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ACC + OLYMPIC ROAD RACE IMPORTANT NEWS!
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Re: ACC + OLYMPIC ROAD RACE IMPORTANT NEWS!
by DavidKennett » Tue Jul 17, 2012 2:25 pm
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Re: ACC + OLYMPIC ROAD RACE IMPORTANT NEWS!
by Phil H » Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:20 pm
[quote="Rogan"][quote="Elliot M"]So is the general thought that as long as we're in place by 9:00, we shouldn't have any issues with getting there by bike on road?
Folks - I am a little concerned that marshals will turn people away as soon as the organisers deem it in the interests of safety. [url]http://www.mole-valley.gov.uk/index.cfm?articleid=13499[/url]
Information on this event has been sporadic and has altered as organisers slowly realise how popular cycling is in the UK and Europe. Some of our neighbouring plots at Headley are concerned and have advise guests to be on site at 7am for the mens race. Since guidance is now based on access being denied when deemed appropriate we do not have a cut-off time to work to and for the sake getting up a few hours earlier I would have to advise that we all aim for 7:00.
The organisers are marshalling all exits including bridle paths and they may, of course, keep these access points open much later. Be early and don't chance it. You will notice that Car Parks open at 6am and are on a pre-booking basis.
Same place for Sunday's women's race for ticket holding members and their paid up guests. Your tickets cover both days.
I will post more info when I get it.
Any further news on this? Turning up five hours before the race is due through doesn't sound good if it's raining. When would the club "facilities" be open? I notice on that link that they are advising that you would be able to walk from the pony club parking along the bridle path with no time restrictions mentioned.
I suppose there's a chance that no security people will turn up at all
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Re: ACC + OLYMPIC ROAD RACE IMPORTANT NEWS!
by Phil H » Tue Jul 17, 2012 3:35 pm
Oh, 'ang on - I should've just googled.
From: [url]http://www.gosurrey.info/olympic-road-cycling/road-closures/rights-of-way-road-closures-2/[/url]. For them who have MTBs/cross bikes.
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Over the whole race route, any public bridleway or byway leading to the race route will be closed to horses and vehicles for the last 10 metres only to prevent them getting onto the race route or horses meeting with crowds of spectators. Otherwise they will remain open. There is only one public footpath, FP 76 at Church Hill Pyrford that will be closed for the final 10 metres on the race route as it exits on to a blind bend and there is no footway or verge. These rights of way will be open as soon as the roads are reopened. All other rights of way in the area will be remaining open.
The public rights of way network will be one of the key ways in which spectators will be able to access the race route and we learnt from last years test event that it was not necessary to close as many rights of way. We are very keen to keep the disruption and inconvenience of local users to the absolute minimum while at the same time considering the safety of rights of way users and the crowd management of these Olympic events. You can also use our interactive map to identify the numbers on the public rights of way
From: [url]http://www.gosurrey.info/olympic-road-cycling/road-closures/rights-of-way-road-closures-2/[/url]. For them who have MTBs/cross bikes.
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Over the whole race route, any public bridleway or byway leading to the race route will be closed to horses and vehicles for the last 10 metres only to prevent them getting onto the race route or horses meeting with crowds of spectators. Otherwise they will remain open. There is only one public footpath, FP 76 at Church Hill Pyrford that will be closed for the final 10 metres on the race route as it exits on to a blind bend and there is no footway or verge. These rights of way will be open as soon as the roads are reopened. All other rights of way in the area will be remaining open.
The public rights of way network will be one of the key ways in which spectators will be able to access the race route and we learnt from last years test event that it was not necessary to close as many rights of way. We are very keen to keep the disruption and inconvenience of local users to the absolute minimum while at the same time considering the safety of rights of way users and the crowd management of these Olympic events. You can also use our interactive map to identify the numbers on the public rights of way
The last section if you're taking the bridleway from Walton to the CC is marked as "restricted" which means that they may stop people if there's "no capacity". See [url=http://www.gosurrey.info/assets/documents/row-map]map[/url].
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