Minor changes to the route in Kingston upon Thames have been included in order to showcase the recently redeveloped ancient Market Place.

The second Denbies climb was animated by attacks from the likes of Phillip Gilbert and Gert Steegmans, creating a new lead group.

Cannondale took up the attempts to pace the peloton back to the front through the final climb of Box Hill, but made little gain.

As the leaders headed home for London, further increases in pace left a select group of 5 riders who would contest the victory.

Gilbert and Julian Alaphilippe briefly went clear through Wimbledon, but Ben Swift, Adam Blythe and Kristijan Koren rode back to them to set up a final sprint down The Mall.