Strolling home: the South Circular Road on the morning of the first Olympic road race
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Strolling home: the South Circular Road on the morning of the first Olympic road race
Image: © Stefan Czapski Taken: 28 Jul 2012
A shot taken a few minutes after the men's road race had passed through on its way to the Boxhill circuit. This stretch of Upper Richmond Road (between Priory Lane/Vine Road and Priest's Bridge) was not part of the Olympic course, but was included in the closures which lasted for much of the weekend. The timing of the event - on the morning after the opening ceremony - along with the fine weather, brought local people out in their thousands. Here we are, heading home, and making the most of a rare opportunity to amble right down the middle of the South Circular. The race came back some five hours later, drawing - if anything - even larger crowds.
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