18:00

Stage Three winners

To see the full results from the third stage of the 2023 Ford RideLondon Classique, as well as the final standings in the General Classification, click here.

17:45

The greatest finish of The Mall

The riders came ablaze on the final straight, with Charlotte Kool (Team DSM) charging on and claiming the win on London's most iconic red road by just a fraction of a second! Stage Two victor Chloé Dygert (Canyon//SRAM Racing) steals second place, while Maike van der Duin (Canyon//SRAM Racing) takes third.

This makes Kool our overall winner of the 2023 Ford RideLondon Classique! A Kool effort from Charlotte for sure.

17:40

Within sprinting distance...

With less than 3km to go, we are rapidly approaching the end of Stage Three – the 2023 Ford RideLondon Classique decider. For the riders it's Parliament Square, Birdcage Walk then home!

17:30

It's the last lap!

Here we go…

Berteau (Cofidis Women Team), van Rooijen (Parkhotel Valkenburg) and Lister (DAS-Handsling) are still out there in the lead, but their advantage is now just 16 seconds. Trek-Segafredo is also lurking and setting its sights on the team win, having made great headway within the peloton.

17:20

Second intermediate sprint results

The riders have completed the second intermediate sprint during their sixth lap. Our three frontrunners have claimed the top three spots:

1. Victoire Berteau (Cofidis Team Women)
2. Sofie van Rooijen (Parkhotel Valkenburg)
3. Grace Lister (DAS-Handsling Bikes)

The gap between our three leaders and the peloton, however, is now just 20 seconds – so much could change yet.

17:05

Team DSM vies for the win

While our leading trio charges on, Team DSM is now at the front of the peloton, clearly wanting to make sure Kool can claim this third stage – meaning she'd win the overall Ford RideLondon Classique title.

There are other canny tactics going on from Canyon//SRAM Racing, though. Is the team trying to get rival Team DSM to put in all the effort to open up the opportunity for a Canyon//SRAM Racing win?

16:55

A trio takes off

Three riders have cemented a lead of well over a minute with just under 35km to go: Victoire Berteau (Cofidis Women Team), Grace Lister (DAS-Handsling Bikes) and Sofie van Rooijen (Parkhotel Valkenburg).

Berteau is the best-placed rider in terms of the General Classification, sitting 45 seconds behind Kool’s lead.

16:45

Who can maintain dominance?

With 43km remaining, the Parkhotel Valkenburg team now has a presence at the front thanks to Sofie van Rooijen's attack. DAS-Handsling Bikes is also making an effort at the head of the bunch, with British rider Danni Shrosbree leading the chase.

It's safe to say there is plenty of fluctuation at the front.

16:35

Focused on a strong finale

The riders are hitting some serious speeds down the Strand as they tick off the laps in central London.

16:25

First intermediate sprint results

The peloton is now moving in close formation, with our first intermediate sprint of the day on the third lap adding some spice to proceedings! Here are the results:

1. Chloé Dygert (Canyon//SRAM Racing)
2. Eleonora Camilla Gasparrini (UAE Team ADQ)
3. Pfeiffer Georgi (Team DSM)

That takes three seconds off Charlotte Kool’s overall advantage over Dygert, meaning she now has only a seven-second lead.

It's interesting that Kool didn’t sprint and let teammate Georgi do the fast work instead. Has she not fully recovered from yesterday’s crash, or is she saving herself for the finish?

16:10

The peloton passes Buckingham Palace

16:00

Morgans-Slader makes a move

Another attacker, Francesca Morgans-Slader (AWOL O’Shea) is now off up the road. she was on the attack on day one. Her team is based the capital, so this could truly be her time to shine on home turf!

15:50

Changes at the front

We've completed the first lap and breakaway rider Baur has been caught. The DSM Team of overall leader Charlotte Kool has now come to the front instead, with German rider Franziska Koch taking control of the pace.

She’s a super strong rider, having won a stage of what was then called the Boels Ladies Tour in Holland in only her first year as a professional racer. Her second-place finish at the Antwerp Port Epic this time last week proves that she's still on form now.

15:40

Early attacks

Following some fighting for the front spot, Caroline Baur (Israel Premier Tech Roland) has established herself as an early leader of the race, riding just ahead of the peloton.

Meanwhile, currently leading the young rider classification is sprinter Eleonora Gasparrini (UAE ADQ), whose teammate Chiara Consonni is also a formidable presence. Jess Finney (AWOL-O’Shea) is also already out there near the front, but the peloton doesn’t seem too happy about this. The chase is already on.

15:30

Let the Stage Three battle commence

The riders are rolling! 

The first 800m from the Start Line on The Mall will be neutralised before we get stuck into the real race. It'll be a fast and furious one around the capital today!

15:10

Dropping all the Classique moves

There's no better way to warm up.

Pick a spot anywhere along the central London circuit and you’ll see the riders whizz by on multiple occasions for about two hours before they complete the three-day race at The Mall.