RideLondon Classic
Following hard work by his Etixx-QuickStep team to reel in Geraint Thomas (Team Sky), Tom Boonen got the better of Australian duo Mark Renshaw (Dimension Data) and Michael Matthews (Orica-BikeExchange) to claim the 2016 RideLondon Classic. The win is Boonen's second since announcing he will continue with the Belgian team into 2017 and the 40th of the season for Etixx.
"We went full on all day," Boonen said. "I was dropped two times and punctured one time and got stuck behind some guys who were dropped, so it took a lot of energy to get back on. At the point I got back on in the group, there were 80 guys in there. We did an incredible job chasing everyone and then got ready for the sprint in the last five kilometres. I felt confident because I did a few sprints last week and so I'm happy with this win. It's the first time in a while that I've beaten these guys. It's looking good for the next few races."
The peloton rolled out from The Mall for the 200km race along the same roads of the 2012 Olympic road race, several hours after RideLondon 100 cyclo-sportif event. Two serious crashes in the sportif resulted in the RideLondon Classic taking a break from racing for 20 minutes but once it was resumed, Team Sky came to the fore before Thomas launched his long range attack. An exciting chase ensured with several groups forming on the run back into The Mall as the sprint teams working overtime. Inside the finale 5km, the catch was made and Boonen raising his arms in triumph.
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