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Nuray Bulbul

Ford RideLondon 2024: Full list of road closures ahead of cycling event

The 2024 edition of Ford RideLondon takes place this weekend, from Friday, May 24 to Sunday, May 26.

Since the event's inception in 2013, participants have raised over £85 million for charitable causes.

This year, the boroughs of Camden, Lambeth, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Westminster, and the City of London will host the event in central London.

Therefore, Ford Ride will have an impact on a few London and Essex roads and routes. Here are all the road closures and times you need to be aware of.

Friday, May 24

Ford RideLondon Classique Stage 1 will be from Saffron Walden to Colchester.

The routes impacted will be in areas of Uttlesford, North Hertfordshire, East Hertfordshire, South Cambridgeshire, Braintree, Tendring and Colchester.

Central London will not be impacted by road closures.

Saturday, May 25

Between 6am and 9:30am, cyclists will depart from Victoria Embankment and make their way across central London, east London, then Essex, before making their way back to the capital by 6:30pm for a grand finish at Tower Bridge.

Here are the road closures for central London by borough during Stage Two:

St James’s Park and Green Park

The Mall - 6am to Monday May 27, 8am

Birdcage Walk - 6am to Monday May 27, 8am

Constitution Hill - 6am to Monday May 27, 8am

Spur Road - 6am to Monday May 27, 8am

Horse Guards Road - 6am to Monday May 27, 8am

Marlborough Road - 6am to Monday May 27, 8am

Sunday, May 26

Ford RideLondon-Essex 100, Ford RideLondon FreeCycle and Ford RideLondon Classique Stage Three will take place on this date.

The routes impacted will be central London, east London, Epping Forest, Braintree and Chelmsford districts.

Here are the road closures for central London by borough:

Camden

Kingsway, A4200 - 8am to 7:30pm

High Holborn, A40 - 8am to 7:30pm

Holborn, A40 - 8am to 7:30pm

City of London

Princes Street - closed from 8am to 7:30pm

Cheapside - closed from 8am to 7:30pm

Bank Junction - closed from 8am to 7:30pm

Mansion House Street - closed from 8am to 7:30pm

Poultry - closed from 8am to 7:30pm

Queen Victoria Street - closed from 8am to 7:30pm

Puddle Dock - closed from 8am to 7:30pm

Lambeth

Westminster Bridge Road, A302 - 4am to 7:30pm

Southwark

Tooley Street, A200 - 4am to 9pm

Tower Bridge Road, A100 - 4am to 7:30pm

Bermondsey Street - 4am to 7:30pm

Tower Hamlets

Tower Hill, A100 - 4am to 7:30pm

East Smithfield, A1203 - 4am to 7:30pm

The Highway, A1203 - 4am to 7:30pm

Limehouse Link Tunnel, A1203 - 4am to 7:30pm

Aspen Way, A1261 - 4am to 7:30pm

East India Dock Tunnel, A1261 - 4am to 7:30pm

Westminster

Temple Place - 00:01am to 9am

Victoria Embankment, A3211 - 00:01am to 9am

Blackfriars Underpass, A3211 - 00:01am to 9am

Northumberland Avenue - 00:01am to 9am

Horse Guards Avenue - 00:01am to 9am

Whitehall Place - 00:01am to 9am

Bridge Street, A302 - 4am to 7:30pm

Parliament Street, A3212 - 4am to 7:30pm

Whitehall, A3212 - 4am to 7:30pm

Great George Street - 4am to 7:30pm

St James’s Street, A4 - 8am to 7:30pm

Piccadilly, A4 - 8am to 7:30pm

Coventry Street, A4 - 8am to 7:30pm

Haymarket, A4 - 8am to 7:30pm

Pall Mall, A4 - 8am to 7:30pm

Pall Mall East, A4 - 8am to 7:30pm

Trafalgar Square - 8am to 7:30pm

Cockspur Street, A4 - 8am to 7:30pm

Duncannon Street, A4 - 8am to 7:30pm

Strand, A4 - 8am to 7:30pm

Aldwych, A4 - 8am to 7:30pm

Waterloo Bridge, A301 - 8am to 7:30pm

How to get around London

Numerous buses will deviate from their intended route or halt somewhere along the way. Use the rail and underground systems in London to move around more conveniently, or think about walking or cycling for shorter distances.

Check TfL before committing to your journeys.

Alternatively, from 10am to 3pm, cyclists of all ages and skill levels can explore an eight-mile central London loop that is free of traffic on Sunday, May 26.

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