The 2012 Olympics Effect

Meadowbank Recreation Groun, Dorking, Surrey
July 2012:

Watching the 2012 Olympics Road Race on the big screen in the park,

next to Meadowbank Stadium, the home of Dorking F.C.

 

The Road Race went through Dorking and round nearby Box Hill

December 2012:

Nice weather for ducks in the park after the rain.

So that was Summer !

Outside the Southbank Centre, London

So that was summer 2012 - the Olympics were great, Wiggins won the Tour de France, Murray won the US Open but it was cloudy most of the time and rained too much.

Evening over central London in September

Flags in Dorking for 2012 Olympics Road Race

Dorking gets ready for the cycling road race in the 2012 London Olympics.

Mark Cavendish from the Isle of Man is a favourite in the mens' race, hence the Isle of Man flag with the three legs.

The two races will pass through the town centre on the way to nearby Box Hill, the men on Saturday 28 July and the women on Sunday 29 July. The races will also go past the Denbies Wine Estate.

See  also previous entry of  pictures of the road race route through Dorking.

300 days to go until the 2012 Olympics in London

The counter in front of the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square this evening shows 3oo days to go until the 2012 Olympics in London.

Dorking, Surrey - 2012 Olympic Cycling road race route

As I mentioned in my previous blog entry, the 2012 Olympic cycling road race will be passing through the town of Dorking in Surrey. Here are some pics of the route:

Dorking High Street, part of the 2012 Olympic Cycling road race course

West Street, Dorking

Cyclists already trying out the route on West Street

Flowers in Dorking

Dorking High Street which is to be part of the course

for the cycling road race in the 2012 Olympics.

A flower shop on the high street.

The Olympic cycling course also goes past the roundabout featuring the Dorking cockerel, see Dorking cockerel picture.