Greatest London Flat - 1 Lap
Course Notes
Distance (km)
%
Notes
0
Flat out of pens for 500 m to the start banner
0.5
2%
False flat for 600 m
1.1
-2%
1 km of steady descent into tunnel
2.1
2%
600 m of steady climb out of tunnel
3.6
4%
Northumberland Avenue climb up to Trafalgar Square, climb steady and keep together
4.0
Sharp left turn onto Whitehall, short bit of climbing.
4.1
-4%
Descent down first half of Whitehall.
4.4
1%
100 m of false flat before descending into right turn onto Great George Street.
5
-2%
Short drop into Birdcage Walk.
6
1%
False flat drag along Constitution Hill.
6.5
-1%
Gentle descent before left turn onto The Mall into reverse sprint
7.4
1.1%
Mall Sprint Reverse. 190 m.
7.6
1%
Start / Finish line. False flat up to Trafalgar Square
8.8
U-turn on the Strand
9.4
Back to Trafalgar Square and turning right towards Pall Mall.
10.3
3%
Right turn into climb up St James's Street.
10.6
-3%
Steady drop into underpass at Hyde Park Corner.
11.6
2%
Climb out of tunnel into a short false flat.
12.7
-1%
Descent through to little bump at Sloane Square
14.6
Flat for 2 km, into right turn over Lambeth Bridge.
17.4
-10%
Drop into the underground train section to the Surrey Hills.
18.4
5%
First part of the Box Hill climb around the roundabout and up to the first turn.
18.9
Rolling
Rolling hills through "Richmond Park".
19.8
3%
Short climb, 900 m.
20.7
-5%
Descent into the tunnel, 1200 m.
22.4
10%
Climb out of the tunnel.
22.7
Get your breath back.
24.2
2%
False flat for 600 m
24.8
-2%
1 km of steady descent into tunnel
25.9
2%
600 m of steady climb out of tunnel
27.3
4%
Northumberland Avenue climb up to Trafalgar Square, climb steady and keep together
27.6
Sharp left turn onto Whitehall, short bit of climbing.
27.8
-4%
Descent down first half of Whitehall.
28.1
1%
100 m of false flat before descending into right turn onto Great George Street.
28.7
-2%
Short drop into Birdcage Walk.
29.7
1%
False flat drag along Constitution Hill.
30.2
-1%
Gentle descent before left turn onto The Mall into reverse sprint
31.1
1.1%
Mall Sprint Reverse. 190 m.
31.3
1%
Finish line.