Olympic Road Race Route (London centric)
georgee
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So the routes official:
http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/arti ... t_comments
The course takes in the crater filled NKR, Putney Bridge and Priory Lane, is there any chance of the local authority fckwits repairing the roads in advance?
http://www.bikeradar.com/road/news/arti ... t_comments
The course takes in the crater filled NKR, Putney Bridge and Priory Lane, is there any chance of the local authority fckwits repairing the roads in advance?
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Haha, half of that is currently 'spray and pray' rough tarmac with loose stones all over the place.Mud - Genesis Vapour CCX
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You can see right through Putney Bridge, they'll have to tarmac most of that route.
But it's a nice course. Sprinters day.0 -
Mattsaw wrote:Mattsaw wrote:That looks as if it heads down Portsmouth road heading into Kingston?
On second thoughts probably not, does anyone have a link to a G.maps version?0 -
So they're bottling out of tackling either Broomfield Hill or Dark Hill. No stamina.0
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Surely they'll have to resurface a lot of that route? I've not ventured out into Surrey this year, but the roads were awful last year and I can't imagine they'll be any better after this winter. If they do get resurfaced then I'll finally agree that the Olympics coming to London is a good thing.
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really pleased with that route.
Definitely going to have beers and picnic in richmond park to watch them outbound and inbound.
Not a day to be out in the car in south west london. Traffic chaos for sure.
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Going to have to extend the lease on my current flat, looks like the route goes right past my front door!"Mummy Mummy, when will I grow up?"
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Priory Lane
Are they going to single file them out on the cycle path.Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.0 -
They're going to get fed up with all the red lights on that route......0
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Awesome. Half a mile from my house.
That's next summer's viewing sorted: Olympic RR and the women's Beach Volleyball.FCN 2-4.
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georgee wrote:northstar wrote:Priory Lane
Are they going to single file them out on the cycle path.
No far more fun to watch them dodging the cracks and potholes with a pikey in a white pacing them screaming "get on the f*cking path"
lol so very true.Training is like fighting with a gorilla. You don’t stop when you’re tired. You stop when the gorilla is tired.0 -
Apparently there will be a "road race test event" following the same route in mid August this year.0
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9 laps of Box Hill.... :shock:
http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/515688/olympic-road-race-route-officially-revealed.htmlWhite Condor Italia 2011
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Awesome! They're basically riding my route to and from work up from centre to Putney Bridge! Means I'll be getting some repaved roads sometime next year thenFCN 4 - BMC CX020
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East London lose out again.0
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Now planning on a picnic in Richmond Park that day......--
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mybreakfastconsisted wrote:East London lose out again.
No, you win West Ham0 -
mybreakfastconsisted wrote:East London lose out again.
Isn't the WHOLE Olympics in East london?Bianchi C2C - Ritte Bosberg - Cervelo R3
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Mattsaw wrote:Sketchley wrote:Now planning on a picnic in Richmond Park that day......
I think everyone is, I might go the night before and put down a towel.
A Silly Commuter Picnic Maybe?
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Mattsaw wrote:mybreakfastconsisted wrote:East London lose out again.
Isn't the WHOLE Olympics in East london?
lol...0 -
No marathon, now no bike race.0