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social cycle ride March 9th 10am start


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This is the usual two-hour, easy-paced ride on mostly quiet streets and paths. It starts and finishes in Deal Porter Square next to Canada Water Library and opposite CW Station (SE16 7AR). Canada Water station is on the overground and has lovely lifts capable of taking three bikes at a time. Peckham Rye is on the Overground and East Dulwich is walk-on the connection to the Overground at Peckham Rye is straight across the platform.


The plan is to ride to Greenwich, cross the Thames via the foot tunnel, then ride upstream to Tower Bridge, probably using the ?canals? through Wapping. Finally back along the Bermondsey riverside to Canada Water. Riding Tower Bridge is not as bad as you might think -- the speed limit is enforced with comprehensive severity and therefore obeyed ? as a result the traffic is slow, and there are no junctions. The bridge is too wide to overtake cyclists and as a result it's actually rather straightforward.


There are lots of points of interest en route ? Deptford riverside, Cutty Sark, Canary Wharf, St Katherines Dock and the route map is at https://goo.gl/DhhUOD. To join in just turn up. For queries text organiser Bruce Lynn on 07729 279 945.


These rides are organised by Bruce and friends on behalf of Southwark Cyclists. Our website is here: https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk. We are the borough branch of the London Cycling Campaign and all our rides and events are posted here: https://lcc.org.uk/events/thames-loop-southwark-healthy-ride-2?esid=14673. If it isn't here, it isn't our ride and it won't be insured by us.

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