2014 RideLondon–Surrey Classic

May 2021 May 2021 2014 RideLondon–Surrey Classic 2014 UCI Europe Tour RideLondon-Surrey Classic Profile 2014.svg Elevation Profile 350 10 August 2014 1 193.1 km 4h 39' 53" Adam Blythe GBR NFTO Ben Swift GBR SKY 2014 Julian Alaphilippe FRA OPQ 2014 2013 2015 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.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/540582/2014-prudential-ridelondon-surrey-classic-awarded-hors-cat-gorie-status.html 2014 Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic awarded hors catégorie status Cycling Weekly 27 September 2013 Route thumb|The detailed profile of the Coldharbour/Leith Hill loop as featured in the 2014 Prudential RideLondon–Surrey Classic thumb|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 0 on route chosen for the 2014 edition incorporates a number of changes.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/british-racing/denbies-wine-estate-added-prudential-ridelondon-2014-118355 Denbies Wine Estate added to Prudential RideLondon 2014 Cycling Weekly 20 March 2014http://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk/The_Events/Prudential_RideLondon-Surrey___Classic/Route.htm Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic - Route Prudential RideLondon 31 May 2014 https://archive.today/20140531184135/http://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk/The_Events/Prudential_RideLondon-Surrey___Classic/Route.htm 31 May 2014 dead dmy-all 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.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/surrey-county-council-welcomes-prudential-ridelondon-improvements-118970 Surrey County Council welcomes Prudential RideLondon improvements Cycling Weekly 26 March 2014 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.http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/2014-routes-Prudential-RideLondon-cycle-events/story-20856229-detail/story.html 2014 routes for Prudential RideLondon cycle events announced Surrey Mirror 28 March 2014 31 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140601001325/http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/2014-routes-Prudential-RideLondon-cycle-events/story-20856229-detail/story.html 1 June 2014 dead 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.http://www.kingston.gov.uk/info/200168/culture_leisure_and_libraries/459/ridelondon About RideLondon Kingston Council 31 May 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140528023244/http://www.kingston.gov.uk/info/200168/culture_leisure_and_libraries/459/ridelondon 28 May 2014 dead dmy-all Both the climb of Staple Lane and Oxshott were used in the routes of the Olympic Road Cycling races in 2012. Sprints classification There are four Intermediate Sprints that count towards the sprints classification: SprintRace distance Hampton Court Palace 33.8 km 1 on Dorking (2nd Passage) 98.6 km 1 on Dorking (4th Passage) 135.0 km 1 on Wimbledon Village 178.6 km 1 on Note that points are not awarded at the finish line. King of the Mountains classification There are five categorised climbs that count towards the King of the Mountains classification: ClimbRace distanceCategoryLengthAscentAverage gradeMax. grade Staple Lanehttp://ridewithgps.com/trips/2372986 Staple Lane GPX Track Ride With GPS 31 May 2014 66.3 km 1 on Cat 2 1.4 km 1 on 82 m 0 on 5.9% 9.9% Leith Hill (via Coldharbour)http://ridewithgps.com/trips/2372985 Coldharbour GPX Track Ride With GPS 3 June 2014 84.2 km 1 on Cat 2 1.8 km 1 on 130 m 0 on 7.2% 14.2% Denbies Wine Estate (1st Passage)http://ridewithgps.com/trips/2739364 Denbies GPX Track Ride With GPS 31 May 2014 103.6 km 1 on Cat 2 2.5 km 1 on 137 m 0 on 5.5% 13.1% Denbies Wine Estate (2nd Passage) 121.8 km 1 on Cat 2 2.5 km 1 on 137 m 0 on 5.5% 13.1% Box Hillhttp://ridewithgps.com/trips/1796791 Box Hill GPX Track Ride With GPS 14 September 2013 141.0 km 1 on Cat 2 2.5 km 1 on 123 m 0 on 4.9% 10.9% Teams 25 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.http://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk/News/Newsroom/Top_team_line-up_for_Prudential_RideLondon-Surrey_Classic_s1_p19737.htm Top team line-up for Prudential RideLondon–Surrey Classic 24 July 2014 https://archive.today/20140727011506/http://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk/News/Newsroom/Top_team_line-up_for_Prudential_RideLondon-Surrey_Classic_s1_p19737.htm 27 July 2014 dead dmy-all 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:http://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk/AssetFactory.aspx?vid=62810 2014 Prudential RideLondon–Surrey Classic - Provisional Start List pdf 6 August 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140808065634/http://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk/AssetFactory.aspx?vid=62810 8 August 2014 dead dmy-all UCI ProTeams BEL 2014 BMC 2014 CAN 2014 OPQ 2014 OGE 2014 GIA 2014 SKY 2014UCI Pro Continental Teams COL 2014 MTN 2014 TNE 2014 TSV 2014 WGG 2014UCI Continental Teams SKT 2014 MGT 2014 NFTO Pro Cycling VGR 2014 RCJ 2014 Synergy Baku Cycling Project Team 3M LPM 2014 RAL 2014 Bike Aid - Ride for Help TKG 2014 Metec - TKH Continental Cyclingteam National Teams Great Britain Cycling Team Race report 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. 10 August 2014 Blythe claims London-Surrey Classic Cycling News https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/prudential-ridelondon-classic-2014/london-surrey-classic/results/ 8 March 2014 Soon after the race Adam Blythe signed for the 2015 season for Orica Green-Edge.http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/adam-blythe-join-orica-greenedge-135209 Adam Blythe to join Orica-GreenEdge Cycling Weekly IPC Media Sports & Leisure network 9 September 2014 9 September 2014 Nick Bull Results CyclistTeamTime 1 Adam Blythe GBR NFT 2014 4h 39' 53" 2 Ben Swift GBR SKY 2014 + 0" 3 Julian Alaphilippe FRA OPQ 2014 + 1" 4 Philippe Gilbert BEL BMC 2014 + 1" 5 Kristijan Koren SLO CAN 2014 + 3" 6 Sam Bennett IRL TNE 2014 + 12" 7 Loïc Vliegen BEL BMC 2014 + 13" 8 Stef Clement NED BEL 2014 + 13" 9 Elia Viviani ITA CAN 2014 + 31" 10 Russell Downing GBR NFT 2014 + 31" References External links http://www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk/ Category:2014 UCI Europe Tour 2014 Category:2014 in English sport Category:August 2014 sports events in the United Kingdom