More from Strade Bianche Women
'I was strong enough to win' - Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney upset to miss Strade Bianche victory again
News 'I don’t want to carry on with my career being second or third, I want to be winning' says Polish rider who finished second place for a fourth time in the Tuscan classic Saturday
'A perfect race' – Demi Vollering cheers teammates as Strade Bianche goes from nightmare to 'amazing' reality for FDJ-United-SUEZ
News Wrong turn on course 'a pity for me' but two-time winner relishes sounds on radio as teammates go first and third
'I'm in pain, my legs are sore but I can't have any regrets' - Elisa Longo Borghini gives strong performance but settles for fourth at Strade Bianche
News Italian first to the top of Santa Caterina climb but then passed before last corner in Siena
As it Happened - Final sprint to the Piazza del Campo decides 2026 women's Strade Bianche after punctures and mechanicals shake up race
Live Two fewer gravel sectors and five fewer kilometres, but still a brutal 133km route on offer at Italian Classic on the roads to Siena
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'A contract is about more than salary' - The Cyclists' Alliance 2026 rider survey finds financial insecurity, health and safety issues among the main concerns of the women's peloton
Financial and welfare issues are widespread at Continental level, where 75% of riders receive no team salary and only 17% have access to regular medical screening -
Indoor cycling is boring, discuss – A for-and-against debate on the sport's most polarising training tool
Not everyone likes cycling indoors, even here in the Cyclingnews team there are mixed opinions, so we thought we'd share a few -
USPro criterium star Luke Elphingstone, 'a Michael Matthews kind of rider', among three national champions featured in younger Project Echelon Racing squad for 2027
Team has heavy European calendar but ending season with trio of US UCI races – Armed Forces Cycling Classic, Battenkill, Philadelphia Cycling Classic – is 'especially important to us'
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Zwift vs TrainerRoad: An indoor cycling head-to-head
We compare indoor training experiences on Zwift and TrainerRoad -
Zwift vs MyWhoosh: Is it really worth paying for Zwift when MyWhoosh is free?
We compare two popular indoor cycling apps with very different subscription models -
'Unfinished business' – Vuelta return more likely for Tadej Pogačar in 2027 than Giro, says agent Carera
Slovenian's full schedule will be confirmed at UAE Team Emirates-XRG's training camp media day in December
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Wind tunnel tested: The UCI-illegal Merida Reacto One was designed to beat the wind tunnel tests – it failed, but that's only half the story
Despite a clear unfair advantage, the Reacto One couldn't trouble the leaders in our empirical tests -
Will Wout van Aert race cyclo-cross this winter? Even he's not sure yet
'It is important to wait long enough and make a well-considered choice' says Belgian -
Bahrain Victorious welcome third bike sponsor in three years as Factor returns to the men's WorldTour peloton
Team moves on from Bianchi after just one season
