Euros Rides: This is London! Friday 31st July

There are 102 polo players from mainland Europe descending upon our lovely city this coming Friday, 31st July.

As part of our welcome, we'd like to offer a ride around London's famous London city. A few people who are coming over have already expressed interest, but this is not exclusive to our European visitors - if you are free next Friday afternoon, feel free to join us for a nice jont around the sites at a leisurely pace in the company of other cycle-lovers.

We're planning on leading tours, leaving from Tour de Ville's shop on Lamb Lane by London Fields, at noon, 2pm and 4pm. (Euros registration is at Tour de Ville from 6pm to 8pm and there will be beers and hopefully a barbie, weather permitting).

The route is not yet decided. We'd like to ask you lot if you'd care to lead a ride. Please put your name down for the noon, 2pm or 4pm ride and also say if you can create a route to best show off London's delights and lead the ride!

I can't do any of those times Ian...but a nice idea.
Good luck with it.

no so many people at once, plase make a line

HA ha! Matt's been contacted by a few people who are coming for the weekend asking him about getting a little tour ... does anyone want to lead a nice gentle ride, even for an hour?

keep in mind this will be in polo gearing.

is there a planned route, btw? or is it up to the guide?

get everyone along to criticasl mass !!
slow leisurely perfect for chatting see the sights maybe whack some polo balls along park lane and on a polo gear you'll never spin out apart from the mad race around parliament square

PURFICK

Iain, im free to do this... i'll work on a little route tonight.

get everyone along to criticasl mass !!
slow leisurely perfect for chatting see the sights maybe whack some polo balls along park lane and on a polo gear you'll never spin out apart from the mad race around parliament square

PURFICK

Ugh, CM. What better way to show foreigners the worst of London cycling ;)

Ugh, CM. What better way to show foreigners the worst of London cycling ;)

I was about to write that, Critical Mass is a good idea!

apart from the 2pm 4pm ride bit ???? Cm starts at 7ish-ish

yay !

ooops reading fail

sorry

apologies not accepted. ;)

Teddy,

Ray is leading these up, leaving 2pm and 4pm from Tour de Ville. He's working on a little route.

Teddy ive worked out a few locations which would be nice for a ride...be good to have aonther person there TBH.

start TDV,
down towards commercial st. to tower of london, and over tower bridge,
city hall,
across to southwark,
pass the court on union st.
up and to imax and pass skaters at southbank centre,
pass by eye,
cross westminster,
up to trafalgar,
then down the mall,
buckingham p,
hyde park cycle path,
not oxford st...(spoil sport??) run the parallel road. to holborn.
cheapside,
st pauls then to bishopsgate, give choice to go play at south polo or north up bishopsgate,
kingsland road, give the option to go to downham court,
then east along the canal, up queensbridge, east to middleton rd. across london feilds for a beer in the park or to TDV. DONE.

reckon thats about 15-18miles. that should do it.

if needed i'll do a route map.

R