CS8

Yesterday I cycled into central London, mostly along the route I used to take in to work many years ago. Not much had changed, except that the part on the north bank of the Thames from Chelsea Bridge along the Embankment to Lambeth Bridge has become part of CS8. It is a big improvement. This stretch of road, well surfaced, wide and with few junctions is ideal for the superhighway approach and the width of the blue cycle lane is generous. The improvement at the foot of Vauxhall Bridge is especially marked with the blue streak giving you a clear line across innumerable lanes of revving traffic onto Milbank and the Tate Gallery. Sadly, the route seems to stop suddenly at the roundabout at Lambeth Bridge, but otherwise the two miles or so I did were a joy. It would be nice to think that the rest of CS8—from Chelsea Bridge to Wandsworth—is as good. Has anyone ridden that section?..............Julian