Result: Prudential RideLondon Classique

Coryn Rivera of Team Sunweb wins the Women’s Prudential RideLondon Classique, Hannah Barnes best Brit in 17th

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Result: Prudential RideLondon Classique

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On a day of pouring rain, it was a team called Sunweb who triumphed in the Prudential RideLondon Classique today as Coryn Rivera powered past her rivals to take the world’s richest one-day prize in a frantic sprint down The Mall at the end of an absorbing spectacle.

Rivera emerged from under Admiralty Arch at the end of an hour and a half of helter-skelter racing around St James’s Park, Parliament Square and Whitehall as a long line of riders, led by Canyon SRAM’s Lisa Brennauer, bore down on the finish line. The American had kept her powder dry for much of the race, sheltered by her well-drilled teammates in the heart of the pack until the final lap. But she emerged when it mattered most to skim past Brennauer on the outside and hold off the fast-finishing Finn Lotta Lepisto, who was denied victory by the skin of her tyres.

With 100,000 Euros of #pedalparity prize money up for grabs this was a rich victory for Rivera, and a timely one, as it moves her up to fourth in the WorldTour rankings. But afterwards Rivera was quick to hand credit to her teammates, who had constantly pushed the pace over the 12 tight-cornered laps of the spectacular 5.5km circuit in central London.

“It’s really special to win a race here,” said Rivera. “But the team is everything to me; that’s what makes this really special. “We came up with a really good plan at the start of the day and then everybody executed it perfectly.”

It was so nearly perfect for Lepisto too, but the Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling rider had to settle for second, with Brennauer a close third. I think I had the perfect position but my final sprint wasn’t good enough, so Coryn got past me on the line,” said Lepisto.

As for Brennauer, third place was some sort of redemption after she had crashed in the final 400m 12 months ago. “After crashing last year, I am happy with third because the race was super-fast despite the rain,” said the German. “I tried to ride fast and stay out of trouble.”

Behind them, London Olympic champion Marianne Vos beat her Dutch compatriot and defending champion Kirsten Wild for fourth. Denmark’s reigning world champion Amaelie Dideriksen was seventh. The grey skies may have been thick with rain, but it was Sunweb who shone most brightly throughout the water-soaked race as another of their number, Leah Kirchmann, took the Continental Tyres Sprint prize.

It was just reward for the Dutch-based team who had come to the race well-rehearsed with a plan to contest each of the intermediate sprints as preparation for the final lead-out that would deliver the ultimate victory.

“We are so proud of our team performance today,” said Kirchmann after pocketing the 3,000 Euro prize. “We decided early on we wanted to go for the sprints to practice for the lead-out and I ended up with enough points to win it. It was a great demonstration of team racing.” Indeed it was, for Sunweb seemed least intimidated by the conditions, which were always going to play a major part in proceedings, putting caution in the forefront of many minds as the sprinters’ teams snaffled up the few vain attempts to break clear.

For 11 laps Rivera barely appeared at the front of the pack where Canyon SRAM and Dideriksen’s Boels Dolmans squad took turns in pulling the 115-strong field down the long straights of The Mall, Whitehall and Birdcage Walk and into the tight U-turns on Constitution Hill and the Strand. Chloe Hosking’s Ale Cipolini squad were also in evidence along with Sunweb as riders tested the water around the treacherous corners of Trafalgar Square.

Britain’s Katie Archibald snapped up the first 1,000 Euros sprint prize at the end of lap three, sweeping past three Sunweb rivals to take the five points ahead of Kirchmann.  Spectators cowered under umbrellas and wet-weather gear along some of the most famous streets on the planet as many of the world’s best women riders pumped the pedals as they skated over the drenched tarmac, spray flying up from their back wheels.

In these conditions, a wrong touch on the brakes could spell disaster and caution kept the field together as they approached the second sprint. Again, it was the Sunweb women who led them towards The Mall past lines of red double-deckers paused beneath Big Ben as the grey parade swept around Trafalgar Square. Kirchmann was pipped again, this time by Christine Majerus of Boels Dolmans with Archibald adding another point to her tally in fourth. With one sprint to go the points prize was now between Archibald and Kirchmann, the pair neck and neck on six apiece.

Vos took a brief turn at the front at the end of lap eight, but it was Dideriksen who took the third sprint, Kirchmann sealing the overall sprints prize in third. “I felt great today,” said the Canadian later. “I like this type of racing when it’s really technical and I don’t mind racing in the rain. We embraced the rain and still raced super well.”

They certainly did. From then on it was all about finding position for the finish. Boels Dolmans kept the pace high through laps 10 and 11, led by Majerus and Nikki Brammeier, with Canyon SRAM again starting to mass around their big hope, Hannah Barnes. With one lap to go it was all still to play for, and with two ‘hot-dog’ turns to come, the big names moved into the position behind their domestiques.

Alexis Ryan led up the Strand one last time with her Canyon SRAM teammates Barnes and Brennauer behind her. Wild was lurking back in the pack with Majerus also poised. But this was Sunweb’s day and Rivera timed her final dash to perfection. “We saw the forecast yesterday so we knew what was coming,” said Rivera. “It’s really cool to have a downtown race like this; it compares to American criterions. I love that environment and spirit, and I love crowds so it was really fun today.”

Sunweb’s day was complete when they also won the team prize. “This is definitely a highlight for me and the team,” said Rivera. “I’m really excited for all of us today.”

1 RIVERA, Coryn TEAM SUNWEB 01:29:03
2 LEPISTO, Lotta
3 BRENNAUER, Lisa LPR CANYON SRAM RACING
4 VOS, Marianne WM3 WM3 PRO CYCLING
5 WILD, Kirsten CYLA CYLANCE PRO CYCLING
6 D’HOORE, Jolien WHT WIGGLE HIGH5
7 DIDERIKSEN, Amaelie* DLT BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM
8 FOURNEIR, Roxane E
9 GUARISCHI, Barbara LPR CANYON SRAM RACING
10 BRONZINI, Giorgia WHT WIGGLE HIGH5
11 HOSKING, Chloe ALE ALE CIPOLLINI
12 ELVIN, Gracie ORICA – SCOTT
13 RADOTIC, Mia BTC CITY LJUBLJANA
14 KIRCHMANN, Leah
15 SIGGAARD, Christina TVW TEAM VELOCONCEPT WOMEN
16 ROY, Sarah ORS ORICA – SCOTT
17 BARNES, Hannah LPR CANYON SRAM RACING
18 KOREVAAR, Jeanne* WM3 WM3 PRO CYCLING
19 VAN DIJK, Ellen SUN TEAM SUNWEB
20 MAJERUS, Christine
21 BRAND, Lucinda SUN TEAM SUNWEB
22 BUJAK, Eugenia BTC BTC CITY LJUBLJANA
23 DREXEL, CLOUTHIER Ing TIB TEAM TIBCO – SILICON VALLEY BANK 01:29:10
24 DUVAL, Eugenie FDJ FDJ NOUVELLE AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE
25 DELZENNE, Elsie LSL LOTTO SOUDAL LADIES
26 DICKINSON, Eleanor *
27 TREVISI, Anna ALE ALE CIPOLLINI
28 SANGUINETI, Ilaria BPK BEPINK COGEAS
29 CUCINOTTA, Annalisa LENS LENSWORLD-KUOTA
30 FAHLIN, Emilia WHT WIGGLE HIGH5
31 TENNIGLO, Moniek WM3 WM3 PRO CYCLING
32 MANLY, Alexandra* ORS ORICA – SCOTT
33 BARNES, Alice* DRP DROPS CYCLING TEAM
34 PENTON, Sara TVW TEAM VELOCONCEPT WOMEN
35 MOBERG, Emilie HPU HITEC PRODUCTS
36 KING, Danielle CYLA CYLANCE PRO CYCLING
37 LETH, Julie WHT WIGGLE HIGH5
38 PINTAR, Ursa
39 WORRACK, Trixi LPR CANYON SRAM RACING
40 BARKER, Elinor GBR GREAT BRITAIN NATIONAL TEAM
41 BATAGELI, Polona BTC BTC CITY LJUBLJANA
42 RYAN, Kendall TIB TEAM TIBCO – SILICON VALLEY BANK
43 WILLIAMS, Georgia ORS ORICA – SCOTT
44 PIETERS, Amy
45 PAWLOWSKA, Katarzyna DLT BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM
46 ARZUFFI, Alice LENS LENSWORLD-KUOTA
47 FISCHER, Heather TIB TEAM TIBCO – SILICON VALLEY BANK
48 MARKUS, Riejanne WM3 WM3 PRO CYCLING
49 BARBIERI, Rachele CYLA CYLANCE PRO CYCLING
50 EDMONSON, Annette WHT WIGGLE HIGH5
51 HOLDEN, Elizabeth* DRP DROPS CYCLING TEAM
52 PERCHTOLD, Christina CBT CERVELO BIGLA PRO CYCLING TEAM
53 MOOLMAN-PASIO, Ashl CBT CERVELO BIGLA PRO CYCLING TEAM
54 LLOYD, Manon* GBR GREAT BRITAIN NATIONAL TEAM
55 BRAMMEIER, Nikki DLT BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM
56 PARKINSON, Abby-Mae* DRP DROPS CYCLING TEAM
57 FRAPPORTI, Simona
58 KROGER, Mieke LPR CANYON SRAM RACING
59 KNETEMANN, Roxane FDJ FDJ NOUVELLE AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE
60 STEPHENS, Lauren TIB TEAM TIBCO – SILICON VALLEY BANK
61 KITCHEN, Lauren WM3 WM3 PRO CYCLING
62 GAFINOVITZ, Rotem WM3 WM3 PRO CYCLING
63 BIANNIC, Aude PE
64 SCHMIDT, Trine LSL LOTTO SOUDAL LADIES
65 THORSEN, Thea HPU HITEC PRODUCTS
66 SHAW, Gabriella WNT TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING 01:29:24
67 PILOTE-FORTIN, Gabrielle CBT CERVELO BIGLA PRO CYCLING TEAM
68 BOYLAN, Lydia WNT TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING
69 HANSELMANN, Nicole –
70 PARK, Annasley* DRP DROPS CYCLING TEAM
71 SHAW, Lucy* DRP DROPS CYCLING TEAM
72 JONES, Hayley* WNT TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING
73 JASINSKA, Malgorzata CYLA CYLANCE PRO CYCLING
74 DEMAY, Coralie FDJ FDJ NOUVELLE AQUITAINE FUTUROSCOPE 01:29:30
75 GUTIERREZ, Sheyla
76 SOEK, Julia SUN TEAM SUNWEB
77 SPOOR, Winanda LENS LENSWORLD-KUOTA 01:29:45
78 WEAVER, Molly SUN TEAM SUNWEB
79 ROSE, Claire GBR GREAT BRITAIN NATIONAL TEAM 01:29:51
80 ARCHIBALD, Katie WNT TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING
81 RYAN, Alexis*
82 BASTIANELLI, Marta ALE ALE CIPOLLINI
83 ROE, Eileen WNT TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING 01:29:53
84 TAGLIAFERRO, Marta CYLA CYLANCE PRO CYCLING 01:30:06
85 GUDERZO, Tatiana LENS LENSWORLD-KUOTA 01:30:19
86 MUSTONEN, Saara TVW TEAM VELOCONCEPT WOMEN 01:30:22
87 KESSLER, Nina
88 KASPER, Romy ALE ALE CIPOLLINI
89 PALADIN, Soraya ALE ALE CIPOLLINI
90 BRUDERER COFINO, Nic TIB TEAM TIBCO – SILICON VALLEY BANK
91 SPEROTTO, Maria Vittoria* BPK BEPINK COGEAS
92 HARRIS, Elizabeth Jane GBR GREAT BRITAIN NATIONAL TEAM
93 RICHIOUD, Greta PE
94 VAN TWISK, Abigail* DRP DROPS CYCLING TEAM
95 ALLEN, Jessica ORS ORICA – SCOTT
96 MOONEN, Puck* LSL LOTTO SOUDAL LADIES
97 ALZINI, Martina* ALE ALE CIPOLLINI
98 GARNER, Grace* WHT WIGGLE HIGH5
99 CARTER, Rebecca
100 BARKER, Megan* GBR GREAT BRITAIN NATIONAL TEAM
101 VANHOUTTE, Fenna* LSL LOTTO SOUDAL LADIES
102 HOFFMAN, Chantel LSL LOTTO SOUDAL LADIES
103 JACKSON, Alison BPK BEPINK COGEAS
104 RAGUSA, Katia* BPK BEPINK COGEAS
105 PATTARO, Francesca*
106 ZIGART, Urska* BTC BTC CITY LJUBLJANA
107 CONFALONIERI, Maria Gi LENS LENSWORLD-KUOTA
108 DE BAAT, Kim LENS LENSWORLD-KUOTA
109 KERWIN, Natalie TVW TEAM VELOCONCEPT WOMEN
110 WALLE, Brianna TIB TEAM TIBCO – SILICON VALLEY BANK
111 BECKERS, Isabelle LSL LOTTO SOUDAL LADIES
112 ANDERSEN, Susanne*
113 LIMA, Tone HPU HITEC PRODUCTS
114 MEDVEDOVA, Tereza* BPK BEPINK COGEAS
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Sprints Classification

Sprint 1
1 ARCHIBALD, Katie TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING WNT 5
2 KIRCHMANN, Leah TEAM SUNWEB SUN 4
3 VAN DIJK, Ellen TEAM SUNWEB SUN 3
4 MOBERG, Emilie HITEC PRODUCTS HPU 2
5 FAHLIN, Emilia WIGGLE HIGH5 WHT 1

Continental Tyres Sprint – LAP 6
1 MAJERUS, Christine BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM DLT 5
2 KIRCHMANN, Leah TEAM SUNWEB SUN 4
3 VAN DIJK, Ellen TEAM SUNWEB SUN 3
4 ARCHIBALD, Katie TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING WNT 2
5 BRAND, Lucinda TEAM SUNWEB SUN 1

Continental Tyres Sprint – LAP 9
1 DIDERIKSEN, Amaelie* BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM DLT 5
2 MAJERUS, Christine BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM DLT 4
3 KIRCHMANN, Leah TEAM SUNWEB SUN 3
4 BRONZINI, Giorgia WIGGLE HIGH5 WHT 2
5 BRAND, Lucinda TEAM SUNWEB SUN 1

Total
1 KIRCHMANN, Leah TEAM SUNWEB SUN 11
2 MAJERUS, Christine BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM DLT 9
3 ARCHIBALD, Katie TEAM WNT PRO CYCLING WNT 7
4 VAN DIJK, Ellen TEAM SUNWEB SUN 6
5 DIDERIKSEN, Amaelie* BOELS DOLMANS CYCLINGTEAM DLT 5
6 BRONZINI, Giorgia WIGGLE HIGH5 WHT 2
7 BRAND, Lucinda TEAM SUNWEB SUN 2
8 MOBERG, Emilie HITEC PRODUCTS HPU 2
9 FAHLIN, Emilia WIGGLE HIGH5 WHT 1

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