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There is no other closed road event like it!!
Prudential RideLondon-Surrey combines amateur cyclist participating in this 100 mile challenge on the same closed roads as the professionals, with the added incentive of raising money for some great charities. To capture it all, the best action is broadcast live on TV in the UK and internationally, to be seen by an audience of millions!
Starting at the Queen Elizabeth Olympic park, cyclists will head past Canary Wharf and through the City of London before cycling west along Piccadilly and the A4 at Hammersmith. Riders first cross the River Thames at Chiswick and pass through Richmond Park and the heart of Kingston-upon-Thames, before crossing Hampton Court Bridge along the route made famous by both the road race and time trail event during the London 2012 Olympic games.
Theres plenty of stunning Surrey country side on offer as cyclists head south past Newlines Corner, Abinger Hammer and Holmbury St Mary before tackling the biggest ascent on the route at Leith Hill. After a well earned descent towards Dorking, its onto the next challenge, the world famous zig-zags of Box Hill
After heading north through Leatherhead, Oxshott and Esher the route takes riders back into London through Kingston and over Putney Bridge to cross the river Thames for the final time. The route then follows the Embankment all the way alongside the Thames, heading past some of London's most famous landmarks as it makes its way across Parliament Square and up Whitehall.
The route then swings left at Trafalgar Square, with riders streaming under Admiralty Arch before a Spectacular finish on The Mall.
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