
Lizzie Deignan (Trek Segafredo) made the most of a secondary plan as she and her teammates were forced to attack stage 1 of the RideLondon Classic after their sprinter, Elisa Balsamo, abandoned the race.
Deignan finished third on the day behind winner Charlotte Kool (Team DSM) and Clara Copponi (FDJ-SUEZ) on the uphill run to the line in Colchester. She sits third in the general classification, eight seconds behind Kool.