Drucker takes breakaway sprint to win RideLondon Classic

Jean-Pierre Drucker (BMC) won the breakaway sprint to the finish line to take the victory at the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic on Sunday. The Luxembourg rider dashed to the line beating Mike Teunissen (LottoNL-Jumbo) and Ben Swift (Team Sky).

“I’m a fast guy and so I was pretty confident," Drucker said. "I watched Ben Swift because he was nervous and wanted to do something here. I focused on him and his wheel. It ended up good for me.

“I’m a sprinter who loves a pretty hard race, so we tried to make it a hard race. It was perfect for us.”

Sep Vanmarcke (Team LottoNL-Jumbo) set off a strong attack with roughly 70km to go that resulted in the day’s winning breakaway, which included Drucker, Teunissen and Swift along with Kristian Sbaragli (MTN-Qhubeka), Leigh Howard (Orica-GreenEdge), Kenneth Van Rooy (Lotto Soudal) and Fernando Gaviria (Etixx-QuickStep).

The gap between the eight riders and the main field hovered at around one minute for the final 30km, and the bunch seemed to ease up, allowing the breakaway's gap to increase to 1:30.

The breakaway riders began attacking one another in the closing kilometres, and although Vanmarcke gained a small gap at one point, they were back together on the run-in to the finish line.

The main early break formed when Erick Rowsell (Madison Genesis) Peter Williams (One Pro Cycling), Riccardo Stacchiotti (Vini Fantini, Sander Helven (Topspot Vlaanderen) and Lander Seynaeve (Wanty-Group Gobert) broke clear.

They established a five-minute lead over the peloton after just over 50 kilometres of racing.

Floris Gerts was dispatched up the road by BMC at that point and he replaced Seynaeve in the group but on the third ascent of the Ranmore climb the American team attacked once more, first with Dennis and then with Gilbert. The move failed to establish a significant lead but the damage was down with the peloton unable to respond once the final winning break went clear.

The leading eight worked well until Vanmarcke’s daring attack with 15km to go. The Belgian built up a 16 second lead but a strong headwind and a determined chase saw him caught before the finish line.

Full Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Jean Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team4:47:46
2Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Lotto NL-JumboRow 1 - Cell 2
3Ben Swift (GBr) Team SkyRow 2 - Cell 2
4Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team Lotto NL-JumboRow 3 - Cell 2
5Kristian Sbaragli (Ita) MTN-QhubekaRow 4 - Cell 2
6Leigh Howard (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 5 - Cell 2
7Kenneth Van Rooy (Bel) Lotto Soudal4:48:14
8Fernando Gaviria Rendon (Col) Etixx-Quick Step4:48:35
9Moreno Hofland (Ned) Team Lotto NL-Jumbo4:48:46
10Yves Lampaert (Bel) Etixx-Quick StepRow 9 - Cell 2
11Loic Vliegen (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 10 - Cell 2
12Daniele Ratto (Ita) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 11 - Cell 2
13Dries Van Gestel (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 12 - Cell 2
14Thomas De Gendt (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 13 - Cell 2
15Graham Briggs (GBr) JLT CondorRow 14 - Cell 2
16Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing TeamRow 15 - Cell 2
17Pieter Jacobs (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenRow 16 - Cell 2
18Twan Castelijns (Ned) Team Lotto NL-JumboRow 17 - Cell 2
19Victor Campenaerts (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenRow 18 - Cell 2
20Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenRow 19 - Cell 2
21Eddie Dunbar (Irl) NFTORow 20 - Cell 2
22Phil Bauhaus (Ger) Bora-Argon 194:50:50
23Federico Zurlo (Ita) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 22 - Cell 2
24Fabian Wegmann (Ger) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 23 - Cell 2
25Mark Mcnally (GBr) Madison GenesisRow 24 - Cell 2
26Bartiomlej Matysiak (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 25 - Cell 2
27Dale Appleby (GBr) NFTORow 26 - Cell 2
28Elia Viviani (Ita) Team SkyRow 27 - Cell 2
29Jakub Kaczmarek (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 28 - Cell 2
30Michael Schwarzmann (Ger) Bora-Argon 23Row 29 - Cell 2
31Timo Roosen (Ned) Team Lotto NL-JumboRow 30 - Cell 2
32Ralf Matzka (Ger) Bora-Argon 20Row 31 - Cell 2
33Sam Bewley (NZl) Orica GreenEdgeRow 32 - Cell 2
34Christoph Pfingsten (Ger) Bora-Argon 21Row 33 - Cell 2
35Xandro Meueisse (Bel) AN Post ChainreactionRow 34 - Cell 2
36Gerts Floris (Ned) BMC Racing TeamRow 35 - Cell 2
37Gerald Ciolek (Ger) MTN-QhubekaRow 36 - Cell 2
38Alex Peters (GBr) Team SkyRow 37 - Cell 2
39Russell Downing (GBr) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 38 - Cell 2
40Andrew Fenn (GBr) Team SkyRow 39 - Cell 2
41Huub Duijn (Ned) Roompot Oranje PelotonRow 40 - Cell 2
42Karol Domagalski (Pol) Team Raleigh GACRow 41 - Cell 2
43Tom Scully (NZl) Madison GenesisRow 42 - Cell 2
44Mark Cavendish (GBr) Etixx-Quick StepRow 43 - Cell 2
45Alistair Slater (GBr) AN Post ChainreactionRow 44 - Cell 2
46Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Etixx-Quick StepRow 45 - Cell 2
47Tyler Farrar (USA) MTN-QhubekaRow 46 - Cell 2
48Tom Moses (GBr) JLT CondorRow 47 - Cell 2
49Plotr Brozynaa (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 48 - Cell 2
50Jesper Asselman (Ned) Roompot Oranje PelotonRow 49 - Cell 2
51Michael Hepburn (Aus) Orica GreenEdgeRow 50 - Cell 2
52Scott Davies (GBr) Great Britain Cycling TeamRow 51 - Cell 2
53Wesley Kreder (Ned) Roompot Oranje PelotonRow 52 - Cell 2
54Brenton Jones (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 53 - Cell 2
55Owain Doull (GBr) Team WigginsRow 54 - Cell 2
56Andrew Tennant (GBr) Team WigginsRow 55 - Cell 2
57Christopher Lawless (GBr) Team WigginsRow 56 - Cell 2
58William Clarke (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 57 - Cell 2
59Magnus Cort Nielsen (Den) Orica GreenEdgeRow 58 - Cell 2
60Dylan Girdlestone (RSA) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 59 - Cell 2
61Tim Kerkhof (Ned) Roompot Oranje PelotonRow 60 - Cell 2
62Erick Rowsell (GBr) Madison GenesisRow 61 - Cell 2
63Scott Thwaites (GBr) Bora-Argon 22Row 62 - Cell 2
64Michael Cuming (GBr) JLT CondorRow 63 - Cell 2
65Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing TeamRow 64 - Cell 2
66Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 65 - Cell 2
67Bernard Eisel (Aut) Team Sky4:51:05
68Giacomo Berlato (Ita) Nippo Vini Fantini4:54:28
69Yanto Barker (GBr) One Pro Cycling4:56:40
70Edward Theuns (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenRow 69 - Cell 2
71James Vanlandschoot (Bel) Wanty - Group GobertRow 70 - Cell 2
72Gustav Larsson (Swe) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 71 - Cell 2
73Robin Stenuit (Bel) Wanty - Group GobertRow 72 - Cell 2
74Bert Van Lerberghe (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenRow 73 - Cell 2
75George Pym (GBr) Team Raleigh GACRow 74 - Cell 2
76Conor Dunne (Irl) AN Post ChainreactionRow 75 - Cell 2
77Tom Devriendt (Bel) Wanty - Group GobertRow 76 - Cell 2
78Peter Koning (Ned) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 77 - Cell 2
79Matthew Gibson (GBr) Great Britain Cycling TeamRow 78 - Cell 2
80Michal Paluta (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 79 - Cell 2
81Samual Lowe (GBr) Team Raleigh GACRow 80 - Cell 2
82Jens Mouris (Ned) Orica GreenEdgeRow 81 - Cell 2
83Iljo Keisse (Bel) Etixx-Quick StepRow 82 - Cell 2
84Bradley Wiggins (GBr) Team WigginsRow 83 - Cell 2
85Davide Frattini (Ita) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 84 - Cell 2
86Kristian House (GBr) JLT CondorRow 85 - Cell 2
87Alessandro Malaguti (Ita) Nippo Vini FantiniRow 86 - Cell 2
88Joel Zangerle (Lux) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 87 - Cell 2
89Christopher Sutton (Aus) Team SkyRow 88 - Cell 2
90Steele Von Pierre (Aus) NFTORow 89 - Cell 2
91Roy Jans (Bel) Wanty - Group GobertRow 90 - Cell 2
92Nicolas Dougall (RSA) MTN-QhubekaRow 91 - Cell 2
93Jonathan Dibben (GBr) Team WigginsRow 92 - Cell 2
94Evan Oliphant (GBr) Team Raleigh GACRow 93 - Cell 2
95Morgan Kneisky (Fra) Team Raleigh GACRow 94 - Cell 2
96Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport VlaanderenRow 95 - Cell 2
97Steven Lampier (GBr) Team Raleigh GAC4:56:52
98Tom Stewart (GBr) Madison Genesis5:00:51
99Karel Hnik (Cze) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 98 - Cell 2
100Robert Partridge (GBr) NFTORow 99 - Cell 2
101Berden De Vries (Ned) Roompot Oranje PelotonRow 100 - Cell 2
102Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro CyclingRow 101 - Cell 2
103Tom Bohli (Swi) BMC Racing TeamRow 102 - Cell 2
104Germain Burton (GBr) Great Britain Cycling TeamRow 103 - Cell 2
105Mike Northey (NZl) Madison GenesisRow 104 - Cell 2
106Ian Bibby (GBr) NFTORow 105 - Cell 2
107Eduard Grosu (Rom) Nippo Vini FantiniRow 106 - Cell 2
108Johnny Mcevoy (GBr) NFTORow 107 - Cell 2
109Mateusz Taciak (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 108 - Cell 2
110Alexander Maes (Bel) AN Post ChainreactionRow 109 - Cell 2
111Jurgen Roelandts (Bel) Lotto Soudal5:04:47
112Andreas Stauff (Ger) MTN-Qhubeka5:07:14
113Alessandro Bazzana (Ita) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 112 - Cell 2
114Aidis Kruopis (Ltu) AN Post ChainreactionRow 113 - Cell 2
115Ryan Mullen (Irl) AN Post ChainreactionRow 114 - Cell 2
116Oliver Wood (GBr) Great Britain Cycling TeamRow 115 - Cell 2
117Shane Archbold (NZl) Bora-Argon 18Row 116 - Cell 2
118George Harper (GBr) One Pro CyclingRow 117 - Cell 2
119Jake Kelly (GBr) Great Britain Cycling TeamRow 118 - Cell 2
120Frederique Robert (Bel) Wanty - Group GobertRow 119 - Cell 2
121Markus Barry (Ned) Team Lotto NL-JumboRow 120 - Cell 2
122Matthew Cronshaw (GBr) Madison GenesisRow 121 - Cell 2
123Theo Bos (Ned) MTN-QhubekaRow 122 - Cell 2
124Edward Clancy (GBr) JLT CondorRow 123 - Cell 2
125Bernard Sulzberger (Aus) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 124 - Cell 2
126Martin Kohler (Swi) Drapac Professional CyclingRow 125 - Cell 2
127Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo Vini Fantini5:09:30
DNFAdam Blythe (GBr) Orica GreenEdgeRow 127 - Cell 2
DNFNicolas Marini (Ita) Nippo Vini FantiniRow 128 - Cell 2
DNFShiki Kuroeda (Jpn) Nippo Vini FantiniRow 129 - Cell 2
DNFFelix English (Irl) JLT CondorRow 130 - Cell 2
DNFAlex Kirsch (Lux) Cult Energy Pro CyclingRow 131 - Cell 2
DNFJonathan Mould (GBr) One Pro CyclingRow 132 - Cell 2
DNFChris Opie (GBr) One Pro CyclingRow 133 - Cell 2
DNFJoshua Hunt (GBr) One Pro CyclingRow 134 - Cell 2
DNFLukasz Owsian (Pol) CCC Sprandi PolkowiceRow 135 - Cell 2
DNFMark Christian (GBr) Team WigginsRow 136 - Cell 2
DNFGabriel Cullaigh (GBr) Great Britain Cycling TeamRow 137 - Cell 2
DNFKenny Dehaes (Bel) Lotto SoudalRow 138 - Cell 2
DNFLander Seynaeve (Bel) Wanty - Group GobertRow 139 - Cell 2
DNFKenneth Hanson (USA) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 140 - Cell 2
DNFRobert Forster (Ger) Unitedhealthcare Professional Cycling TeamRow 141 - Cell 2
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Mountain 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Erick Rowsell (GBr) Madison Genesis6pts
2Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo Vini Fantini5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Lander Seynaeve (Bel) Wanty - Group Gobert2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Iljo Keisse (Bel) Etixx-Quick Step1Row 5 - Cell 3
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Mountain 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Erick Rowsell (GBr) Madison Genesis6pts
2Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo Vini Fantini4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Lander Seynaeve (Bel) Wanty - Group Gobert2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Iljo Keisse (Bel) Etixx-Quick Step1Row 5 - Cell 3
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Mountain 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Erick Rowsell (GBr) Madison Genesis6pts
2Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo Vini Fantini5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Lander Seynaeve (Bel) Wanty - Group Gobert2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Gerts Floris (Ned) BMC Racing Team1Row 5 - Cell 3
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Mountain 4
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Erick Rowsell (GBr) Madison Genesis6pts
2Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo Vini Fantini5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Gerts Floris (Ned) BMC Racing Team4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Thomas Sprengers (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen1Row 5 - Cell 3
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Mountain 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team6pts
2Huub Duijn (Ned) Roompot Oranje Peloton5Row 1 - Cell 3
3Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team4Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Soudal3Row 3 - Cell 3
5Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky2Row 4 - Cell 3
6Eddie Dunbar (Irl) NFTO1Row 5 - Cell 3
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Sprint 1
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling5pts
2Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Erick Rowsell (GBr) Madison Genesis2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Lander Seynaeve (Bel) Wanty - Group Gobert1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Sprint 2
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo Vini Fantini5pts
2Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Erick Rowsell (GBr) Madison Genesis1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Sprint 3
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo Vini Fantini5pts
2Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Erick Rowsell (GBr) Madison Genesis1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Sprint 4
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Gerts Floris (Ned) BMC Racing Team5pts
2Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Timo Roosen (Ned) Team Lotto NL-Jumbo2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Erick Rowsell (GBr) Madison Genesis1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Sprint 5
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Jean Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team5pts
2Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky3Row 1 - Cell 3
3Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team Lotto NL-Jumbo2Row 2 - Cell 3
4Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Lotto NL-Jumbo1Row 3 - Cell 3
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Mountain classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Erick Rowsell (GBr) Madison Genesis24pts
2Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo Vini Fantini19Row 1 - Cell 3
3Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen16Row 2 - Cell 3
4Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling11Row 3 - Cell 3
5Rohan Dennis (Aus) BMC Racing Team6Row 4 - Cell 3
6Lander Seynaeve (Bel) Wanty - Group Gobert6Row 5 - Cell 3
7Huub Duijn (Ned) Roompot Oranje Peloton5Row 6 - Cell 3
8Gerts Floris (Ned) BMC Racing Team5Row 7 - Cell 3
9Philippe Gilbert (Bel) BMC Racing Team4Row 8 - Cell 3
10Jens Debusschere (Bel) Lotto Soudal3Row 9 - Cell 3
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Sprint classification
#Rider Name (Country) TeamResultHeader Cell - Column 3
1Peter Williams (GBr) One Pro Cycling14pts
2Riccardo Stacchiotti (Ita) Nippo Vini Fantini10Row 1 - Cell 3
3Sander Helven (Bel) Topsport Vlaanderen7Row 2 - Cell 3
4Jean Pierre Drucker (Lux) BMC Racing Team5Row 3 - Cell 3
5Gerts Floris (Ned) BMC Racing Team5Row 4 - Cell 3
6Erick Rowsell (GBr) Madison Genesis5Row 5 - Cell 3
7Ben Swift (GBr) Team Sky3Row 6 - Cell 3
8Sep Vanmarcke (Bel) Team Lotto NL-Jumbo2Row 7 - Cell 3
9Timo Roosen (Ned) Team Lotto NL-Jumbo2Row 8 - Cell 3
10Mike Teunissen (Ned) Team Lotto NL-Jumbo1Row 9 - Cell 3

 

 

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