIZA BETH EATON TERRACE Sloane Square PIMLICO ROAD CHELSEA BRIDGE ROAD CHELSEA EMBANKMENT EBURY BRIDGE ROAD CURZON ST Hyde Corner from Surrey CHAP EL ST. ECCLESTON BRIDG E BRICK S GROSVENO EB URY CHELSEA CON S V C EBU R Y GR 12
REGE Y C S T EET. TREET treet TREET R PLACE T. HALF MOON BUCKINGHAM PALACE ROAD B RIDGE NEW BOND STR EET PICCADILLY ST ITUTION HILL BERKELEY ST REET Green Buckingham Palace ictoria oach Station SUTHERLAND OSVENOR OLD BOND ST. OXFORD ST REET REGENT ST. JAMES S ST WARWICK WAY CLARENDON ST REET ROAD B RESSENDEN PLACE WILTON RD GILLINGHAM Oxford Circus No access to Lane from Marble Arch. Victoria Green PALACE WARWICK ST REET PICCADILLY JERMYN DUKE BURY BUCKINGHAM VICTORIA V AUXHA LL BRIDGE ROAD FRANCIS STRE BELGRAVE ROAD LUPUS Piccadilly Circus ET REGENT PALL MALL WAR DOUR St. James s BIRDCAGE WALK GATE ROCHESTER ROAD CLAVERTON ST. PETTY THE MALL FRANCE St. James s SQUARE ST. GEO RGE S SHAFTESBURY AVENUE HAYMARKET TERRACE CARLTON HOUSE VAUXHALL BRIDGE ROAD Pimlico Tottenham Court Road TOTHILL ST. VICTORIA HORSE GUARDS RO AD GREAT PETER MARSHAM HO R SEFERRY ROAD N R G ROSV CHARING CROSS R OA D Trafalgar Square COCK S PUR STR E ET ENOR ROAD WHITEHALL JOHN ISLIP MILLBANK VAUXHALL BRIDGE LONG ACRE Leicester Square N ORTHUMBERLAND AVE. WHITEHAL L PARLIAMENT ST. PLACE PARLIAMENT SQU ARE CAMDEN MILLBANK Covent Garden WESTMI NSTER BRIDGE River Thames ST RAND VICTORIA EMBANKMENT LAMBETH BRIDGE SAVOY PLACE Charing Cross GOLDEN JUBILEE BRIDGES Westminster Vauxhall KINGSWAY ALDWYCH VICTORIA Embankment WATERLOO BRIDGE ST RAND EMBANKMENT TEMPLE PLACE Waterloo Lambeth North LAMBETH N Temple C ITY Prudential RideLondon from Queen Elizabeth Olympic Ci 13
T E M P LE AVENUE BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE -Surrey 100/46/Classic routes - Sunday 30 July routes in the City Sunday 29 July For road closure times see page 4 CLERKENWELL ROAD A1 GOSWELL ROAD OLD I N GRAY S INN ROAD Chancery Lane HIGH CHANCERY HOLBORN LANE CAMDEN LANE NEW FETTER FARRINGDON ROAD A40 Farringdon CHARTERHOUSE HOLBORN VIADUC T FARRINGDON Barbican NEWGATE S TREET ALDERSGATE ST MARTIN S LE GRAND LONDO C IT GRESHAM STR WESTMINSTER ALDWYCH STRAND A4 FLEET STRE ET NEW BRIDGE ST. LUDGATE HILL City Thameslink St. Paul s ST PAUL S CHURCH YARD CHEA PSIDE STRAND SURREY ST. Temple WATERLOO BRIDGE ARUNDEL ST. TEMPLE PLACE towards Surrey VICTORIA EMBANKMENT STAMFORD TUDOR Route of (closed roads) No vehicle access to/from route during road closures, no alternative vehicle access Direction of route LAMBETH Borough boundary T A RME I T E S. C L Road closures will not affect access for emergency vehicles. Pedestrian access to properties will be available at all times. Information shown is correct as at June 2018. Not all roads can be shown due to map scale. Blackfriars PU DDLE DOCK UPPER THAMES SO UTHWARK QUEEN VICTORIA WHITE HILL LI ON M ILLENN IU M BRI D GE bridge) (pedestrian Mansion House SO UTHWA RK B SO Crown Copyright and database right 2018. All rights reserved. Ordnance Survey Licence number 100046062. 14
SLINGTON H ACKNEY BETHNAL GREEN ROAD Shoreditch High Street CITY ROAD BISHOPSGATE A10 COMMERCIAL TOWER HAMLETS GE RID N WALL EET Y KING ST. Moorgate GRESHAM ST. POULTRY MOORGATE PRINCE S ST. QUEEN VICT ORIA ST. CANNON UPPER THAMES River Thames Bank Cannon Street (closed Sundays) A3 LONDON BRIDG E LONDON WALL THREADNEEDLE ST. LOWER THAMES BEVIS MA RKS CORNHILL LEADENHALL LOMBARD KING WILLIAM ST. OLD BROA D Monument LIVERPOO L GRA CECHURCH ST. EASTCHEAP Liverpool Street BISHOPSGATE FENCHURCH GREAT TOWER ST. MARK LANE B YWARD HOUNDSDITCH Fenchurch Street TO WER Aldgate HILL MINORIES Tower Hill TOWER HAMLETS COMMERCIAL Aldgate East MANSELL ST. A13 Tower Gateway MANSELL EAST SMITHFIELD from Queen Elizabeth Olympic UTHWARK London Bridge TOWER B RIDGE 15
Assistance Need assistance? London Marathon Charitable Trust Please call the helpdesk on 0345 894 9773 (Monday to Friday 09:00-17:00) if you have a specific access question or other planning needs. This number will be open on event days as follows: 08:00-17:00 on Saturday 28 July 05:00-19:00 on Sunday 29 July facebook.com/ridelondon @RideLondon Information PrudentialRideLondon.co.uk tfl.gov.uk/ridelondon Email: helpdesk@ridelondon.co.uk instagram.com/ridelondon is part of the London Marathon event family. Organisations in the areas in which London Marathon Events Limited holds events are eligible to apply for grants from The London Marathon Charitable Trust to support facilities that enable increased participation in physical activities. Visit lmct.org.uk for full details. A summer of sports in London - dates for the diary London Triathlon 4 & 5 August The London Triathlon is the world s largest triathlon and road closures will be in place in central and east London on 4 & 5 August. For more information, visit livetotri.co.uk/london-triathlon Tour of Britain - 9 September Where to watch There are lots of great places to watch events and opportunities to take part too. For information on where to watch the action and what s on, visit PrudentialRideLondon.co.uk The 2018 Tour of Britain will conclude its final stage in central London on Sunday 9 September, finishing on Regents Street, St James s. For more information visit tourofbritain.co.uk To help plan your travel, road closure information for Sunday 29 July can be viewed prior to the event and live on the day at PrudentialRideLondon.co.uk/road-closures 16