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

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. The race was won by rider

Arnaud Démare Arnaud Démare (born 26 August 1991) is a French professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . Having turned professional in 2012 and specialising as a sprinter, Démare has taken almost 100 wins as a professional, including 1 ...

in a sprint finish from a large main group of 96 riders.

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of finished second, having also finished second on The Mall in the 2011 London-Surrey Cycle Classic. The podium was completed by

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of . Pre-race favourite

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() failed to finish together with

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(). The highest place Briton was

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() who having been edged out in the final sprint, rolled in tenth, ahead of

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() - winner of the 2013 Milan – San Remo.

Route

RideLondon-Surrey Classic Leith Hill Loop

The route chosen for the 2013 edition of the RideLondon–Surrey Classic was a variation of the course used for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The route featured five categorised climbs and three intermediate sprint points. Riders started from the

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close to the Olympic Velodrome before passing close to

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and the

Tower of London The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in central London, England. It lies within the London Borough of Tower Hamle ...

on the way through central London. Leaving London by the A4 the route passed through

Richmond Park Richmond Park, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, is the largest of Royal Parks of London, London's Royal Parks and is of national and international importance for wildlife conservation. It was created by Charles I of England, Cha ...

Kingston upon Thames Kingston upon Thames, colloquially known as Kingston, is a town in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, south-west London, England. It is situated on the River Thames, south-west of Charing Cross. It is an ancient market town, notable as ...

and

Hampton Court Palace Hampton Court Palace is a Listed building, Grade I listed royal palace in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, southwest and upstream of central London on the River Thames. Opened to the public, the palace is managed by Historic Royal ...

. In Surrey the route passed through

Weybridge Weybridge () is a town in the Borough of Elmbridge, Elmbridge district in Surrey, England, around southwest of central London. The settlement is recorded as ''Waigebrugge'' and ''Weibrugge'' in the 7th century and the name derives from a cro ...

and Ripley on the way to the first categorised climb of

Newlands Corner Newlands Corner is a nature reserve east of Guildford in Surrey, England. It is owned by the Albury Estate. It used to be managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust under an access agreement between the estate and Surrey County Council, but is no l ...

near

Guildford Guildford () is a town in west Surrey, England, around south-west of central London. As of the 2011 census, the town has a population of about 77,000 and is the seat of the wider Borough of Guildford, which had around inhabitants in . The nam ...

before heading along the A25 to

Abinger Hammer Abinger Hammer is a village in the Mole Valley district of Surrey, England. It lies in the Vale of Holmesdale in the Surrey Hills National Landscape and is located on the A25 about east of Guildford and west of Dorking. The village is name ...

. The route then featured three laps of a hilly section routed through

Holmbury St Mary Holmbury St Mary is a village in Surrey, England centered on shallow upper slopes of the Greensand Ridge. Its developed area is a nucleated village, southwest of Dorking and southeast of Guildford. Most of the village is in the borough of Gui ...

, Forest Green and

Ockley Ockley is a rural village in Surrey. It lies astride the A29, the modern road using the alignment of Stane Street (Chichester). The A29 diverges from the A24 from London about 2.5 miles northeast and takes the alignment of Stane Street a mile ...

which included the climb of

Leith Hill Leith Hill in southern England is the highest summit of the Greensand Ridge, approximately southwest of Dorking, Surrey and southwest of central London. It reaches above sea level, and is the second highest point in southeast England, aft ...

- the highest point in South-East England. The route back to London travelled through

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and included a single ascent of Box Hill before the largely flat run-in via Cobham, Kingston upon Thames,

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and

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. The final kilometres followed the Embankment, past the

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, along

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and turned right through

Admiralty Arch The Admiralty Arch is a historic landmark building in London, providing road and pedestrian access between The Mall, London, The Mall, which extends to the southwest, and Trafalgar Square to the northeast. Commissioned by King Edward VII in mem ...

400m from the finish on The Mall.

Sprints classification

There were three Intermediate Sprints that counted towards the sprints classification: Note that points were not awarded at the finish line.

King of the Mountains classification

There were five categorised climbs that counted towards the King of the Mountains classification:

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. Each of the 25 teams were due to enter six riders to the race, making up a starting peloton of 150 riders. and both entered teams of five riders, and Vegard Breen of did not start, making a starting field of 147 riders. The 25 teams that competed in the race were:

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 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 , and controlling the

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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 David Millar (born 4 January 1977) is a Scottish retired professional road racing cyclist. He rode for Cofidis from 1997 to 2004 and Garmin–Sharp from 2008 to 2014. He has won four stages of the Tour de France, five of the Vuelta a España a ...

of set a furious pace which led to the escape of his teammate

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together with

Yoann Offredo Yoann Offredo (born 12 November 1986) is a French former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 2008 and 2020, for the and teams. His only professional victory came at the 2009 Tour de Picardie, where he won stage 4. ...

() and Simon Yates ( Great Britain Cycling Team) - who eventually caught the early breakaway. With the peloton approaching Yoann Offredo and Zico Waeytens () 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 who were the better organised, delivering Arnaud Démare to the line to win by a bike length from Sacha Modolo.

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:

Sprints classification

The results of the Sprints Classification were:

King of the Mountains classification

The results of the King of the Mountains Classification were:

References

External links

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