Royal
Borough to host Olympic Road cycling
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is one of five
London boroughs to host part of the Olympic Road Cycling races in
2012.
Both races will take place on the first weekend of the Games;
the men’s race on Saturday 28 July and the women’s on Sunday 29
July 2012. These races will give residents and visitors a chance to
get close to the action of what will certainly be a spectacular
event.
The races will begin in Westminster and enter the Royal Borough
at Knightsbridge. They will then run along Knightsbridge, Brompton
Road and Fulham Road before crossing into Hammersmith & Fulham,
Wandsworth, Richmond and beyond.
A test race took place along this route in August 2011 as part
of London’s preparations for the Olympic Games in 2012.
The Olympic races will be exciting spectacles, but traffic and
public transport will be severely affected. Knightsbridge, Fulham
Road and Brompton Road will be partially closed to traffic on the
race days.
The Council is working with the race organisers and will be
asking LOCOG to provide it with further details about the times the
roads will be closed and the impact on residents and businesses
well in advance of the events. As soon as more details are
available the Council will ask LOCOG to organise local
briefings.
For more information, contact the Royal Borough’s 2012
Unit by email at: 2012Unit@rbkc.gov.uk