Fittingly for the former home of a renowned royal sportsman, Henry VIII, Hampton Court Palace has been chosen as an official Olympic Games venue and will host the Cycling Time Trial on 1 August 2012.
The Time Trial is one of two Road Cycling events and will be contested individually against the clock over a distance of 44km for men and 29km for women. Riders set off at 90-second intervals and the rider with the quickest time of the day is the winner. The races will take place on Day 5 of the Olympic Games next summer.
They will start on the driveway to Hampton Court Palace and finish outside the Palace grounds on Hampton Court Road.
When combined with the Olympic Games Road Race passing through the area on the opening weekend of the Games, the addition of the Time Trial will provide a thrilling few days of Olympic Road Cycling with plenty of opportunities for people to line the route to support the riders.
To find out more about the event and how your journeys in the Hampton Court Palace area on 1 August 2012 could be affected visit the official London 2012 Road Cycling Time Trial web page here.
