'Sad day' as 2025 RideLondon Classique cancelled

Next year's RideLondon Classique has been cancelled aft cycling's world governing assemblage moved its spot connected nan women's World Tour almanac to a day erstwhile London cannot big it.

Next year's title was scheduled to return spot from 23-25 May, but was pushed backmost a week to 30 May to 1 June.

Race organisers opportunity they had "no consultation aliases anterior warning" from governing assemblage nan UCI and had nary action but to cancel nan event.

Hugh Brasher, arena head of RideLondon and CEO of organisers London Marathon Events (LME), said it was a "sad time for master women’s cycling".

He said LME was "surprised" to beryllium told by nan UCI successful March that nan title had been moved contempt antecedently being informed that location would beryllium nary changes to nan almanac until 2026.

"Major events successful London, 1 of nan world’s biggest superior cities, are planned galore years up and it is intolerable for nan RideLondon Classique to return spot successful cardinal London connected nan caller dates projected unilaterally by nan UCI," said Brasher., external

"Alternative dates astatine this precocious shape are impossible."

He said nan UCI will not let 2 women’s World Tour events to return spot connected nan aforesaid weekend.