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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Peter Walker

RideLondon: it’s all change as cycling festival on closed roads returns

Cyclists
RideLondon took participants into Essex – a break from previous years when it the route went into Surrey. Photograph: Adam Warner for London Marathon Events/PA

RideLondon is back. After a Covid-enforced hiatus, the closed-roads cycling festival held its first incarnation since 2019 on Sunday, with both the family-based Freecycle and the 30-, 60- and 100-mile rides held on the same day. There have been some changes – so what was it like? As has become traditional, here are five thoughts about the event.

Goodbye Surrey, hello Essex

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