Strade Bianche Donne

Strade Bianche Donne
Race details
Date Early March
Region Tuscany, Italy
English name Strade Bianche Women
Local name(s) Strade Bianche Donne (in Italian)
Discipline Road
Competition UCI Women's World Tour
Type One-day race
Organiser RCS Sport
History
First edition 2015 (2015)
Editions 4 (as of 2018)
First winner  Megan Guarnier (USA)
Most wins No repeat winners
Most recent  Anna van der Breggen (NED)

The Strade Bianche Donne (Strade Bianche Women), also named Strade Bianche Rosa by Italian media,[1] is a professional women's road bicycle racing event in Tuscany, Italy.

It is held on the same day as the men's race, in early March, on much of the same roads but at a shorter distance.

The race has been part of the UCI Women's World Tour since 2016.[2][3]

History

The Strade Bianche Donne was first organized in 2015, following the success of the men's event, the Strade Bianche - Eroica Pro, that was created in 2007. The first edition was won by American Megan Guarnier, after distancing her team mate Lizzie Armitstead and Italian Elisa Longo Borghini on the final stretches of the race.[4][5]

Route

The race starts in San Gimignano and finishes on Siena's illustrious Piazza del Campo, both UNESCO World Heritage Sites. The first edition was run over a distance of 103 km on hilly terrain crossing the province of Siena. The route is characterized by the presence of white gravel roads; unpaved country lanes winding through the hills and vineyards in Tuscany, Central Italy. The women's race features five gravel sectors totalling 57 km.[6]

Winners

Rider Team
2015 United States Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels–Dolmans
2016 United Kingdom Lizzie Armitstead (GBR) Boels–Dolmans
2017 Italy Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Wiggle High5
2018 Netherlands Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans

References

  1. ↑ Conti, Alessandro. "Strade Bianche donne all'americana Guarnier, Longo Borghini è terza". Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  2. ↑ ProCyclingStats. "Strade Bianche WE 2015 - Classic". procyclingstats.com.
  3. ↑ "Strade Bianche 2015 : San Gimignano - Siena - CyclingFever - The International Cycling Social Network - Get the Cycling fever!". cyclingfever.com.
  4. ↑ "Strade Bianche 2015 : San Gimignano - Siena". Cyclingfever. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  5. ↑ "Guarnier wins Strade Bianche 2015 Armitstead second, Longo Borghini third". CyclingNews. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
  6. ↑ Kirsten Frattini. "Women's news shorts: Hosking and Kirchmann ready for Qatar, Matrix signs Trott". Cyclingnews.com.
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