Tomorrow the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic will take place, also known as the London Classic. The riders have to cover 200 kilometres, with five climbs on the route.

This Europe Tour race takes place for the fifth time. Start and finish are in the heart of London. The race will start at St James’s Park and will finish on The Mall, in front of the Buckingham Palace. The riders first head to Surrey where they have to cover three local laps. It’s a tough course with five hills: Leith Hill, three times Ranmore and Box Hill. The last climb is located 50 kilometres from the finish.

Jürgen Roelandts and Jens Debusschere will be at the start for Lotto Soudal. There are also two trainees in the selection: Dries Van Gestel and Kenneth Van Rooy. They will race next to Tom Boonen, Rohan Dennis and Edvald Boasson Hagen. Adam Blythe, last year’s winner, will start as well. Sports director Marc Wauters gives his opinion about the race.

 “It’s a very special race, you don’t get to ride through the centre of London every day. The finish is in front of Buckingham Palace and that’s unique. There is a lot of prize money to be awarded and that makes we always get to watch a nice race," he saud.

“The two trainees in our team will get a free role, they might join an early breakaway. We have to wait and see how Thomas De Gendt and Jens Debusschere have recovered from the Tour, we expect them to be there in the second half of the race. Jürgen Roelandts, Kenny Dehaes and also Jens are fast so they can sprint for us.

“This is a race where many young riders want to seize the opportunity. We have to see which riders are fresh after a tough Tour de France and who will control the race. If the right riders are in the break it might make it till the end. This race is hard to predict and that’s what makes it so nice.”

Selection London-Surrey Classic:

Jens Debusschere, Kenny Dehaes, Thomas De Gendt, Jürgen Roelandts, Dries Van Gestel and Kenneth Van Rooy.