The 2019 Prudential RideLondon–Surrey Classic was a
road cycling
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one-day race that took place on 4 August in London, England. It was the eighth edition of the
London–Surrey Classic
The London–Surrey Classic (also known as the RideLondon–Surrey Classic) was an annual men's professional one-day road bicycle racing, road cycling race, starting and finishing in London and routed via the picturesque Surrey Hills AONB, Surr ...
and was the thirtieth event of the
2019 UCI World Tour
The 2019 UCI World Tour was a series of races that included thirty-eight road bicycle racing, road cycling events throughout the 2019 in men's road cycling, 2019 men's cycling season. It was the first time since the World Tour was launched by th ...
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Defending champion
Pascal Ackermann
Pascal Ackermann (born 17 January 1994) is a German cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam .
Career
Born in Kandel, Ackermann joined the team in 2013, and spent four seasons with the team. In August 2016 announced that Ackermann would joi ...
did not return to defend his title. In his absence,
Elia Viviani
Elia Viviani (born 7 February 1989) is an Italian professional Cycle sport, cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProSeries, UCI ProTeam . On 10 May 2015, Viviani won his first Grand Tour stage victory at the 2015 Giro d'Italia, Giro d'Italia, win ...
took the win with Ackermann's teammate
Sam Bennett coming in second. Viviani's teammate
Michael Mørkøv
Michael Mørkøv Christensen (; born 30 April 1985) is a Danish former Cycle sport, racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2005 to 2024. He is the brother of racing cyclists Jacob and Jesper Mørkøv.
Career
Born in Kokkedal, Mørk� ...
held off
Jasper Stuyven
Jasper Stuyven (born 17 April 1992) is a Belgian professional bicycle racing, racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam . He is considered to be a Classic cycle races, classics specialist, and has won several major races including the ...
for the final podium place.
Teams
Twenty teams of up to seven riders participated in the race:
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Great Britain
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Results
References
External links
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2019 UCI World Tour
2019 in British sport
August 2019 sports events in the United Kingdom
2019
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2019 in sport in London
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