Issue - meetings

RESOLVED:

1.    To host the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey event in 2020 using a route similar to the previous years to be delivered by the current delivery company, the London-Surrey Cycle Partnership (LSCP) under a one year extension to the current contract.

2.    To continue to collaborate with the Greater London Authority, Transport for London and their delivery partners, to allow planning for events up to 2026, was agreed in principle. Approval of hosting events from 2021 to 2026 would be sought from Cabinet, following consultation.

Reasons for Decision:

There was a need for both Surrey and London, as the hosting areas, to agree or not to the hosting of the event to be delivered by the LSCP for 2020. This was to allow LSCP to approach the professional cycle teams to open discussions for the London-Surrey Classic. There was a pressing need for this decision because the contract with LSCP expired in 2019 and there was a need to allow them to represent the event in discussions. In addition the Summer of 2020 was a busy period in the sporting calendar due to the 2020 Olympics and Tour de France, and as such there was a need to secure the professional teams for the event.

There was a need for in principle agreement to host the event until 2026 to allow officers to undertake early discussions about possible events beyond 2020 subject to hosting being agreed.

[The decision on this item can be called in by the Environment Select Committee]

The Cabinet Member for Community Services introduced the report which described how this was part of the legacy of the 2012 Olympic Games.  The Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic and 100 (PRLS) had taken place annually since the 4 August 2013. Since the start of the event £2.5m has been given to Surrey Sporting and recreational Charites through the London Marathon Trust. A detailed breakdown of beneficiaries was provided in Appendix 1 to the submitted report.

Surrey County Council had shown commitment to supporting cycling as an affordable means of transport and as a healthy leisure activity and had published the Surrey Cycle Strategy.  The continuation of the Prudential London-Surrey 100 and Classic would maintain Surrey’s position as a centre for cycling while allowing residents with the opportunity to take part in a world class event and to view professional cycling teams racing in the county.

It was estimated that around 2500 surrey residents take part in the event each year. The consultation results and details of complaints and compliments following the previous event was noted and where things could be improved lessons were learned.

The event was delivered on a not for profit basis with a charitable trust overseeing the allocation of grants to sporting and recreational charities in Surrey and London. The event was structured to ensure that all event costs are borne by the event organiser.

RESOLVED:

1. To host the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey event in 2020 using a route similar to the previous years to be delivered by the current delivery company, the London-Surrey Cycle Partnership (LSCP) under a one year extension to the current contract.

2. To continue to collaborate with the Greater London Authority, Transport for London and their delivery partners, to allow planning for events up to 2026, was agreed in principle. Approval of hosting events from 2021 to 2026 would be sought from Cabinet, following consultation.

Reasons for Decision:

There was a need for both Surrey and London, as the hosting areas, to agree or not to the hosting of the event to be delivered by the LSCP for 2020. This was to allow LSCP to approach the professional cycle teams to open discussions for the London-Surrey Classic. There was a pressing need for this decision because the contract with LSCP expired in 2019 and there was a need to allow them to represent the event in discussions. In addition the Summer of 2020 was a busy period in the sporting calendar due to the 2020 Olympics and Tour de France, and as such there was a need to secure the professional teams for the event.

There was a need for in principle agreement to host the event until 2026 to allow officers to undertake early discussions about possible events beyond 2020 subject to hosting being agreed.