RideLondon is an annual festival of cycling held in London. Intended as an annual legacy of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games, it was first held in 2013. The format consists of a series of cycling events on closed roads around London and Essex for amateur and professional cyclists. Between 2013 and 2019, the event culminated in the London–Surrey Classic, a one-day international elite men's road cycling race. From 2022, the RideLondon Classique - a three day, international elite women's road race as part of the UCI Women's World Tour - serves as the flagship event.