Tour De France Update

Latest Tour de France news (courtesy of Epping Town Council)

TDF riders

  • The expected arrival time of the race itself in Epping is about 2.30pm – 2.45pm on Monday 7th, July . The ‘caravan’ will arrive up to an hour earlier with sponsors floats and entertainment. Several hundred support vehicles will follow the cyclists
  • The route through Epping will be closed to vehicles from 9am until about 5pm.
  • It will be possible to cross the High Street on foot at the existing pedestrian crossings until shortly before the caravan arrives
  • Palmers Hill will not have barriers by the Town Greens so pedestrians will be able to cross there freely until just before the caravan arrives. Other roads in the town will be open with barriers only at the junctions themselves. There will be marshals at all junctions
  • There will be about 20 portable toilets in the town, a large block near the toilets in the Cottis Lane car park and a smaller block on the other side of the High Street near Grove Lane
  • St John’s Ambulance will provide first aid support in the town. There will be two medical treatment facilities one on the Duke of Wellington pub forecourt and one on the access road behind the High Street outside the district council depot (opposite Station Road). Ambulances will be stationed in St Johns Road and Clarks Lane
  • Two disability viewing areas have been arranged specifically for disabled residents to view the race. They are outside the fire station and on Grove Lane. Space is limited and residents should contact Peter Charman at Epping Forest District Council email PCharman@eppingforestdc.gov.uk to book places
  • Additional car parking will be available on the day at Shaftesbury Farm, Lindsey Street; Thornwood Road and Epping St John’s School
  • Organisers anticipate up to 20,000 people in Epping with as many as 6,000 of the total expected in the market area alone
  • There will be a funfair at Stonards Hill Recreation Ground
  • Hemnall Social Club is organising activities for children, entertainment and face painting, and refreshments