[hamishg333]

Hi there,

I heard a rumor that on London marathon day (this Sunday) they shut the roads to cars at around 7am, if you can get onto the route with your bike just after that you can in fact cycle the full route without any cars before the race. 26 uninterrupted miles through central London, sounds great.

Has anyone had a go at trying this in previous years? does it work?

Any advice much appreciated.

Hamish

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[hamishg333]

7am start hopefully the
7am start hopefully the breakaway won’t be caught!

[Anonymous]

Also worth pointing out that
Also worth pointing out that the Elite men’s wheelchair race starts at 0900 and the winner will take around 1 hr 30 to finish. The top guys average over 17mph so unless you’ve got a good headstart and keep your speed up they might catch you…

[Al__S]

they’ve issued statements in
they’ve issued statements in the past to discourage this- basically up until the runners appear there can be vehicles stocking the drinks stations etc, plus media, officials and others all driving on the course and not expecting cyclists.

Plus, officially, the road is Closed, so they’re well within their rights to turf you off it. Right of Way is suspended…

Which means that plenty do do this. Of course

[Pret]

Hi, never tried and I would
Hi, never tried and I would join you, BUT what I have experienced with ride london last year was closed roads after 7am (if I am correct) BUT the route was full of pedestrians mixed with tourists.

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