Tour de France 2014

^ The roads in Essex are generally pretty nice, but this one is one of those turd ones that are pitted everywhere and nasty to ride on. Froome will shit his pants when he sees it.

And the bike lane paint is quite a bump, and right in the position where you want to ride; if you're outside it, you're facing the wrsath of the douchebags who drive down there at about 70mph, if you're inside it, you're uncomfortably close to the kerb...

I used to train on this road in the 70s. It was a nice bit of road. On a tandem we could keep up with the traffic (cars were a bit slower then)

I rode on it recently and yes it's now horrible for cyclists. The cycle lane really is rubbish