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This is the roadworks at the north end of Blackfriars Bridge.
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Having the mandatory cycle lane cut down to an optional one of half-width is bad enough, especially with the line of cones - as yet unliberated by drunk students - that squeezes you right up against those lorries chugging past.
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But worse, those covers they've put down have nasty gaps in between, easily big enough to swallow a cycle tyre.
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Still, if you do come off your bike here, don't worry: you haven't missed out on much - the bike lane just beyond is closed anyway.
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