Tour de France in the UK: London - 7th Jul 2014 [Traffic Disruption]
Jun 25, 2014, 7:20 am
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Tour de France in the UK: London - 7th Jul 2014 [Traffic Disruption]
The Tour de France will be in London on the 7th July!
This is great news for cycling fans (like myself - and the route passes near my office, which is even better). But anyone relying on the roads, especially in East and East Central London, should expect severe disruption.
Those wanting to watch it should get details here:
http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/stage-3.html
Those concerned about travel plans should look here:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/campaign/tour-...ion-and-advice
Apologies for the London-centricity - but I'm making the assumption this is the part most relevant to readers of this forum. For those considering viewing elsewhere, the route is:
This is great news for cycling fans (like myself - and the route passes near my office, which is even better). But anyone relying on the roads, especially in East and East Central London, should expect severe disruption.
Those wanting to watch it should get details here:
http://www.letour.com/le-tour/2014/us/stage-3.html
Those concerned about travel plans should look here:
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/campaign/tour-...ion-and-advice
Apologies for the London-centricity - but I'm making the assumption this is the part most relevant to readers of this forum. For those considering viewing elsewhere, the route is:
- 5th July: Leeds-Harrogate (via Skipton, the Dales and Ripon)
- 6th July: York-Sheffield (via Keighley, Huddersfield and the Peaks)
- 7th July: Cambridge-London (via Braintree, Chelmsford and Epping Forest)
Jun 30, 2014, 4:40 pm
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East London / Docklands is getting cut off too often with these bike races now. 
This one is on a work day, so traffic will be chaotic.
But there are other bike events coming up and again there will be disruption to the local area. There was the Triathlon earlier in the year and charity bike ride in August. I find it irritating to hear that tosser Boris bleating about showing off London to the world, when he made the decision to take East London out of the 2012 Olympic Marathon route.
At least the annual London Marathon is a fun event that is a spectacle for those watching (and trapped on the route!). I saw the Tour cyclists a few years ago and it's over in a few minutes!! What's the point!!
This one is on a work day, so traffic will be chaotic. But there are other bike events coming up and again there will be disruption to the local area. There was the Triathlon earlier in the year and charity bike ride in August. I find it irritating to hear that tosser Boris bleating about showing off London to the world, when he made the decision to take East London out of the 2012 Olympic Marathon route.
At least the annual London Marathon is a fun event that is a spectacle for those watching (and trapped on the route!). I saw the Tour cyclists a few years ago and it's over in a few minutes!! What's the point!!