LAST summer the world's best cyclists sped through Mole Valley, bidding to secure a slice of Olympic history and sparking hopes of a legacy for future Mole Valley cyclists.
But fast-forward seven months and cyclists have claimed the district's cycle paths that ran alongside the Olympic route are in a worse condition now than before the London Games.
They claim nothing has been done to create a legacy for the route, which ran through Westcott, Dorking, Box Hill and Leatherhead.
Mole Valley's Cyclists' Touring Club representative John Meudell told the Advertiser the east pathway at Mickelham A24 was most in need of repair.
He said: "It's a disgrace. It hasn't been restored in many years and just anything to do with cycling is an uphill struggle in this area.
"It's appalling and it's because of a whole bunch of things. Many of the roads get filled in quickly but it never happens on the cycle paths."
In June last year, the 62-year-old asked if the cycle paths south of the Burford Bridge Hotel on the A24 would be resurfaced before the Olympic race, just as the paths north of the hotel were.
Keith Bingham, a freelance journalist at Cycling Weekly magazine, agreed that conditions were worse post-Olympic Games and said there had been "no talk of legacy" since July.
He said: "There was a lot of talk about how wonderful it [the Olympic cycle race] was but nothing has been done."
Mr Bingham, of West Street, Dorking, suggested an "Olympic Bridge" should be built across the A24 at Westhumble to extend the legacy.
He added that the subway by the Burford Bridge Hotel was "inappropriate" for two-wheelers because it is too narrow.
Mr Meudell, of Dene Street, Dorking, also said the A25 pathway to Brockham, and the cycle paths around Pump Corner in his town, which were not part of the Olympic route, were also in dire need of repair.
At a highways forum meeting on Monday night, Surrey County Council representatives said if there were any "safety difficulties" they would mend them.
Highways area team manager John Lawlor added: "We will try to mend them within the budget. We support the cycling forums in any way we can."
He added that he thought the Highways Agency did a "great job" looking after the roads for the Olympic cycle race.
