The 2014 RideLondon–Surrey Classic (also known as the 2014 Prudential RideLondon–Surrey Classic for sponsorship reasons) was the 2nd edition of the RideLondon–Surrey Classic one-day cycling race. It was held on 10 August 2014 as a 1.HC category event within the 2014 UCI Europe Tour.[1]
The detailed profile of the Coldharbour/Leith Hill loop as featured in the 2014 Prudential RideLondon–Surrey ClassicThe detailed profile of the Denbies Wine Estate loop as featured in the 2014 Prudential RideLondon–Surrey Classic
Following the inaugural running of the RideLondon–Surrey Classic the 193.1 km (120 mi) route chosen for the 2014 edition incorporates a number of changes.[2][3] The route features five categorised climbs and four intermediate sprint points.
The biggest changes relate to the Surrey section where local residents complained about the lengthy road closures put in place for the 2013 edition; where possible, the road closures for the 2014 edition will be managed by rolling road closures to limit the impact of the race on the local community.[4]
The climb of Newlands Corner has been substituted for Staple Lane in order to route the race further from Guildford. The Leith Hill loop (traversed three times in 2013) has been replaced with two different loops centred on Dorking - riders will tackle Leith Hill (via Coldharbour) once and Denbies Wine Estate twice. The riders will race through the centre of Dorking four times, rather than once in 2013. With three categorised climbs in the vicinity and two intermediate sprint points in the town centre, Dorking was expected to become a focal point for spectators.[5]
The route back to London, which still features the climb of Box Hill, was routed via Oxshott rather than Cobham. Minor changes to the route in Kingston upon Thames have been included in order to showcase the recently redeveloped ancient Market Place.[6]
The race was held in wet and windy conditions due to the passing of ex-Hurricane Bertha, with standing water and debris on the country lanes causing several punctures and accidents to riders. A 6-man breakaway formed through Richmond Park and contested the first 3 KOMs. Their lead varied between 1+1⁄2 and 2+1⁄2 minutes. Team Sky lead the peloton and upped the pace on the first climb of Denbies, fracturing the peloton and allowing the early break to be caught soon after. The second Denbies climb was animated by attacks from the likes of Phillip Gilbert and Gert Steegmans, creating a new lead group. Cannondale took up the attempts to pace the peloton back to the front through the final climb of Box Hill, but made little gain. As the leaders headed home for London, further increases in pace left a select group of 5 riders who would contest the victory. Gilbert and Julian Alaphilippe briefly went clear through Wimbledon, but Ben Swift, Adam Blythe and Kristijan Koren rode back to them to set up a final sprint down The Mall. Blythe, at the back of the line of riders, went first with a decisive sprint, Swift followed but was unable to beat him. Alaphilippe took third place, with the remnants of the break arriving soon after, with the peloton contesting a bunch sprint for top ten placings.[13] Soon after the race Adam Blythe signed for the 2015 season for Orica Green-Edge.[14]
^"Denbies Wine Estate added to Prudential RideLondon 2014". Cycling Weekly. 20 March 2014.
^"Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic - Route". Prudential RideLondon. Archived from the original on 31 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
^"Surrey County Council welcomes Prudential RideLondon improvements". Cycling Weekly. 26 March 2014.
^. Surrey Mirror. 28 March 2014. Archived from the original on 1 June 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
^. Kingston Council. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
^"Staple Lane GPX Track". Ride With GPS. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
^"Coldharbour GPX Track". Ride With GPS. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
^ ab"Denbies GPX Track". Ride With GPS. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
^"Box Hill GPX Track". Ride With GPS. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
^"Top team line-up for Prudential RideLondon–Surrey Classic". Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
^. Archived from the original (pdf) on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
^"Blythe claims London-Surrey Classic". Cycling News. 10 August 2014. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
^Nick Bull (9 September 2014). "Adam Blythe to join Orica-GreenEdge". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Sports & Leisure network. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
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The 2014 RideLondon Surrey Classic also known as the 2014 Prudential RideLondon Surrey Classic for sponsorship reasons was the 2nd edition of the RideLondon Surrey Classic one day cycling race It was held on 10 August 2014 as a 1 HC category event within the 2014 UCI Europe Tour 1 2014 RideLondon Surrey Classic2014 UCI Europe TourElevation ProfileRace detailsDates10 August 2014Stages1Distance193 1 km 120 0 mi Winning time4h 39 53 Results Winner Adam Blythe GBR NFTO Second Ben Swift GBR Team Sky Third Julian Alaphilippe FRA Omega Pharma Quick Step 20132015 Contents 1 Route 1 1 Sprints classification 1 2 King of the Mountains classification 2 Teams 3 Race report 4 Results 5 References 6 External linksRoute edit nbsp The detailed profile of the Coldharbour Leith Hill loop as featured in the 2014 Prudential RideLondon Surrey Classic nbsp The detailed profile of the Denbies Wine Estate loop as featured in the 2014 Prudential RideLondon Surrey Classic Following the inaugural running of the RideLondon Surrey Classic the 193 1 km 120 mi route chosen for the 2014 edition incorporates a number of changes 2 3 The route features five categorised climbs and four intermediate sprint points The biggest changes relate to the Surrey section where local residents complained about the lengthy road closures put in place for the 2013 edition where possible the road closures for the 2014 edition will be managed by rolling road closures to limit the impact of the race on the local community 4 The climb of Newlands Corner has been substituted for Staple Lane in order to route the race further from Guildford The Leith Hill loop traversed three times in 2013 has been replaced with two different loops centred on Dorking riders will tackle Leith Hill via Coldharbour once and Denbies Wine Estate twice The riders will race through the centre of Dorking four times rather than once in 2013 With three categorised climbs in the vicinity and two intermediate sprint points in the town centre Dorking was expected to become a focal point for spectators 5 The route back to London which still features the climb of Box Hill was routed via Oxshott rather than Cobham Minor changes to the route in Kingston upon Thames have been included in order to showcase the recently redeveloped ancient Market Place 6 Both the climb of Staple Lane and Oxshott were used in the routes of the Olympic Road Cycling races in 2012 Sprints classification edit There are four Intermediate Sprints that count towards the sprints classification Sprint Race distance Hampton Court Palace 33 8 km 21 0 mi Dorking 2nd Passage 98 6 km 61 3 mi Dorking 4th Passage 135 0 km 83 9 mi Wimbledon Village 178 6 km 111 0 mi Note that points are not awarded at the finish line King of the Mountains classification edit There are five categorised climbs that count towards the King of the Mountains classification Climb Race distance Category Length Ascent Average grade Max grade Staple Lane 7 66 3 km 41 2 mi Cat 2 1 4 km 0 9 mi 82 m 269 ft 5 9 9 9 Leith Hill via Coldharbour 8 84 2 km 52 3 mi Cat 2 1 8 km 1 1 mi 130 m 427 ft 7 2 14 2 Denbies Wine Estate 1st Passage 9 103 6 km 64 4 mi Cat 2 2 5 km 1 6 mi 137 m 449 ft 5 5 13 1 Denbies Wine Estate 2nd Passage 9 121 8 km 75 7 mi Cat 2 2 5 km 1 6 mi 137 m 449 ft 5 5 13 1 Box Hill 10 141 0 km 87 6 mi Cat 2 2 5 km 1 6 mi 123 m 404 ft 4 9 10 9 Teams edit25 teams were invited to the 2014 RideLondon Surrey Classic 7 UCI ProTeams 5 UCI Pro Continental Teams 12 UCI Continental Teams along with the British national team 11 Each of the 25 teams are due to enter six riders to the race making up a starting peloton of 150 riders The 25 teams that will compete in the race are 12 UCI ProTeams Belkin Pro Cycling BMC Racing Team Cannondale Omega Pharma Quick Step Orica GreenEDGE Giant Shimano Team Sky UCI Pro Continental Teams Colombia MTN Qhubeka NetApp Endura Topsport Vlaanderen Baloise Wanty Groupe Gobert UCI Continental Teams An Post Chain Reaction Madison Genesis NFTO Pro Cycling Velosure Giordana Rapha Condor JLT Synergy Baku Cycling Project Team 3M Team La Pomme Marseille 13 Team Raleigh Bike Aid Ride for Help Team Kuota Metec TKH Continental Cyclingteam National Teams Great Britain Cycling TeamRace report editThe race was held in wet and windy conditions due to the passing of ex Hurricane Bertha with standing water and debris on the country lanes causing several punctures and accidents to riders A 6 man breakaway formed through Richmond Park and contested the first 3 KOMs Their lead varied between 1 1 2 and 2 1 2 minutes Team Sky lead the peloton and upped the pace on the first climb of Denbies fracturing the peloton and allowing the early break to be caught soon after The second Denbies climb was animated by attacks from the likes of Phillip Gilbert and Gert Steegmans creating a new lead group Cannondale took up the attempts to pace the peloton back to the front through the final climb of Box Hill but made little gain As the leaders headed home for London further increases in pace left a select group of 5 riders who would contest the victory Gilbert and Julian Alaphilippe briefly went clear through Wimbledon but Ben Swift Adam Blythe and Kristijan Koren rode back to them to set up a final sprint down The Mall Blythe at the back of the line of riders went first with a decisive sprint Swift followed but was unable to beat him Alaphilippe took third place with the remnants of the break arriving soon after with the peloton contesting a bunch sprint for top ten placings 13 Soon after the race Adam Blythe signed for the 2015 season for Orica Green Edge 14 Results editCyclist Team Time 1 nbsp Adam Blythe GBR NFTO 4h 39 53 2 nbsp Ben Swift GBR Team Sky 0 3 nbsp Julian Alaphilippe FRA Omega Pharma Quick Step 1 4 nbsp Philippe Gilbert BEL BMC Racing Team 1 5 nbsp Kristijan Koren SLO Cannondale 3 6 nbsp Sam Bennett IRL NetApp Endura 12 7 nbsp Loic Vliegen BEL BMC Racing Team 13 8 nbsp Stef Clement NED Belkin Pro Cycling 13 9 nbsp Elia Viviani ITA Cannondale 31 10 nbsp Russell Downing GBR NFTO 31 References edit 2014 Prudential RideLondon Surrey Classic awarded hors categorie status Cycling Weekly 27 September 2013 Denbies Wine Estate added to Prudential RideLondon 2014 Cycling Weekly 20 March 2014 Prudential RideLondon Surrey Classic Route Prudential RideLondon Archived from the original on 31 May 2014 Retrieved 31 May 2014 Surrey County Council welcomes Prudential RideLondon improvements Cycling Weekly 26 March 2014 2014 routes for Prudential RideLondon cycle events announced Surrey Mirror 28 March 2014 Archived from the original on 1 June 2014 Retrieved 31 May 2014 About RideLondon Kingston Council Archived from the original on 28 May 2014 Retrieved 31 May 2014 Staple Lane GPX Track Ride With GPS Retrieved 31 May 2014 Coldharbour GPX Track Ride With GPS Retrieved 3 June 2014 a b Denbies GPX Track Ride With GPS Retrieved 31 May 2014 Box Hill GPX Track Ride With GPS Retrieved 14 September 2013 Top team line up for Prudential RideLondon Surrey Classic Archived from the original on 27 July 2014 Retrieved 24 July 2014 2014 Prudential RideLondon Surrey Classic Provisional Start List Archived from the original pdf on 8 August 2014 Retrieved 6 August 2014 Blythe claims London Surrey Classic Cycling News 10 August 2014 Retrieved 8 March 2014 Nick Bull 9 September 2014 Adam Blythe to join Orica GreenEdge Cycling Weekly IPC Media Sports amp Leisure network Retrieved 9 September 2014 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2014 RideLondon Surrey Classic amp oldid 1199057761, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
