This Saturday, 21 September, the Tour of Britain cycle race comes to Woking. For some it’s a chance to watch Sir Bradley Wiggins and Mark Cavendish in action. For others it’s an inconvenience as local roads are affected by closures.
Watch
The good news for “watchers” is that there are two
opportunities to see Wiggo and Cav in Woking.
The race first comes into Woking borough from Send. The cyclists will head through Old Woking,
then past Woking Park and the Leisure Centre before coming into the town centre
and along Victoria Way. After a sprint
along Chertsey Road riders will leave Woking via the Six Crossroads and past
McLaren down to the Ottershaw roundabout.
The race returns to Woking after a meander around the back
of St Peter’s Hospital, through Lyne and into Chobham. From Chobham the racers pedal along Guildford
Road and Chobham Road, past the end of Carthouse Lane and
into Knaphill. The race goes along
Bagshot Road and then heads off to Pirbright.
The first entry of the race into Woking is around 13.55 with
the Chertsey Road sprint scheduled for 2pm.
The race returns in Knaphill around 14.30.
Avoid
There is also good news for those who find road closures for
cycle races an inconvenience. Unlike RideLondon
and the Tour Series this race won’t mean hours of closed roads. Roads are closed on a rolling basis as the
race passes through. This should mean 15
to 20 minute closures.
There’s a great map (although it’s a little slow) where you
can look at the race route as a whole or zoom in on any section of the race to
a detailed level. Woking Council has timings for the race coming through Woking and Surrey County Council hastimings for the whole race.
