Come and Show Your Support on 3 and 4 August
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Come and show your support on 3 and 4 August Kingston, Merton & Wandsworth – get ready for the world’s greatest festival of cycling Expect delays as some roads and bridges will be affected. Check your travel. Search TfL RideLondon travel. Event information for Kingston, Merton & Wandsworth Prudential RideLondon, the world’s and finishes on The Mall. The event is greatest festival of cycling featuring the specifically for families and young people. world’s top riders and fun for all the family, Children aged 12 – 16 years old are able returns for its seventh year to London to take part if they are accompanied by and Surrey over the first weekend of an adult and have completed the Level August 2019. 2 Bikeability training programme or are a member of a British Cycling club. More than 100,000 cyclists will participate in seven events taking place in central • Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic London on Saturday 3 August and in The first British men’s race ever to attain London and Surrey on Sunday 4 August. UCI WorldTour status and featuring the best teams in the world. The race starts Prudential RideLondon was developed by at Bushy Park before heading into Surrey the Mayor of London, Transport for London and returning to the capital to finish on and London & Partners in partnership with The Mall. Surrey County Council and is sponsored by Prudential. The event routes through Kingston, Merton and Wandsworth are on pages 6-11. It is Europe’s most successful cycling fundraising event and riders have raised Other Prudential RideLondon events more than £66 million for charity since the event was first staged in 2013. The event is managed by the London & Surrey Cycling On Saturday 3 August, the Prudential Partnership with live coverage on BBC RideLondon FreeCycle, Classique (as and worldwide. part of the UCI Women’s WorldTour), and Brompton World Championship events This booklet contains important take place in central London only (City of information to help you plan your travel London and City of Westminster). around Kingston, Merton and Wandsworth on Sunday 4 August. These events are free to attend, include interactive Festival Zones, and provide exciting days out for all the family. For Events on Sunday 4 August more information about the Prudential RideLondon festival weekend, visit • Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 PrudentialRideLondon.co.uk 25,000 amateur cyclists will take on a 100-mile cycle challenge through the Road closures closed roads of London and Surrey, starting at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park before finishing on The Mall. On Sunday 4 August, there will be an impact on traffic in large parts of London • Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 46 and across Surrey. Roads used by the A 46-mile ride for 5,000 amateur cyclists event will be closed so you’ll need to plan within the existing 100-mile challenge your travel in advance. created specifically for newer and younger riders, also starting at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and finishing on The Mall. • Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 19 The 19-mile ride starts at Sandown Park 2 Road closures on Sunday 4 August Road closure and event times Road Amateur Anticipated Location closure cyclists from reopening Outbound route Kingston Gate, Richmond Park Richmond Park will be closed to vehicles all day Queens Road (eastbound) 05:00 12:30 Kingston Hill (eastbound) 05:00 12:30 London Road (eastbound) 05:00 12:30 06:35 Cromwell Road (eastbound) 05:00 12:30 Queen Elizabeth Road 05:00 12:30 (eastbound) Sopwith Way (eastbound) 05:00 12:30 Wood Street (eastbound) 05:00 12:30 Horse Fair (eastbound) 05:00 06:40 12:30 Kingston Bridge (eastbound) 05:00 12:30 Kingston Bridge (westbound) 05:00 19:00 Inbound route Portsmouth Road 07:30 09:00 19:00 High Street Kingston 09:05 19:00 (westbound) 07:30 Clarence Street 05:00 19:00 (westbound) Horse Fair (westbound) 05:00 09:05 19:00 Wood Street (westbound) 05:00 19:00 Fairfield North (westbound) 05:00 19:00 London Road (westbound) 05:00 19:00 Coombe Road 07:30 19:30 Coombe Lane West 07:30 19:30 09:10 Coombe Lane 07:30 19:30 Worple Road 07:30 19:30 Wimbledon Hill Road 07:30 19:30 High Street Wimbledon 07:30 09:15 19:30 Parkside 07:30 19:30 Wimbledon Parkside 07:30 19:30 Tibbet’s Corner 07:30 09:20 19:30 Tibbet’s Ride 07:30 19:30 Putney Hill 07:30 19:30 Putney High Street 07:30 09:25 19:30 Putney Bridge 07:30 19:30 Further information, including details for central, west, east London and Surrey, is available to download at PrudentialRideLondon.co.uk/road-closures 3 Local information Key roads Businesses The A3 will be open, although the exit Shops, restaurants and cafes in Kingston, slips at Esher Common, Coombe Lane Raynes Park, Wimbledon and Putney will and Tibbet’s Corner will be closed. Roads be open for business as usual. adjoining the event routes will have local access only for residents and businesses, with usual parking restrictions unless River crossings otherwise stated. See maps on page 6-11. A number of bridges in central London There will be significant delays to road will be closed until the evening of Sunday journeys. Avoid driving in the affected 4 August. Kingston Bridge will be closed. areas unless absolutely necessary. If you Hammersmith Bridge will be closed for have to drive, plan ahead, consider repairs and Wandsworth Bridge will be re-timing your journey and allow more open for local resident access only (no time to complete your journey. To get through route). Putney Bridge remains around more quickly, use Tube and rail or open from Lower Richmond Road to consider walking for shorter journeys. Fulham High Street all day. For more information, visit PrudentialRideLondon. Richmond Park will be closed to vehicles co.uk/road-closures during the event day until 07:00 on Monday 5 August. Parking Where to watch If you usually park on a road used for the event, please move your vehicle the As the only town to host the cyclists on both night before. Vehicles cannot be parked their outbound and inbound legs, Kingston on the event route from 00:01 on Sunday is the best place to watch and cheer 4 August. Any vehicle left on the route or on the riders. For more information, visit parked in a suspended parking bay will inkingston.co.uk be removed from the route. The Love Wimbledon street party For assistance with journey planning, celebrates its seventh year with great visit PrudentialRideLondon.co.uk/road- food, music and children’s activities closures to complement the fantastic views of the cyclists. For more information, visit lovewimbledon.org 4 Local information Public transport Emergency services There will be some planned engineering Emergencies will be treated as a priority works taking place on the Transport for in the usual way. If you require the London network on the event weekend. emergency services, call 999. Emergency vehicle access will be maintained and Due to event road closures, some prioritised throughout all of the Prudential bus services will need to be diverted RideLondon events. temporarily, suspended or will terminate earlier than usual. Some stops may also On the day be temporarily relocated. Online information There will be stewards and volunteers positioned along the route. If you require assistance on the day that is not a 999 To help plan your travel, road closure emergency please ask event staff to information for Sunday 4 August can be help. Alternatively, contact the Customer viewed prior to the event and live on the Services team on 0345 894 9773. day at PrudentialRideLondon.co.uk/road- closures Pedestrian crossing points All Prudential RideLondon road closure information is shared with travel Pedestrian crossing points are located information services, online mapping along the event route. These will be providers and satellite navigation under supervision to help pedestrians companies. cross the road. Usual crossings may be suspended, but an alternative will be For real time travel information and the signposted where it will be easier to cross. TfL journey planner, check tfl.gov.uk Please be patient during the event and listen to instructions given by stewards. 5 Kingston ROBI Prudential RideLondon Richmond N Park H O Wimbledon route in Kingston R O I D W C OA A D Common H R R E R W M R E Sunday 4 August ME N A O H Y C N T R (K B LA O D L ROA A I R O NG D L D O O P O R O R E ST W IV M O AD L D RO OA O E A R L For road closure times see page 3 S N G R Q L D KIN T I D R N U A E BY U H O H E C O P A S R A E P D E N GE D A N R O OR L P E M O GE IL R . 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