RideLondon Classique 2024
Latest News from the Race
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RideLondon Classique past winners
RideLondon Classique champions 2013-2023 -
Chloé Dygert says she will struggle with 2020 leg injury 'for the rest of my life'
American encouraged by podium at RideLondon Classique -
'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
Date | May 24-26, 2024 |
Start location | Saffron Walden |
Finish location | London |
Distance | 397km |
Category | Women's WorldTour |
Previous edition | 2023 RideLondon Classique |
Previous winner | Charlotte Kool (Ned) dsm-firmenich |
The Ford RideLondon Classique returns to the Women’s WorldTour calendar as a three-day race, May 24-26, 2024.
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, one of the richest one-day races for women. The race returned to a three-day format after cancellations in 2020 and 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Team dsm-firmenich PostNL (formerly Team DSM) have won every edition of the Classique, and all but one stage since it became a stage race in 2022. That year, Lorena Wiebes swept all three stages to secure the overall title. In 2023, Charlotte Kool won two stages and claimed the overall victory. Chloé Dygert (Canyon-SRAM), was the only rider to break the Team dsm juggernaut in 2023 when she was the fastest of a reduced group to win the uphill sprint on stage 2.
Team dsm-firmenich PostNL with Kool will return in 2024 to attempt to secure a third successive title, but she will have to content with numerous top sprinters including Wiebes and her SD Worx-ProTime teammates.
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RideLondon Classique route
The three-day stage race includes two stages in Essex and a final stage in Central London. Stage 1 will begin in the medieval market town of Saffron Walden, in north-west Essex, and finish in the historic city of Colchester. Maldon will welcome the race for stage 2 before the showpiece stage 3 in central London.
Read more about the 397km RideLondon Classique route.
Start list
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RideLondon Classique Schedule
Date | Stage | Start time | Finish time |
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May 24, 2024 | Stage 1: Saffron Walden - Colchester, 159.2km | TBA | TBA |
May 25, 2024 | Stage 2: Maldon - Maldon, 146.6km | TBA | TBA |
May 26, 2024 | Stage 3: London - London, 91.2km | TBA | TBA |
RideLondon Classique teams
- Team dsm-firmenich PostNL
- Team SD Worx-Protime
- Canyon-SRAM Racing
- UAE Team ADQ
- Lidl-Trek
- AG Insurance-Soudal
- Team Visma-Lease a Bike
- Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team
- Human Powered Health
- Uno-X Mobility
- Liv-AlUla Jayco
- ARA - SKip Capital
- BePink-Bongioani
- Team Coop-Repsol
- DAS-Hutchinson-Brother UK
- Doltcini O’Shea
- Lifeplus Wahoo
- St Michel-Mavic-Auber 93
- Torelli
- VolkerWessels Women's Pro Cycling Team
Races
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RideLondon Classique 202424 May 2024 - 26 May 2024 | London | Women's WorldTour
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Stage 1 | Saffron Walden - Colchester2024-05-24 159.2km
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Stage 2 | Maldon - Maldon2024-05-25 146.6km
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Stage 3 | London - London2024-05-26 91.2km
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Latest Content on the Race
Lizzie Deignan returns to first race in Britain since 2021 at RideLondon Classique
By James Moultrie published
News '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'
RideLondon keeps Women's WorldTour status despite failing to meet live TV requirements
By Kirsten Frattini published
News 'The organiser has provided evidence of contractual commitments to broadcast all stages of the race live on TV in 2023' says UCI
Women's WorldTour still 'a possibility’ for RideLondon Classique, says Lappartient
By Issy Ronald published
News Final decision to be made in September
RideLondon Classique stripped of WorldTour status for limited live TV
By Issy Ronald published
News 'It is, first and foremost, an unacceptable lack of respect for the teams and riders involved in the competition' says UCI
Five conclusions from the RideLondon Classique 2022
By Matilda Price published
Analysis Wiebes too fast, TV coverage does affect the racing, success for NXTG, over-performing Conti teams and under-performing WorldTour teams
RideLondon hat-trick cements Wiebes as strongest sprinter in women's peloton
By Lukas Knöfler published
news Champs-Élysées next big target for Dutch superstar
Teams and riders dissatisfied with lack of live coverage at RideLondon Classique
By Lukas Knöfler published
News British race outclassed by concurrent Lotto Thüringen Ladies Tour, promises full live broadcast from 2023
'I went full throttle' - Henderson animates RideLondon opener with solo escape
By Lukas Knöfler published
News British rider caught in final 200 metres, takes mountains jersey in Essex
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'
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RideLondon keeps Women's WorldTour status despite failing to meet live TV requirements
'The organiser has provided evidence of contractual commitments to broadcast all stages of the race live on TV in 2023' says UCI -
Women's WorldTour still 'a possibility’ for RideLondon Classique, says Lappartient
Final decision to be made in September -
RideLondon Classique stripped of WorldTour status for limited live TV
'It is, first and foremost, an unacceptable lack of respect for the teams and riders involved in the competition' says UCI
Related Features
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Five conclusions from the RideLondon Classique 2022
Wiebes too fast, TV coverage does affect the racing, success for NXTG, over-performing Conti teams and under-performing WorldTour teams