two free social cycle rides Saturday June 26th

[Sally Eva]

Two rides on Saturday 26th. Both flat and easy paced. All welcome but numbers limited because of Covid.

You must register on Eventbrite, details below. Please give a phone number when registering as it may be needed for Track and Trace.If you cannot make it, please cancel so that someone else can take the place. Even at the last minute it is worth cancelling.

Bloomsbury Loop from Burgess Park

10am ? 12.30pm. Start/finish Park Life Caf?, Burgess Park, off Albany St, SE5 0RJ.Route: Out over Blackfriars Bridge, back via Westminster Bridge.Ride through Bloomsbury, Marylebone and Hyde Park on a flat 13 mile route. Some sections on bigger roads but lots of quiet streets, cycle lanes and paths. Notable sites: Lincolns Inn, P.O.Tower, Wellington Arch (Hyde Park Corner), Buckingham Palace, Big Ben, Lambeth Walk (anyone know the song?). 13 miles, pretty much flat. Jane Leading.Route at https://gb.mapometer.com/cycling/route_5267671.html

Greenwich to Olympic Park

Flat 15 mile circuit with a cable car ride to make it interesting. 10am ? 1.30pm. Start/finish at Cutty Sark, next to the Foot Tunnel, SE10 9HT. Out along Thames Path past the O2 and on to the Emirates Airline.Remember to bring face mask and travel pass or card (passengers pay, bikes go free). Surprisingly easy to put a bike on the cable car. North to the Greenway and the Olympic Park. Circuit of the Park then exit to a coffee Stop at the ViewTube. Follow the Lee Valley route past Three Mills and probably looking in on Cody Dock. More Lee Path then through the Isle of Dogs. Stop at Mudchute DLR for riders who wish to avoid carrying bikes up and down the stairs at the Foot Tunnel (currently no lifts working). Exit from DLR is easiest at Greenwich station, then ride back to Cutty Sark to meet riders who have used the tunnel. Philippa leading. This route last ridden Oct 20th 2018, see report http://healthyrider.weebly.com/healthy-ride-reports-oct-dec-2018.html

These rides are organised by Bruce Lynn on behalf of Southwark Cyclists. We are the borough branch of the London Cycling Campaign. Our webside is here: https://southwarkcyclists.org.uk/ and the LCC website is here: https://www.lcc.org.uk/. To contact Bruce you can text him on 07729 279 945