Wild stripped of RideLondon victory after massive crash on The Mall - Video
(Cyclingnews.com)

Kirsten Wild looked to have secured a third victory at the Prudential RideLondon Classique but shortly after crossing the finish line in first place race officials stripped her of the title for deviating from her line and inadvertently causing a massive crash in the final sprint. Wild`s team WNT-Rotor have released a statement saying they are disappointed but accept the official decision. `We are really disappointed about the disqualification of @kirsten_wild after @RideLondon but we have to accept and respect the decision of the UCI #RideLondon,` WNT-Rotor posted on their official Twitter account after learning about the disqualification. Video footage of the final stretch or racing on The Mall shows the field`s top sprinters preparing for a final sprint. Lisa Brennauer is the last lead-out for Wild with Chloe Hosking (Ale Cipollini) on her wheel. The video pans out to view the front of the field sprinting where Lorena Wiebes (Parkhotel Valkenburg) opening her final sprint first. Wild was positioned further back near the middle of the road and then veered toward an opening on the left side of the road with roughly 100 metres to go.ADVERTISEMENT Wild`s back wheel overlapped with Chloe Hosking`s front wheel and that inadvertently caused a domino of crashes among the main field. The video shows some 20 riders hitting the pavement along with their bikes bouncing in the air and scattered across The Mall. Wild continued sprinting, seemingly unaware of the crash, and closed the gap to Wiebes. The two sprinters crossed the line side-by-side with Wild initially being given the win. Officials then reviewed the crash video footage and disqualified Wild from the race. Race jury reverse Wild`s disqualification to a lesser relegation  - WNT-ROTOR Pro Cycling (@WNT_ROTOR) August 3, 2019 You can read more at Cyclingnews.com