2013 RideLondon–Surrey Classic
| 2013 UCI Europe Tour | |||
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| Elevation Profile | |||
| Race details | |||
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| Date | 4 August 2013 | ||
| Distance | 221 km (137.3 mi) | ||
| Winning time | 5h 07' 44" (43.09 km/h or 26.77 mph) | ||
| Palmares | |||
| Winner |  Arnaud Démare (FRA) |
(FDJ.fr) | |
| Second |  Sacha Modolo (ITA) |
(Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox) | |
| Third | Yannick Martinez (FRA) |
(La Pomme Marseille) | |
| Mountains |  Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) |
(Argos-Shimano) | |
| Sprints | Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) |
(Argos-Shimano) | |
2014 → | |||
The 2013 RideLondon–Surrey Classic (also known as the 2013 Prudential RideLondon–Surrey Classic for sponsorship reasons) was the inaugural running of the RideLondon–Surrey Classic one-day cycling race. It was held on 4 August 2013 as a 1.1 category event within the 2013 UCI Europe Tour.
The race was won by FDJ.fr rider Arnaud Démare in a sprint finish from a large main group of 96 riders.[1] Sacha Modolo of Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox finished second, having also finished second on The Mall in the 2011 London-Surrey Cycle Classic. The podium was completed by Yannick Martinez of La Pomme Marseille.
Pre-race favourite Peter Sagan (Cannondale) failed to finish together with Matthew Goss (Orica-GreenEDGE). The highest place Briton was Ben Swift (Team Sky) who having been edged out in the final sprint, rolled in tenth, ahead of Gerald Ciolek (MTN Qhubeka) - winner of the 2013 Milan – San Remo.
Race report
A breakaway of eight riders formed after 44 km, although their advantage did not increase beyond five minutes. The breakaway contained Ramon Sinkeldam of Argos-Shimano who would subsequently amass enough points at the intermediate sprints and on the categorised climbs to win both the Sprints Classification and the King of the Mountains Classification.
With Team Sky, Orica-GreenEDGE and Vacansoleil-DCM controlling the peloton the gap to the breakaway reduced to a little over two minutes after the three laps of the Leith Hill circuit. The peloton briefly splintered on the last categorised climb of Box Hill as David Millar of Garmin-Sharp set a furious pace which led to the escape of his team mate Jack Bauer together with Yoann Offredo (FDJ.fr) and Simon Yates (Great Britain Cycling Team) - who eventually caught the early breakaway.
With the peloton approaching Yoann Offredo and Zico Waeytens (Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise) attacked the remnants of the breakaway on the approach to Kingston upon Thames and built a lead of over a minute with 20 km left to race, however on the approach to London (within the final 6 km) they too were caught by the peloton — resulting in the widely expected bunch sprint on The Mall.
David Millar led the peloton through Westminster, but as the teams passed under the flamme rouge with 1 km to go it was FDJ.fr who were the better organised, delivering Arnaud Démare to the line to win by a bike length from Sacha Modolo.[2]
Teams
25 teams were invited to the 2013 RideLondon–Surrey Classic: 8 UCI ProTeams, 6 UCI Pro Continental Teams, 10 UCI Continental Teams along with the British national team.[3]
Each of the 25 teams were due to enter six riders to the race, making up a starting peloton of 150 riders. Belkin Pro Cycling and MTN Qhubeka both entered teams of five riders, and Vegard Breen of Team Joker Merida did not start, making a starting field of 147 riders.
The 25 teams that competed in the race were:[4]
| UCI ProTeams | UCI Pro Continental Teams | UCI Continental Teams | National Teams |
Results
General classification
Of the 147 starters 131 completed the course within the time limit and 96 riders finished on the same time. The top 10 finishers were:[5]
| Cyclist | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnaud Démare (FRA) |
FDJ.fr | 5h 07' 44" |
| 2 | Sacha Modolo (ITA) |
Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | s.t. |
| 3 | Yannick Martinez (FRA) |
La Pomme Marseille | s.t. |
| 4 | Fabio Sabatini (ITA) |
Cannondale | s.t. |
| 5 | Danny van Poppel (NED) |
Vacansoleil-DCM | s.t. |
| 6 |  Zak Dempster (AUS) |
Team NetApp-Endura | s.t. |
| 7 | Raymond Kreder (NED) |
Garmin-Sharp | s.t. |
| 8 | Cristian Delle Stelle (ITA) |
Bardiani Valvole-CSF Inox | s.t. |
| 9 | Chris Sutton (AUS) |
Team Sky | s.t. |
| 10 |  Ben Swift (GBR) |
Team Sky | s.t. |
Sprints classification
The results of the Sprints Classification were:[5]
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) |
Argos-Shimano | 10 |
| 2 |  Dominique Rollin (CAN) |
FDJ.fr | 6 |
| 3 | Jonathan Mould (GBR) |
Team UK Youth | 5 |
| 4 | Adam Yates (GBR) |
Great Britain Cycling Team | 3 |
| 5= | .svg.png){kind=small} Zico Waeytens (BEL) |
Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 2 |
| 5= |  Roman Van Uden (NZL) |
Node 4-Giordana Racing | 2 |
| 5= | Jack Bauer (NZL) |
Garmin-Sharp | 2 |
| 8= |  Matt Brammeier (IRL) |
Champion System | 1 |
| 8= | Clinton Avery (NZL) |
Champion System | 1 |
| 8= |  Reidar Bohlin Borgersen (NOR) |
Team Joker Merida | 1 |
King of the Mountains classification
The results of the King of the Mountains Classification were:[5]
| Cyclist | Team | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramon Sinkeldam (NED) |
Argos-Shimano | 26 |
| 2 | Dominique Rollin (CAN) |
FDJ.fr | 23 |
| 3 | Zico Waeytens (BEL) |
Topsport Vlaanderen-Baloise | 20 |
| 4 | Jonathon McEvoy (GBR) |
Team NetApp-Endura | 12 |
| 5 | Michael Cuming (GBR) |
Rapha Condor-Sharp | 7 |
| 6 | Reidar Bohlin Borgersen (NOR) |
Team Joker Merida | 5 |
| 7 | Clinton Avery (NZL) |
Champion System | 1 |
References
- ↑ "Arnaud Démare wins Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic". Cycling Weekly. 4 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ "Inspired Frenchman wins first Prudential RideLondon–Surrey Classic". 4 August 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ "Prudential RideLondon Media Guide — The Events" (PDF). Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ "Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic 2013 - Start List" (PDF). Retrieved 11 August 2013.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "Prudential RideLondon–Surrey Classic 2013 - Official Results" (PDF). Retrieved 11 August 2013.