London–Surrey Classic
The London–Surrey Classic (also known as the RideLondon–Surrey Classic) was an annual 193 km (119.9 mi) men's professional one-day road cycling race, starting and finishing in London and routed via the picturesque Surrey Hills. The first race of its kind was the London–Surrey Cycle Classic, on 14 August 2011, a 1.2 classification 140 km preparatory event for the 2012 Summer Olympics, which was won by sprinter Mark Cavendish. The men's and women's Olympic road races were held on a longer variation of the same course the following year. On 4 August 2013, the race found a permanent home as part of the Prudential RideLondon weekend, a two-day cycling festival held in London, a legacy event of the Olympics.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | August |
| Region | Great Britain |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI World Tour (Cat 1.HC) |
| Type | One-day |
| Organiser | London & Surrey Cycling Partnership (LSCP) |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 2011 |
| Editions | 8 |
| Final edition | 2019 |
| First winner | Mark Cavendish (GBR) |
| Final winner | Elia Viviani (ITA) |
The Prudential RideLondon–Surrey Classic was part of the UCI World Tour between 2017 and 2019. Following the cancellation of the 2020 and 2021 events due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the withdrawal of support from Surrey County Council, the men's race did not return in 2022, with the RideLondon festival including a 3 day elite women's race (RideLondon Classique) instead.