London plans `Classic cycle race´

Tuesday, 31 January 2012 16:52

Written by Editor

London plans to host a one-day professional road race to rival classic events such as the Paris-Roubaix. To be first staged in August 2013, the race will be part of a two-day cycling festival, which will become an annual event, as part of the Olympic legacy. London has to meet certain critera, but British Cycling's Jonny Clay said the race would "definitely" go ahead. "I'd be surprised if in a few years it isn't one of the world's biggest cycling races."

“This is no longer a cinderella, cloth-cap image sport. We've got the best riders in the world” said Cycling commentator Phil Liggett.

The Milan-San Remo is the first classic of the season, with six more races taking place over March and April in Belgium, France and the Netherlands, culminating in the Liege-Bastogne-Liege on 24th  April.