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No, he was cycling West away from Putney and a car turned right (South) across him.
Dealtry Rd was my first guess as the junction there (including Dryburgh Rd) is a hotbed of vehicular fuckwittery, but he says there was a cycle lane, so it's probably further West from there and a road such as Colinette/Malbrook/Briar Walk/Woodborough...
Filtering fast past slow moving cars will always increase risk for you. If you do it up the inside you run the risk of this kind of thing. If you go up the outside you run the risk of either a car being let out from a side road on the left (so it can turn right across your path) or a car you're overtaking suddenly deciding to pull out for a right turn up ahead or just attempt a u-turn.
For URR to Roehampton Gate I'd do something this: https://goo.gl/maps/oDTY42ieQ6s but it depends on the time of day. It's a bit wiggly but it's relatively quiet (except Putney Heath and the wiggle to get onto Danebury Avenue).