The cyclist who crashed into a tree during RideLondon tragically died in hospital, it has been revealed.
Richard Kell, 71, who was from North Abingdon in Oxfordshire, was airlifted to hospital following the accident on Sunday July 31, which happened during the RideLondon-Surrey 100 near Pyrford.
Mr Kell is understood to have been in a coma but sadly passed away on August 23.
He was part of the Outdoor Traders Cycling Club, which has since paid tribute to Mr Kell and renamed its autumn cycling events the Richard Kell Memorial Series.
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"Richard was one of two riders airlifted from the Ride London event earlier in the summer," said the club in a Facebook post.
"Unfortunately, after fighting for a number of weeks, Richard passed away."
Mr Kell's RideLondon fundraising page has since been inundated with tributes to a "genuine all round great guy and a true gent".
A spokesman for RideLondon said: "Very sadly, we confirm that Richard Kell, aged 71 from Abingdon, has died as a result of injuries sustained during the RideLondon-Surrey 100.
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"Richard was assisted by fellow riders and paramedics on the scene and was then airlifted from outside Pyrford to St George’s Hospital where he was treated in intensive care. He died on August 23.
"Everyone involved in the organisation of RideLondon sends sincere condolences to Richard’s family and friends."
The spokesman added: "A full investigation around the accident is underway and is part of the extensive review process that the event undertakes.
"[This involves] all the emergency services, Surrey County Council, the fifteen London Boroughs that the event goes through and the numerous stakeholders and organisation that help us put on the event."
The accident happened between Pyrford and Ripley and saw riders halted for around an hour as ambulance and air ambulance staff attended the scene.
An eyewitness told Get Surrey the crash "happened at a spot where there is a treacherous descent and then a sharp bend".
Following the crash, riders were diverted on a planned contingency route from West Byfleet to Ripley. Some cyclists missed out almost a quarter of the route as a diversion was put in place form Mile 44 to Mile 70.
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Cyclists praised the kindness of Pyrford residents as riders were left stranded for more than an hour. The village opened up its church and handed out water to the cyclists who had already completed 38 miles of the route.
Mr Kell's death is the second from this year's RideLondon after cancer survivor Robin Chard suffered a cardiac arrest at Kingston Bridge the same day.
Mr Chard was treated at the scene but later died in Kingston Hospital. His fundraising page for Cancer Research UK has since hit £66,000.