Shutting central London down for 2 days cycling, was it really necessary?

Tinuel

Disclaimer: I am also a cyclist!

Today was probably one of the least enjoyable days to drive in London. Scrap least enjoyable, it was a nightmare.

All well and good to hold events to promote cycling, but a few things that were poorly planned:
- Why not have the race on the same day (maybe a different route) as the free for all event on Saturday?

- Was there really a need to shut most of the bridges, effectively cutting off the link between North and South London?

- The bridges that did remain open, were almost of no use. As soon as you crossed it, one would find heavy traffic or road closures around it.

- Why is the route of these events always by the river, when there are plenty of other roads in London ?

- Why close the Southbound Blackwall tunnel section on the same day?

- If the needs must and the bridges had to be shut, why not re-open the roads and bridges as the race progressed? Why keep it closed for the duration?

- Most bridges were shut from 5 freaking am till 19:00

Unless proper planning and thinking goes into this, I don't want this stupid 2 days event again next year. Or I will make sure I stay well away.

For the inevitable replies of "take public transport", I had to deliver 3 large bits of luggage to a friend in North London. A 40 minutes car journey, ended up taking a lot more than that.

By the time I got back home, I had to rush to get to work (1 hour late).

Yes Boris, unlike you, some of us do work Sunday evenings!!!