2017 RideLondon-Surrey Classic
(World Tour), U.K.
6th Edition: Sunday, July 30, 2017
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London - London, 183 km (116.2 miles)
Alexander Kristoff emphatically wins the 2017 RideLondon
The race: Here's the report from winner Alexander Kristoff's Katusha-Alpecin team.
Team KATUSHA ALPECIN’S Alexander Kristoff came motivated to the one-day Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic on Sunday and rode away with a win in the sprint with the help of a dedicated team.
“We weren’t able to win at all in the Tour, so we wanted to bounce back today. Today we showed we still have a good level and everybody was committed. I knew this course and knew it suited me quite well,” said Alexander Kristoff, who took third here in the 2012 London Olympic Games.
Joining Kristoff on the podium for the 185.9k road race were Magnus Cort Nielsen (ORICA-Scott) and Michael Matthews of Team Sunweb, all on the same time of 4:05:42 (45.397 km/h).
With little cooperation from others and a 15-second gap still in hand at 10k to go, team rider Nils Politt was a driving force at the front of the peloton. Work from KATUSHA ALPECIN finally reeled back the last two survivors of a breakaway with only one kilometer to go.
“The team did amazing work today, especially Nils to pull back those guys. There were not many teams who wanted to work with us so we did the main job and pulled it off at the end,” said Kristoff.
Alexander Kristoff has recovered well from a serious crash in the last week of the Tour de France. With the Tour now in the rear-view mirror, he and his teammates set out to get the win on Sunday. Teammate Mads Würtz Schmidt was part of an early break, allowing KATUSHA ALPECIN to sit in for a time while the race unfolded, with the King of the Mountain classification awarded to him for his efforts. Later when a small gap was holding and the finish line was drawing closer, the team riders went to the front and delivered Alexander Kristoff to the final with precision.
“After my crash in the Tour I did not feel so good and not in training either, but today it was ok. I could not really follow on the climb, but I felt much better than I did at the Tour. I knew I had a good shot and at the end Michael Mørkøv placed me very well for the final and I just had to take it from there,” said team leader Alexander Kristoff.
Complete Results:
183 kilometers raced at an average speed of 44.68 km/hr
| 1 | Kristoff, Alexander | Katusha-Alpecin | 4hr 5min 41sec |
| 2 | Nielsen, Magnus | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 3 | Matthews, Michael | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 4 | Vanmarcke, Sep | Cannondale-Drapac | s.t. |
| 5 | Wippert, Wouter | Cannondale-Drapac | s.t. |
| 6 | Drücker, Jempy | BMC | s.t. |
| 7 | Dempster, Zak | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 8 | Bennett, Sam | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 9 | Barbier, Rudy | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 10 | Naesen, Oliver | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 11 | Viviani, Elia | Sky | s.t. |
| 12 | Bauer, Jack | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 13 | Swift, Ben | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 14 | Kreder, Michel | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 15 | Napolitano, Danilo | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 16 | Theuns, Edward | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 17 | Rickaert, Jonas | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 18 | Koch, Jonas | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 19 | Gavazzi, Francesco | Androni-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 20 | Houle, Hugo | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 21 | Lampaert, Yves | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 22 | Thwaites, Scott | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 23 | Küng, Stefan | BMC | s.t. |
| 24 | Gibbons, Ryan | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 25 | Lastra, Jonathan | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 26 | Ponzi, Simone | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 27 | Jansen, Amund | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 28 | Maes, Nikolas | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 29 | Van Hecke, Preben | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 30 | Vliegen, Loïc | BMC | s.t. |
| 31 | Zabel, Rick | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 32 | Van Hoecke, Gijs | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 33 | Langeveld, Sebastian | Cannondale-Drapac | s.t. |
| 34 | Greipel, André | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 35 | Belletti, Manuel | Wilier Triestina | s.t. |
| 36 | Neilands, Krists | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 37 | Vermote, Julien | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 38 | Selig, Rüdiger | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 39 | Owsian, Łukasz | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 40 | Meurisse, Xandro | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 41 | Rast, Grégory | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 42 | Ferrari, Fabricio | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 43 | Kort, Koen de | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 44 | Amezqueta, Julen | Wilier Triestina | s.t. |
| 45 | Brändle, Matthias | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 46 | Irisarri, Jon | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 47 | Gastauer, Ben | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 48 | Quinziato, Manuel | BMC | s.t. |
| 49 | Ventoso, Francisco | BMC | s.t. |
| 50 | Baarle, Dylan van | Cannondale-Drapac | s.t. |
| 51 | Christian, Mark | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 52 | Arndt, Nikias | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 53 | Venter, Jaco | Dimension Data | + 00' 11'' |
| 54 | Wynants, Maarten | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 55 | Docker, Mitchell | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 56 | Mørkøv, Michael | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 57 | Sieberg, Marcel | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 58 | Hayman, Mathew | Orica-Scott | + 00' 24'' |
| 59 | Hepburn, Michael | Orica-Scott | + 00' 37'' |
| 60 | Politt, Nils | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 61 | Martens, Paul | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 62 | Stannard, Ian | Sky | s.t. |
| 63 | Teunissen, Mike | Team Sunweb | + 00' 59'' |
| 64 | Sinkeldam, Ramon | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 65 | Laengen, Vegard | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 66 | Kennaugh, Peter | Sky | + 01' 08'' |
| 67 | Haller, Marco | Katusha-Alpecin | + 01' 17'' |
| 68 | Stuyven, Jasper | Trek-Segafredo | + 01' 19'' |
| 69 | Trentin, Matteo | Quick-Step Floors | s.t. |
| 70 | Kluge, Roger | Orica-Scott | + 01' 25'' |
| 71 | Kump, Marko | UAE Team Emirates | + 01' 34'' |
| 72 | Andersen, Søren | Team Sunweb | + 01' 45'' |
| 73 | Impey, Daryl | Orica-Scott | + 05' 21'' |
| 74 | Schillinger, Andreas | Bora-hansgrohe | + 09' 04'' |
| 75 | Steels, Stijn | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 76 | Perry, Benjamin | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 77 | Bérard, Julien | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 78 | Edmondson, Alex | Orica-Scott | s.t. |
| 79 | Paluta, Michał | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 80 | Geoghegan, Tao | Sky | s.t. |
| 81 | Trosino, Mirko | Wilier Triestina | s.t. |
| 82 | Zurlo, Federico | UAE Team Emirates | + 13' 01'' |
| 83 | Keisse, Iljo | Quick-Step Floors | + 13' 10'' |
| 84 | Brammeier, Matt | Aqua Blue Sport | s.t. |
| 85 | Pluciński, Leszek | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 86 | Diaz, José | Israel Cycling Academy | s.t. |
| 87 | Doull, Owain | Sky | s.t. |
| 88 | Clarke, Will | Cannondale-Drapac | s.t. |
| 89 | McNally, Mark | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 90 | Doubey, Fabien | Wanty-Groupe Gobert | s.t. |
| 91 | Bonusi, Raffaello | Androni-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 92 | Zabala, Josu | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 93 | Page, Dylan | Caja Rural-Seguros RGA | s.t. |
| 94 | Boom, Lars | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 95 | Declercq, Benjamin | Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise | s.t. |
| 96 | Elissonde, Kenny | Sky | s.t. |
| 97 | Palini, Andrea | Androni-Sidermec | s.t. |
| 98 | Castelijns, Twan | LottoNL-Jumbo | s.t. |
| 99 | Hofland, Moreno | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 100 | Taciak, Mateusz | CCC Sprandi Polkowice | s.t. |
| 101 | Troia, Oliviero | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 102 | Ganna, Filippo | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 103 | Schmidt, Mads | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 104 | Schwarzmann, Michael | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 105 | Thomson, Jay | Dimension Data | + 17' 18'' |
| 106 | Consonni, Simone | UAE Team Emirates | s.t. |
Startlist with back numbers, July 29, 2017:
| QUICK-STEP FLOORS | |
| 1 | BAUER Jack |
| 2 | DECLERCQ Tim |
| 3 | TRENTIN Matteo |
| 4 | KEISSE Iljo |
| 5 | LAMPAERT Yves |
| 6 | RICHEZE Ariel |
| 7 | VERMOTE Julien |
| BORA-HANSGROHE | |
| 11 | ACKERMANN Pascal |
| 12 | BARTA Jan |
| 13 | BENNETT Sam |
| 14 | SELIG Rüdiger |
| 15 | KOLAR Michal |
| 16 | SCHILLINGER Andreas |
| 17 | SCHWARZMANN Michael |
| ORICA-SCOTT | |
| 21 | CORT NIELSEN Magnus |
| 22 | HEPBURN Michael |
| 23 | EDMONDSON Alexander |
| 24 | DOCKER Mitchell |
| 25 | KLUGE Roger |
| 26 | IMPEY Daryl |
| 27 | HAYMAN Mathew |
| SPORT VLAANDEREN-BALOISE | |
| 31 | ALLEGAERT Piet |
| 32 | STEELS Stijn |
| 33 | DECLERCQ Benjamin |
| 34 | VAN GESTEL Dries |
| 35 | RICKAERT Jonas |
| 36 | VAN HECKE Preben |
| 37 | VAN LERBERGHE Bert |
| KATUSHA-ALPECIN | |
| 41 | ZABEL Rick |
| 42 | HALLER Marco |
| 43 | KRISTOFF Alexander |
| 44 | MORKOV Michael |
| 46 | POLITT Nils |
| 47 | WÜRTZ SCHMIDT Mads |
| TEAM SUNWEB | |
| 51 | ANDERSEN Søren Kragh |
| 52 | ARNDT Nikias |
| 53 | BAUHAUS Phil |
| 54 | MATTHEWS Michael |
| 55 | SINKELDAM Ramon |
| 56 | STAMSNIJDER Tom |
| 57 | TEUNISSEN Mike |
| CAJA RURAL-SEGUROS RGA | |
| 61 | PAGE Dylan |
| 62 | ZABALA Josu |
| 63 | FERRARI Fabricio |
| 64 | LASTRA Jonathan |
| 65 | IRISARRI Jon |
| UAE-TEAM EMIRATES | |
| 71 | CONSONNI Simone |
| 72 | GANNA Filippo |
| 73 | KUMP Marko |
| 74 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake |
| 75 | SWIFT Ben |
| 76 | TROIA Oliviero |
| 77 | ZURLO Federico |
| WILIER-SELLE ITALIA | |
| 81 | POZZATO Filippo |
| 82 | MARECZKO Jakub |
| 83 | BELLETTI Manuel |
| 84 | CECCHIN Alberto |
| 85 | TURRIN Alex |
| 86 | TROSINO Mirko |
| 87 | AMEZQUETA Julen |
| BMC | |
| 91 | DRUCKER Jean Pierre |
| 92 | KÜNG Stefan |
| 93 | QUINZIATO Manuel |
| 94 | SCOTSON Miles |
| 95 | VAN HOOYDONCK Nathan |
| 96 | VENTOSO Francisco José |
| 97 | VLIEGEN Loïc |
| ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI | |
| 101 | GAVAZZI Francesco |
| 102 | BONUSI Raffaello |
| 103 | BENFATTO Marco |
| 104 | FRAPPORTI Marco |
| 105 | PALINI Andrea |
| 106 | PACIONI Luca |
| 107 | MALUCELLI Matteo |
| SKY | |
| 111 | DIBBEN Jonathan |
| 112 | DOULL Owain |
| 113 | KENNAUGH Peter |
| 114 | ELISSONDE Kenny |
| 115 | STANNARD Ian |
| 116 | GEOGHEGAN HART Tao |
| 117 | VIVIANI Elia |
| ISRAEL CYCLING ACADEMY | |
| 121 | DEMPSTER Zakkari |
| 122 | DÍAZ José Manuel |
| 123 | GOLDSTEIN Roy |
| 124 | LOWNDES Jason |
| 125 | NEILANDS Krists |
| 126 | PERRY Benjamin |
| 127 | SAGIV Guy |
| CANNONDALE-DRAPAC | |
| 131 | BETTIOL Alberto |
| 132 | CLARKE William |
| 133 | LANGEVELD Sebastian |
| 134 | MULLEN Ryan |
| 135 | WIPPERT Wouter |
| 136 | VAN BAARLE Dylan |
| 137 | VANMARCKE Sep |
| AQUA BLUE SPORT | |
| 141 | BRAMMEIER Matthew |
| 142 | CHRISTIAN Mark |
| 143 | FENN Andrew |
| 144 | KONING Peter |
| 145 | IRVINE Martyn |
| 146 | NORDHAUG Lars Petter |
| 147 | WATSON Calvin |
| LOTTO-SOUDAL | |
| 151 | HOFLAND Moreno |
| 152 | SHAW James Callum |
| 153 | DE BUYST Jasper |
| 154 | GREIPEL André |
| 155 | SIEBERG Marcel |
| 156 | MAES Nikolas |
| 157 | ROELANDTS Jurgen |
| DIMENSION DATA | |
| 161 | VAN ZYL Johann |
| 162 | GIBBONS Ryan |
| 163 | NIYONSHUTI Adrien |
| 164 | RENSHAW Mark |
| 165 | THWAITES Scott |
| 166 | THOMSON Jay Robert |
| WANTY–GROUPE GOBERT | |
| 171 | BAUGNIES Jérôme |
| 172 | DEHAES Kenny |
| 173 | DOUBEY Fabien |
| 174 | KREDER Wesley |
| 175 | MCNALLY Mark |
| 176 | MEURISSE Xandro |
| 177 | STENUIT Robin |
| TREK-SEGAFREDO | |
| 181 | BRANDLE Matthias |
| 182 | DE KORT Koen |
| 184 | THEUNS Edward |
| 185 | PEDERSEN Mads |
| 186 | RAST Grégory |
| 187 | STUYVEN Jasper |
| CCC SPRANDI POLKOWICE | |
| 191 | BROZYNA Piotr |
| 192 | OWSIAN Lukasz |
| 193 | KOCH Jonas |
| 194 | PALUTA Michal |
| 195 | PLUCINSKI Leszek |
| 196 | TACIAK Mateusz |
| 197 | PONZI Simone |
| LOTTO NL-JUMBO | |
| 201 | BOOM Lars |
| 202 | CASTELIJNS Twan |
| 203 | GROENDAHL JANSEN Amund |
| 204 | VAN HOECKE Gijs |
| 205 | LEEZER Tom |
| 206 | MARTENS Paul |
| 207 | WYNANTS Maarten |
| AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| 211 | BAGDONAS Gediminas |
| 212 | BARBIER Rudy |
| 213 | DUVAL Julien |
| 214 | GASTAUER Ben |
| 215 | BÉRARD Julien |
| 216 | HOULE Hugo |
| 217 | NAESEN Oliver |