Cycling news - Elia Viviani takes 75th career win with RideLondon victory after another crash
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ByEurosport
Updated 04/08/2019 at 18:29 GMT
Elia Viviani of Deceuninck-Quick-Step took the 75th victory of his career as he powered to success at RideLondon on Sunday.
: Arrival / Elia Viviani of Italy and Team Deceuninck - Quick-Step / Celebration / during the 8th Prudential RideLondon-Surrey Classic 2019 a 169km race from London-Bushy Park to London-The Mall / #RideLondon / #PRLClassic / @RideLondon / on August 04, 20
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There was another crash in the final stages of the event as was the case in the women’s race on Saturday.
As the sprinters rode towards the finish Viviani sprung into place after Sam Bennett and Alexander Kristoff had tried to put themselves in the best position possible.
Bennett battled to stay with the Italian but he had no answer for Viviani, not least because the Irishman lost some of his train in the aforementioned crash.
The Italian was beautifully supported by a fantastic lead-out from Danish champion Michael Morkov who finished third.
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There was a tenth place finish for rising British star Ethan Hayter.
Earlier in the day, national time trial champion Alex Dowsett took victory in the King of the Mountains classification courtesy of his presence in a three-man breakaway.
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The Team Katusha-Alpecin rider rode strongly around Box Hill to claim the title and with his work done he dropped back.
One of the pre-race favourites Caleb Ewan was dropped from the peloton earlier in the day.
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