Charlotte Kool (Team DSM) took a “dream start” at this year’s Ford RideLondon Classique, darting to victory and the race lead on the first stage in Colchester.
The win marked the 24-year-old's fifth of the season, and came from a 15-rider move which tore clear of the peloton inside the final 30km. With 200m to go, following an uphill lead-out from team-mate Pfeiffer Georgi, Kool sprung off the wheel of Clara Copponi (FDJ-Suez), putting three bike lengths into the Frenchwoman across the line.
