Hello and welcome to the Cyclingnews live coverage of the Ride💧London Classic. 

Hello from a sunny cent♏ral London, where t🌟he riders are lining up for the start of the Elite men's Classic race. 

As the Elite men are about to start, the thousands of sportif riders are finishing 🐎ꦚtheir ride.

And there off! The riders face 200km of 💜racing. 

There are some ಌ🌼big name riders on the start list today.

They include Bradley Wiggins, who is🌠 making a rare appearance on the road. 

Mark Cavendis🅰h (Etixx-QuickStep) is also in action as he looks to secure his futur✨e.   

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The riders left Horse guard's parade in central London and are covering a 6.3km neutralised𝔍 sector before the official start in Earl's Court.

The riders ♏got a special red carpet treatment in Horse Guard's parade. The race will finish in the Mall in just over five hours꧟. 

2꧋014 winner Adam Blythe (Orica-GreenEdge) returns to the race with a strong supporting cast, which includes Michael Hepburn.

Although Chris Froome is missing from Team Sky’s line up, their home team’s roster does includ🍒e last year’s runner-up Ben Swift and the experienced Bernie Eisel.

Swift is still find🔥ing his form after his crash at the Tour de Yorkshire earlier this season but with Andy Fenn, Chris Sutto🦄n and Elia Viviani also in Team Sky’s line-up the British team certainly have options.

Cavendish will be supported by Tom Boonen, w🧔ith the Belgian using the race as part of his build-up towards the World Championships in💖 Richmond, US, later this year.

The race is underway and 🅠has passed through Chiswick. The break ﷺof the day has yet to form.  

From the Cyclingnews blimp we can see that Mark Cavendish and his Etixx-QuiꦓckStep teammates are controlling the attacks at the head of the peloton. 

Th🥃ey will want to limit the number of riders that go way in the early break. 

The peloton is passing through Rich🌃omd Park in🧜 south London, home to a very popular circuit for London cyclists. 

We're getting news of the first break of the day.

The first climb of today's race comes after 75km as the ride🃏rs tackle Le⭕ith Hill.

Mark Cavendish (Etixx-QuickSte🍌p) was in the first attack of the day he 🧜and three others have been pulled back. 

Another break ha🐲s formed and this one has been given the okay to go clear. 

We're hearing 𝕴that the breaꩲk has quickly opened a 4:00 lead on the peloton.

There are five riders in the a🍎ttack but the bunch is also working hard.

150km remaining from 200km

Cavendish seemed keen to race from the front and tried to get in the break of the day. After being caught he stopped for an adjustment to his handleba💦rs but h🐭e is now back in the peloton. 

The five breakaways ate Pete Williams (One Pro Cycling), Riccardo Sಌtacchiotti (Nippo Vini Fantini), Erick Rowsell (Madison Genesis), Sander Helven (Topsport Vlaanderen) and Lander Seynaeve (Wanty-Groupe Gobert).

147km remaining from 200km

Etixx-QuickStep is trying to control the break by placing 🀅a rider on the front. The Belgian team is𒅌 getting some help from the British Raleigh GAC team, who does not have a rider in the break.  

 Last year the rider battled through the wi𒁃nd and rain. Today they're enjoying a nice summer day in Britain.

The riders are in the tree-liꦯned lanes of south-east London. 

The five riders are ﷽sharing the work in the break. Their lead is up to five minutes. 

Bradley Wiggins is riding carefully at the back of the peloton, riding for the Wiggins team. He is chattingꦓ to Philippe Gilbert (BMC) who finished second in yest🃏erday's Clasica San Sebastian. 

135km remaining from 200km

The five have a lead of 4:10. 

Sun, 2nd Aug 2015 14:05:11

There are huge 🦄crowds along the race route today. They chee🧸red the thousands of sportif riders earlier and are now enjoying the professional race. 

130km remaining from 200km

The break💜 slows as the five riders tackle Leith Hill. 

It is the first of the five categorised climbs in thꦏe race.

Etixx-QuickStep has three riders on the front of the peloton but will have to save some strength for the finish due to fiveꦍ-rider teams.

Making his debut with the Etixx-QuickStep team is Fernando Gaviria, the talented Colombian track rider and sprinter. He could be Cavendish's lead out m𓆏an today oꦍr also be the protected sprinter.

125km remaining from 200km

Rowsell was the first to the top of Le🌌ith Hill and so is the first leaderܫ in the climber's competition.

The next climb comes in 15km to the top of&nbꦉsp;Ranmore Common.

T🌠he gap has fallen to 2:40 after the climb, as Pete Williams flats. He will have to chase hard to get back to the bꦍreak.  

The four opted toꩵ wait for Williams and so he quic💦kly returned to he break.

In the peloton, the Orica-GreenEdge team is also riding near the fron🧸t, ticked behind Etixx. 

117km remaining from 200km

The five lead the peloton by 2:15.

Flat for Riccardo ♈Stacchiotti (🌳Nippo Vini Fantini).

The other fou𒉰r rides opt not to ease this team and power without the Italian.

The gap is falling as the four rider fade. However it is early for t🤪he peloton to catch the break.  

109km remaining from 200km

Rowsell is again the first to the top of the clཧimb, picking up more points in the spec🍎ial classification.  

Iljo Keisse is riding on the front for Etixx, with the peloton at⛦ 1:35.

Stacchiotti got back after is flat but the climb cracked William�🔯�s. 

105km remaining from 200km

Team Sky is also doing so🎀me work behin🅠d the break of the day.

The break lead by 5:00 at one point but iꦫt is down to 1:15 now.

Upfront the five have comeback together afteꩵr the 💃climb of Ranmore Common.  

New signing and stagiaire Alex Peters is doing the work fo✨r Team Sky.   

Williams apparently dro💛pped his chain on the climb but is back in the five-rider break.

Wiggins is at the♏ back of the peloton, enjoying some race food as the kilometres tick d▨own.

The riders pass through the second in🅰termediate sprint point, with the third climb up R💃anmore Common coming in 10km.  

Stacchiotti takes the sprint in a close sprint, beating Williams.🌳 

92km remaining from 200km

Another flat for 💦Williams in the country lanes of Surrey, south of London.

Stacchio🌠tti wins the s꧒print to the top of Ranmore Common. 

The peloton remains in control at 1:30.

88km remaining from 200km

We have a lone chaser between the break and the peloton. It is Floris Gerts of the Netherlands. He is also a stagiaire with the US-registered, Swiss-based tea🅺m. 

The peloton is passingꦺ through the feed zone, grabbing their musettes.

Upfront the🌳 break has split, with Rowsell and Stacchiotti going clear.  🐲  

But Williams and Seynaeve qu🉐ickly close the gap. 

Sun, 2nd Aug 2015 15:40:00

80km remaining from 200km

Floris Gerts  (BܫMC) is abouᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚt to join the break up front. He surged across the gap with a strong ride.

Gerts has upped the pace in the break. It will be interesting to see the BMC tactics f༒or the 🥀finale now.

BMC does not need to chase🐼 now with Gerts up front. 

Time for ♏the third sprint and Stacchiotti takes i✅t, ahead of Williams.

75km remaining from 200km

The peloton is 2:20 behind.

The rid𝐆ers face a fourth climb of Ranmore Common and a fourth sprint in Dorking before the important climb ꦅof Box hill and then the fast ride back to central London.

Cras൲h! At the back of the peloton, including former Belgian champion Jens💎 Debusschere.

He gets some assistance from two teammates.

70km remaining from 200km

Rowsell goes early to take the climber's point on t🌞he top of Ranmore Common.

The race is also splitting💝 be🍌hind with Sep Van Marcke (LottoNL-Jumbo) attacking hard and splitting the peloton.

70km remaining from 200km

The break of four has a lead of 1:10. 

Sun, 2nd Aug 2015 15:59:43

Sun, 2nd Aug 2015 16:07:45

The race is v🍸ery fluid at the moment as new riders giv🐭en the break extra impulse up front.

The peloton is only 25 seꦍconds behind the seven leaders. 

Flor🙈is Gerts (BMC) leads the race but only has 30 seconds on the chasers w♎ith the peloton a little further back.

58km remaining from 200km

Gerts is ticked over his bars as he reaches Dorking agai🅺n. 

Pete Willia🦹ms is set to win the sprints competition after Erick Rowsell won the climber's competition.

It is time for Box Hill. The short🥃 climb was covered in the 2012 Olympic road race and saw tཧhe attacks that split the peloton. 

Sun, 2nd Aug 2015 16:19:18

Here we go! Gilber꧅t surges clear of the peloton. 

Several riders are on Gilbert's wheel, including Britain's Ben Swift (T꧃eam Sky).

The peloton is about to catch the break in the shadows of the trees.🀅 

52km remaining from 200km

Several rider🔯s are being spat our of the back, includiܫng Elia Viviani (Team Sky). 

Upfront we have Gilbert with BMC teammate Rohan Dennis and Ben Swift 💃(Team Sﷺky).

There are two front groups of six riders.  

There are 20 or so riders in the front group, as Etixx-QuickStep ch꧟ase behind.

Sun, 2nd Aug 2015 16:27:40

Sun, 2nd Aug 2015 16:28:09

BMC has three riders in the move with Dennis and Floris doing the wor🐼k for Gilbert.

It is a super fast descent off Box hill and then a blast back to London. The gap is onl🃏y 1🍸3 seconds to the peloton. 

The race is lined out with the p𒊎eloton on the tail of the break.

Sun, 2nd Aug 2015 16:35:46

Cavendishဣ has taken on the race and go𓆏ne on the attack on the descent. 

He has Dennis on his wheel with theඣ other riders chasing them down.&nbs🌞p;

Cavendish is hoping to drag a group clear in the hope🌜 of winning the sprint. 

However Dennis is riding for Gilbert and so doing massive turns w𒊎ith Cavendish. 

The t🅠wo have been chased down as the race blows the pelo💟ton to pieces.

35km remaining from 200km

The gap is up 28 seconds now.

The peloton is lined out at s𓆉peed. The race is on.

There are eight riders in the break, inclꦓuding Cavendish.

It seems it is no𝄹t Cavendish but his young teammate Gaviria. 

Leigh Howard is there for Orica-GreenEdge.

Ben Swift (Team Sky) is also t🍎here, with Sep Vanmarcke (LottoNL-Jumbo).

Mike Teunissen is also there for LottoNL-Jumbo.

The gap is up to 45 seconds now.

With so many strong teams up🦄 front, there is no strong chase behind.

Bora Argon 18 is 🦩leading the chase with 4 riders on the front. But there are eight attackers up the road.  

Sun, 2nd Aug 2015 16:51:24

26km remaining from 200km

The break ♛has a lead of 50 seconds. The bunch൩ seems to be running out of power to close the gap.

The gap is close t༒o a minute and team cars have been allowed up to the attackers.

Drucker is in the break for BMC and can sprint but he is isolated while LottoNL-Jumbo has two rider in Vanmarcke and&𓄧nbs🍬p;Theunissen

20km remaining from 200km

The gap is over a minute but is starting tဣo fall. 

The gap is up to 1:30 as the ﷺbunch seems to have eased up. 

Ben Swift (Team Sky) finished second in 2014 and is a fast sprinter. However he has been recovering from a injury-hit spr💜ing. 

Gavꦿiria is riding his first professional race with Etixx and it would be a massive win for the young Colombian rider.

Sun, 2nd Aug 2015 17:07:04

The riders in the break are still workingꦺ smoothly together but will soon start to think of the finale. 

Ind✃eed, Swift surges off the f𓂃ront in an attempt to split the group.

It is Drucker an🅘d Teunissen with Swift. 

It is Sbaragli who closes the gap on the trio as the o༒thers save their legs. 

Now Sep Vanmarcke plays his cards. He has a gap.

Swift goes afterꦦ him but Drucker follows 🍷him. 

Vanmarcke is disappearing up the road as his teꦗammate Mike Teinissen marks the attacks. 

LottoNL-Jumbo was the only team with two riders in🔯 the attack and they're making it count. Vanmarcke has a 16-second gap.&n🥂bsp;

10km remaining from 200km

Sun, 2nd Aug 2015 17:16:21

Vanmarcke is giving it everything tucked over his Bianc𒐪hi bike. 

This coul💯d be the first win of 2015 for Vanmarcke.

Sun, 2nd Aug 2015 17:16:47

6km remaining from 200km

Vanmarcke is still clear but his lead is🧜 falling as they chase behind.

The riders hug the river Thames ❀until turning for the finish in the Mall. 

4km remaining from 200km

Vanmarcke is going deep but is close to vicꦓtory. 

The chasers are think🌌ing of the placings now. Vanmarcke is on his way to vꦜictory.

But Ben Swift has attacked alone𝓀 and❀ is trying to go across the gap.  

Teuni❀ssen is marking rides and 🏅stopping the attacks. 

2km remaining from 200km

Swift, Dru🃏cker are closing the gap but Mike Tuenissen is there too. He could attack when Vanmarcke is caught. 

It is going to be a four-rider sprint. Perhaps.

1km remaining from 200km

Final kilometre!

Drucker is on the front. 

The riders pass through Trafalgar Square.

Howard and others are coming back. 

In the sprint Dricker goes long and manages to🉐 hold off Teunissen and Swift.&nཧbsp;

Drucker wins it with a huge final effort.

What a finale! Lotto-NL-Jumbo seemed set to win but Vanmarcke was caught and then Drucker produced a long, powerful sprint𓄧.   

Teunissen tried to come up on Drucker but did not have the speed. Swift also ran out of legs, with Vanmarcke f♋ourth.&ꦦnbsp;

Sun, 2nd Aug 2015 17:30:22

Sun, 2nd Aug 2015 17:30:22

Sun, 2nd Aug 2015 17:30:14

Drucker has taken several impressive placings this ꦆseason but that was his first win of 2015. 

Leigh Howard (Orica-GreenEdge) was sixth after just failing to catch the final attackeไrs.

Swift was so keen to win that he was stu𒈔ck on the front in the finale and so had to lead out the sprint. 

The final riders are completing the rac﷽e after a fast 200km of racing.  

Drucker was ☂happy to win and explained his tactics. 

“I&rs🧸quo;m a fast guy and so I was pretty confident. I watched Ben Swift because he was nervous and wanted to do something here. I focused on him and his wheel. It ended up good ℱfor me," he said.

“I’m a sprinter who loves a pretty hard race, so we tried to make it a hard race. It was perfect for us.”
 

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