London–Surrey Cycle Classic
The London–Surrey Cycle Classic was a one-off, one-day bicycle race that served as one of three U.K. events in the year-long 2010–11 UCI Europe Tour and acted as the test event for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The race was part of the London Prepares series of events. The race was run over most of the Olympic course, starting in the Mall and heading into Surrey, where the riders completed two laps of the Box Hill loop before making their way back to the Mall. The course took the riders through or beside four Royal Parks and six London Boroughs. Most of the riders represented countries instead of trade teams; however, there were several, mainly British, trade teams in the race with England being classified as one of them. The race was won by 2011 Tour de France Green Jersey winner Mark Cavendish.
Sprint finish on the Mall, as winner Mark Cavendish launches his bid to win. | |
Race details | |
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Date | 14 August 2011 |
Region | London, England |
Discipline | Road |
Competition | UCI Europe Tour (2010–11) |
Type | One-day classic |
Organiser | London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games & Union Cycliste Internationale |
Web site | www |
Following the Olympic Games, an annual race was held on a similar course between 2013 and 2019 – part of the RideLondon cycling festival.