Maike van der Duin (Canyon-SRAM) came close to winning stage 2 of the RideLondon Classique with her attack 11 km from the finish in Maldon, but the short, steep climb up Market Hill was too much for her.
What remained of the chase group after a late crash went past her on the climb. The 21-year-old Dutchwoman finished 17th herself but could still celebrate after the stage as her teammate Chloé Dygert won the sprint.
“I attacked after quite a hard section of the race. Other teams were attacking, and I felt like we needed to take the initiative," Van der Duin explained to Cyclingnews.
"We were there with 3 riders, Chloé [Dygert], Soraya [Paladin], and myself, because of the work of our teammates earlier in the race. It was not a team tactic to attack at that particular moment, but I saw an opportunity and went,”
