News: Teams for RideLondon

The RideLondon-Surrey Classic on July 29 where no British teams except Team Sky compete, sees a record number of WorldTour teams race the event

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News: Teams for RideLondon

This year’s RideLondon-Surrey Classic on Sunday 29 July will have the most UCI WorldTour teams ever seen in a British race.

A record 16 teams from the world’s highest tier will be on the Start Line of the Classic which is the highest number ever for a race in Britain apart from the visits of the Tour de France.

The most successful men’s team in the world in 2018 is Quick-Step Floors and they headline the entries.

The Belgian squad has had an incredible 2018 with 49 victories already and they will be looking to repeat their win at the 2016 RideLondon-Surrey Classic when Tom Boonen was the first man to cross the iconic finish line on The Mall.

Mitchelton-Scott, Team Sky, BORA-Hansgrohe and BMC Racing – who won the team time-trial in the third stage of the Tour de France – are the other teams who make up the top five in the UCI rankings and they will all be bringing teams to London to compete for the richest prize in one-day cycling.
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Astana Pro Racing and Bahrain-Merida will be making their debuts at the event while Team Katusha-Alpecin, who won last year thanks to Alexander Kristoff’s powerful sprint finish, return for a second year.

In total, there are 16 UCI WorldTour teams taking part in the Classic and four UCI ProContinental squads.

The team list in full is:

Quick-Step Floors
Mitchelton-Scott
Team Sky
BORA-Hansgrohe
BMC Racing Team
Astana Pro Team
Bahrain-Merida
AG2R La Mondiale
Team Lotto NL-Jumbo
Team Sunweb
Lotto Soudal
Team EF Education First – Drapac P/B Cannondale
UAE Team Emirates
Trek-Segafredo
Team Katusha Alpecin
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CCC Sprandi Polkowice
Sport Vlaanderen – Baloise
Bardiani-CSF
Novo Nordisk

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