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The Ripley Road
How a Surrey village became Britain's most famous cycling destination.
Before bike lanes and Lycra, there was Ripley Road – the stretch of Surrey tarmac that drew thousands in the 1800s.
Simon Furber uncovers the forgotten story of the Portsmouth Road, The Anchor Inn, and the riders who turned Ripley into a pilgrimage site.
Image courtesy of Send & Ripley History Society
