RideLondon was an annual festival of cycling held in London. Intended as an annual legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it was first held in 2013.
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RideLondon was an annual festival of cycling held in London.
01 · What it is
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02 · Where & name
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03 · How it is doing
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Chapter Takeaways
Current eventsRideLondon is composed of several events held on the same weekend, currently in late May.
RideLondon ClassiqueA three-day, international women's road race forms part of the UCI Women's World Tour.
RideLondon EssexStarting and finishing in London and passing through Essex, the RideLondon Essex is claimed to be sportive ride for amateur cyclists, with around over 25,000 participants.
RideLondon FreeCycleThe RideLondon FreeCycle was created amateurs to cycle on closed roads in Central London, crossing places such as Buckingham Palace, the Bank of England, the Houses of Parliament and St.
Common Questions Answered on Record
What is RideLondon in plain words?
RideLondon was an annual festival of cycling held in London.
Where is RideLondon practised or documented?
Sources on this page place RideLondon in United Kingdom.
What is the current condition of RideLondon today?
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Cite as: "RideLondon." folkroom, https://folkroom.org/art-forms/ridelondon, text CC BY-SA, with attribution.
RideLondon was an annual festival of cycling held in London. Intended as an annual legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it was first held in 2013. The festival consists of a series of cycling events on closed roads around Greater London and Essex.
Between 2013 and 2019, the event culminated in the London–Surrey Classic, a one-day international men's road cycling race. In 2022, the RideLondon Classique – a three-day international women's road race as part of the UCI Women's World Tour – served as the flagship event. 1
Current events
RideLondon is composed of several events held on the same weekend, currently in late May. Between 2013 and 2019, the event was held in late July, to follow the conclusion of the Tour de France. 1
RideLondon Classique
A three-day, international women's road race forms part of the UCI Women's World Tour. In 2022, the first two stages are held in Essex, with the final stage taking place in London. First held as a one-day race in central London in 2013, at one time the Classique awarded the highest prize money for a women's one-day race. 1
RideLondon Essex
Starting and finishing in London and passing through Essex, the RideLondon Essex is claimed to be sportive ride for amateur cyclists, with around over 25,000 participants. In previous years, RideLondon Surrey served as the sportive ride, with riders raising money for charities – £12.5 million in 2017. As with previous editions, routes vary in distance from 100 to 30 miles. 1
RideLondon FreeCycle
The RideLondon FreeCycle was created amateurs to cycle on closed roads in Central London, crossing places such as Buckingham Palace, the Bank of England, the Houses of Parliament and St. Paul's Cathedral. 1
RideLondon-Surrey Classic
The RideLondon-Surrey Classic was a one-day international elite men's road cycling race, held on the Sunday of the RideLondon weekend between 2013 and 2019. The route generally followed a similar route to the London 2012 Road Race with multiple circuits in and around Dorking and the Surrey Hills, before heading into London for a finish on The Mall. 1
The text above is adapted from the Wikipedia article “RideLondon”, available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 licence. 1
RideLondon is an annual festival of cycling in London, according to the structured record cited below. This entry was generated automatically from that record and has not yet been reviewed by a person familiar with the tradition. 2
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