RideLondon Classique 2023
Latest News from the Race
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Chloé Dygert says she will struggle with 2020 leg injury 'for the rest of my life'
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'I’m not at the top of my game yet' - Lizzie Deignan continues build at RideLondon
'On paper, this race doesn’t suit me, but I was able to have an impact' says Trek-Segafredo rider after finishing third overall -
RideLondon showcases combined power of sprint duo Kool and Georgi
Kool delivers overall and two stage victories for Team DSM, praises Georgi as 'best lead out'
Date | May 26-28, 2023 |
Start location | Saffron Walden |
Finish location | London |
Distance | 378.8km |
Previous edition | 2022 RideLondon-Classique |
RideLondon Classique 2023 Results
Stage 3: RideLondon Classique: Charlotte Kool wins London sprint, claims overall title
Charlotte Kool (Team DSM) won the final stage 3 in a bunch sprint on the streets of London. The Dutch sprinter also secured the overall title ahead of Chloé Dygert (Canyon-SRAM) and Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo).
Stage 2: Chloé Dygert wins stage 2 as Charlotte Kool crashes in final kilometre
Chloé Dygert (Canyon-SRAM) was the fastest of a reduced group to win the uphill sprint on stage 2 in Maldon. Overnight leader Charlotte Kool (Team DSM) crashed just outside the final kilometre but finished and maintained her lead in the overall classification.
Stage 1: Charlotte Kool wins reduced bunch sprint on stage 1
Charlotte Kool (Team DSM) won stage 1 of the RideLondon Classique from Saffron Walden to Colchester to earn the first leader's jersey of the three-day Women’s WorldTour stage race. Clara Copponi (FDJ-SUEZ) finished second and Lizzie Deignan (Trek-Segafredo) third as the podium as a group of 16 riders contested the bunch sprint after 149.7km.
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For a second consecutive season, the Ford RideLondon Classique returns to the Women’s WorldTour calendar as a three-day race, May 26-28, 2023.
The Classique began as a one-day race with a circuit in central London in 2013, founded as a legacy event from the 2012 London Olympic Games. It was added to the inaugural Women’s WorldTour calendar in 2016, and offered a €100,000 prize purse, oneof the richest one-day races for women. After cancellation in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic, the race returned for a three-day format.
In 2022, Team DSM’s Lorena Wiebes swept all three stages to secure the overall title of the RideLondon Classique in dominant fashion. On the final stage 3, a criterium-like course through the centre of London, Wiebes won the sprint ahead of Elisa Balsamo (Trek-Segafredo) and Lotte Kopecky (Team SD Worx).
Wiebes had also won the most previous edition in 2019, the final year of the one-day format, and Balsamo was second again. Dutch compatriot Kirsten Wild is the only other rider to date who has won the RideLondon event twice, doing so in 2016 and 2018. Other winners include Laura Trott (2013), Giorgia Bronzini (2014), Barbara Guarischi (2015) and Coryn Rivera (2017).
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RideLondon Classique 2023 route
The first two stages of RideLondon Classique will take place across the rolling hills in Essex, a formula that proved successful last year.
Stage 1 begins in Saffron Walden for 149.7 kilometres for a finish in Colchester, with an uphill finish in front of Colchester Castle. Stage 2 covers the east coast of Essex with the start and finish in Maldon, with the final 22km of the 137.1km route navigating three climbs over three finishing circuits.
The race concludes on the third day in the heart of London with circuits that start and finish along The Mall, one of the world’s most famous stretches of road that runs from Buckingham Palace to Trafalgar Square, for a total of 92km.
Read more about the route details for 2023 RideLondon Classique.
RideLondon Classique 2023 Schedule
Date | Stage | Start time | Finish time |
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May 26, 2023 | Stage 1: Saffron Walden - Colchester, 149.7km | 11:00 BST | 14:30 BST |
May 27, 2023 | Stage 2: Maldon - Maldon, 137.1km | 11:00 BST | 14:15 BST |
May 28, 2023 | Stage 3: London - London, 92km | 15:30 BST | 17:35 BST |
Races
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RideLondon Classique 202326 May 2023 - 28 May 2023 | London | Women's WorldTour
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Top News on the Race
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Kool keeps overall lead despite last-kilometre crash at RideLondon
'I could be better, but to be honest, I'm happy I'm still leading the GC. In the end, it's not too bad' said Team DSM leader -
Dygert marks successful comeback with first WorldTour win at RideLondon Classique
'I'm very appreciative of everybody who helped me get back to this spot' says Canyon-SRAM leader -
Balsamo among 8 riders crashing out of RideLondon Classique after stage 1
Trek-Segafredo racer suffers multiple fractures in scaphoid, mandible
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Kool, Georgi 'the perfect two' for Dutch rider's win at RideLondon Classique
Team DSM riders build confidence for final two stages -
Lizzie Deignan takes Trek-Segafredo reins as Balsamo crashes out of RideLondon
Briton takes third on stage 1, promises to race 'with nothing to lose' in WorldTour race -
Lizzie Deignan returns to first race in Britain since 2021 at RideLondon Classique
'RideLondon is probably the first race where I feel like I'll be able to be in the mix and able to be tactical rather than just surviving'