The 2024 edition of Ford RideLondon takes place this weekend, from Friday, May 24 to Sunday, May 26.
Since the event's inception in 2013, participants have raised over £85 million for charitable causes.
This year, the boroughs of Camden, Lambeth, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Westminster, and the City of London will host the event in central London.
Therefore, Ford Ride will have an impact on a few London and Essex roads and routes. Here are all the road closures and times you need to be aware of.
Friday, May 24
Ford RideLondon Classique Stage 1 will be from Saffron Walden to Colchester.
The routes impacted will be in areas of Uttlesford, North Hertfordshire, East Hertfordshire, South Cambridgeshire, Braintree, Tendring and Colchester.
Central London will not be impacted by road closures.
Saturday, May 25
Between 6am and 9:30am, cyclists will depart from Victoria Embankment and make their way across central London, east London, then Essex, before making their way back to the capital by 6:30pm for a grand finish at Tower Bridge.
Here are the road closures for central London by borough during Stage Two:
St James’s Park and Green Park
The Mall - 6am to Monday May 27, 8am
Birdcage Walk - 6am to Monday May 27, 8am
Constitution Hill - 6am to Monday May 27, 8am
Spur Road - 6am to Monday May 27, 8am
Horse Guards Road - 6am to Monday May 27, 8am
Marlborough Road - 6am to Monday May 27, 8am
Sunday, May 26
Ford RideLondon-Essex 100, Ford RideLondon FreeCycle and Ford RideLondon Classique Stage Three will take place on this date.
The routes impacted will be central London, east London, Epping Forest, Braintree and Chelmsford districts.
Here are the road closures for central London by borough:
Camden
Kingsway, A4200 - 8am to 7:30pm
High Holborn, A40 - 8am to 7:30pm
Holborn, A40 - 8am to 7:30pm
City of London
Princes Street - closed from 8am to 7:30pm
Cheapside - closed from 8am to 7:30pm
Bank Junction - closed from 8am to 7:30pm
Mansion House Street - closed from 8am to 7:30pm
Poultry - closed from 8am to 7:30pm
Queen Victoria Street - closed from 8am to 7:30pm
Puddle Dock - closed from 8am to 7:30pm
Lambeth
Westminster Bridge Road, A302 - 4am to 7:30pm
Southwark
Tooley Street, A200 - 4am to 9pm
Tower Bridge Road, A100 - 4am to 7:30pm
Bermondsey Street - 4am to 7:30pm
Tower Hamlets
Tower Hill, A100 - 4am to 7:30pm
East Smithfield, A1203 - 4am to 7:30pm
The Highway, A1203 - 4am to 7:30pm
Limehouse Link Tunnel, A1203 - 4am to 7:30pm
Aspen Way, A1261 - 4am to 7:30pm
East India Dock Tunnel, A1261 - 4am to 7:30pm
Westminster
Temple Place - 00:01am to 9am
Victoria Embankment, A3211 - 00:01am to 9am
Blackfriars Underpass, A3211 - 00:01am to 9am
Northumberland Avenue - 00:01am to 9am
Horse Guards Avenue - 00:01am to 9am
Whitehall Place - 00:01am to 9am
Bridge Street, A302 - 4am to 7:30pm
Parliament Street, A3212 - 4am to 7:30pm
Whitehall, A3212 - 4am to 7:30pm
Great George Street - 4am to 7:30pm
St James’s Street, A4 - 8am to 7:30pm
Piccadilly, A4 - 8am to 7:30pm
Coventry Street, A4 - 8am to 7:30pm
Haymarket, A4 - 8am to 7:30pm
Pall Mall, A4 - 8am to 7:30pm
Pall Mall East, A4 - 8am to 7:30pm
Trafalgar Square - 8am to 7:30pm
Cockspur Street, A4 - 8am to 7:30pm
Duncannon Street, A4 - 8am to 7:30pm
Strand, A4 - 8am to 7:30pm
Aldwych, A4 - 8am to 7:30pm
Waterloo Bridge, A301 - 8am to 7:30pm
How to get around London
Numerous buses will deviate from their intended route or halt somewhere along the way. Use the rail and underground systems in London to move around more conveniently, or think about walking or cycling for shorter distances.
Check TfL before committing to your journeys.
Alternatively, from 10am to 3pm, cyclists of all ages and skill levels can explore an eight-mile central London loop that is free of traffic on Sunday, May 26.
