Lizzie Deignan takes Trek-Segafredo reins as Balsamo crashes out of RideLondon

Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) in the points jersey after stage 1 of RideLondon
Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) in the points jersey after stage 1 of RideLondon (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Lizzie Deignan (Trek Segafredo) made the most of a secondary plan as she and her teammates were forced to attack stage 1 of the RideLondon Classic after their sprinter, Elisa Balsamo, abandoned the race.

Deignan finished third on the day behind winner Charlotte Kool (Team DSM) and Clara Copponi (FDJ-SUEZ) on the uphill run to the line in Colchester. She sits third in the general classification, eight seconds behind Kool.

James Moultrie
News Writer

James Moultrie is a gold-standard NCTJ journalist who joined Cyclingnews as a News Writer in 2023 after originally contributing as a freelancer for eight months, during which time he also wrote for Eurosport, Rouleur and Cycling Weekly. Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d’Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport’s top riders in Chloé Dygert, Lizzie Deignan and Wout van Aert. Outside of cycling, he spends the majority of his time watching other sports – rugby, football, cricket, and American Football to name a few.