RideLondon celebrated its fifth anniversary at the weekend, having launched in 2013 as a legacy event following the success of the London 2012 Olympic Games – and the festival of cycling is bigger than ever.
The RideLondon festival packs in all things two-wheeled, with Bromptons and penny farthings among the bikes on show in the capital over the weekend.
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Elite racing was also an important part of the weekend, from hand cycles to the women’s RideLondon Classique and men’s RideLondon Classic. And that’s before mentioning the closed-roads RideLondon 100 sportive – one of the biggest events on the UK calendar.
– Alexander Kristoff wins RideLondon Classic 2017 on The Mall –
All told, more than 100,000 cyclists are believed to have got involved in some way or another over the weekend, in what was a true celebration of cycling. Here’s some of the best of the action.