Team Giant-Shimano will give their young sprinter Jonas Ahlstrand a rare chance to lead the team when they line up for the second edition of the Ride London Classic. The team plans to ride an aggressive race before supporting the Swede in case of a sprint finish.

Racing returns to the roads of the 2012 London Olympics this weekend at the third edition of the RideLondon Classic.

The race suits the sprinters with a flat grandstand finish on The Mall which also saw the finish of a victorious stage three of the Tour de France.

Team Giant-Shimano come into this one-day race with Jonas Ahlstrand capable of getting a strong result in a sprint eventuality. He is supported by young Daan Olivier who comes to London after a period of high altitude training and a strong showing at Clasica San Sebastian.

Also lining up in London is one of the team's stagiaires, Steven Lammertink who starts his first race for the team.

"We will go into the race in London with an open chance for all the riders to go on the offensive and get into the break," said coach Marc Reef. "Then if the race comes down to a sprint like it did last year the team will look to support Jonas and get him in the best possible position.

"It will be a good opportunity for some of the team to try and get up the road and to learn from the experience. It will also be the first race for our stagiaire Steven with the team. The focus for him will be to integrate with the team and to get involved."

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Jonas Ahlstrand (SWE)
Thomas Damuseau (FRA)
Steven Lammertink (NED)
Sea Keong Loh (MAL)
Daan Olivier (NED)
Tom Peterson (USA)