Decision details

To approve the Surrey Cycling Strategy, following consultation

·      The Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 and Classic events for the period to 2017 be approved as the County’s legacy cycling events.

·      That, in order to achieve the above,  the Council will continue to collaborate with the Greater London Authority, Transport for London and other delivery partners to deliver the events

·      The Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 and Classic routes for 2014 be approved in principle and the final detail of the route be determined by either the Assistant Chief Executive or Strategic Director Environment and Infrastructure in consultation with the Leader of the Council, the Cabinet Member for Community Services and the Cabinet Member for Transport, Highways and the Environment.  

·      That a further decision will be taken regarding the proposed route for future events.

Reasons for Decisions:

The 2012 Olympic Games positioned Surrey as a centre for cycling and presented a once in a lifetime opportunity to realise the economic, health and environmental benefits from this. The Surrey Cycling Strategy sets out how these benefits will be realised.

An important aspect of this is the tourism and inspirational benefit derived from the profile of the Olympic road races.  To that end, following the successful operation of the 2013 PRLS events and the consultation feedback indicating widespread support for major cycling events, the PRLS events will be established as the county’s 2012 Olympic legacy cycling events.