Advice for Anyone Travelling to the Olympics Road Cycling
MoleValleyDC
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The Olympic Road Cycling Road Race is fast approaching, with the men's race coming to the district on 28 July and the women's on 29 July. It is expected that crowds will travel to Mole Valley from far and wide on race weekend. If you were planning to travel into the district to watch the race from the Box Hill loop, Dorking or Leatherhead, there are some travel considerations to be aware of:
- There will only be a limited number of bicycle parking spaces in Dorking and Leatherhead
- Rail operators are not allowing passengers to travel with bicycles on their trains during the Olympic period
- There will be extensive road closures and parking restrictions in place in Mole Valley from early in the morning until early evening on race days. Road closures will be in place from 4am on 28th and 6am on 29th.
Due to planned traffic restrictions, many of the council’s car parks will have restricted access over the race weekend. However, Mole Valley District Council has put in place 3,000 parking spaces at 4 Council-managed car parks in Dorking and Leatherhead; all of which are within walking distance of the race route. In addition, Mid Surrey Pony Club are offering tickets to park on their land at Walton on the Hill in Tadworth over the weekend too. To book your ticket or for further information on the car park sites, opening times, prices and Terms & Conditions, please visit http://www.molevalley.gov.uk/london2012.
- There will only be a limited number of bicycle parking spaces in Dorking and Leatherhead
- Rail operators are not allowing passengers to travel with bicycles on their trains during the Olympic period
- There will be extensive road closures and parking restrictions in place in Mole Valley from early in the morning until early evening on race days. Road closures will be in place from 4am on 28th and 6am on 29th.
Due to planned traffic restrictions, many of the council’s car parks will have restricted access over the race weekend. However, Mole Valley District Council has put in place 3,000 parking spaces at 4 Council-managed car parks in Dorking and Leatherhead; all of which are within walking distance of the race route. In addition, Mid Surrey Pony Club are offering tickets to park on their land at Walton on the Hill in Tadworth over the weekend too. To book your ticket or for further information on the car park sites, opening times, prices and Terms & Conditions, please visit http://www.molevalley.gov.uk/london2012.
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3000 car parking spaces, but "a limited number of bicycle parking spaces"?
When it's possible to park, say, 6-8 bikes in the same space as one car?Scott Sportster P45 2008 | Cannondale CAAD8 Tiagra 20120 -
So, what happens when someone arrives by bike, having paid for a ticket to watch the race on Box Hill, only to find that there are no spaces left? I can see the whole day being a complete and utter mess.
I have tickets, but at the moment I'm considering not bothering. The idea of spending the best part of two hours to get to the nearest train station, then another hour to walk to the entrance and then god knows how long to get through security, really isn't appealing. It seemed like a good idea when I got the tickets, but not now.0
