Best Route to Twickenham from Old Street
sketchley
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My First Post here although I've lurked for a while. So first things first and hello everyone.
Tonight I need to get from Old Street to Twickenham, MapMyRide is trying to send me Clarkenwell > Holborn > Shaftsbury Ave > Piccadilly > A4 > A316. Looks fairly straight but also very busy main roads. I don't mind a busy road as I cycle most days from Worcester Park to Old Street, via CSH9 which takes me along A24 and A3, but most of this is wide cycle lanes and bus lanes and I have no idea what the A4 and A316 are like to cycle down. I'm leaving work at 5.30 and need to be there for 7pm. I normally do Worcester Park to Old Street (13.4 miles) in an hour and this is slightly shorter at 12 miles but I would expect unknown route / roads and traffic to slow me down a bit.
Short question, can anyone recommend a good route from Old Street to Twickenham?
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Chris
Tonight I need to get from Old Street to Twickenham, MapMyRide is trying to send me Clarkenwell > Holborn > Shaftsbury Ave > Piccadilly > A4 > A316. Looks fairly straight but also very busy main roads. I don't mind a busy road as I cycle most days from Worcester Park to Old Street, via CSH9 which takes me along A24 and A3, but most of this is wide cycle lanes and bus lanes and I have no idea what the A4 and A316 are like to cycle down. I'm leaving work at 5.30 and need to be there for 7pm. I normally do Worcester Park to Old Street (13.4 miles) in an hour and this is slightly shorter at 12 miles but I would expect unknown route / roads and traffic to slow me down a bit.
Short question, can anyone recommend a good route from Old Street to Twickenham?
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Chris
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Chris
Genesis Equilibrium - FCN 3/4/5
Chris
Genesis Equilibrium - FCN 3/4/5
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Down onto the Embankment and follow all the way through Parliament Square etc to New Kings Road, Putney Bridge then Upper Richmond Road/Sheen Road to Richmond, then Twickenham
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&sourc ... =UTF8&z=121997 Gary Fisher Big Sur
2009 Scott Spark 60
2010 Ghost 5000
2011 Commencal Ramones AL1
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Thanks.
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Chris
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What he said, except I go along the Lower Richmond Road from Putney Bridge.FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
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cjcp wrote:What he said, except I go along the Lower Richmond Road from Putney Bridge.
Agreed
:shock:1997 Gary Fisher Big Sur
2009 Scott Spark 60
2010 Ghost 5000
2011 Commencal Ramones AL1
2012 Commencal Meta AM10 -
What he said
But I'd go down Lots Road on Cheyne walk just past Chelsea Embankment and left onto Kings Road
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cjcp wrote:
Lol - I'm not, I used to be a motorbike courier/controller...1997 Gary Fisher Big Sur
2009 Scott Spark 60
2010 Ghost 5000
2011 Commencal Ramones AL1
2012 Commencal Meta AM10 -
Pufftmw wrote:
Ah, right. Damn!FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
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Thanks all for the advice. Went the route you all suggested. Thanks to the 2 guys in Richmond who guided me through to Richmond bridge.
Junction of Old Street, Clerkenwell Rd, Goswell Rd to Twickenham Station 1 hr 1min total time (not moving time). How did I do?
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Chris
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Pretty tidy time, I'd say.FCN 2-4.
"What happens when the hammer goes down, kids?"
"It stays down, Daddy."
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