100 stunning images from the men's and women's WorldTour restart in Tuscany
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The peloton hurtling across the white gravel roads of Tuscany, Italy, at the 2020 Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Italian Champion Marta Bastianelli at the start of Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
The Movistar Women Team lines up at Strade Bianche in special edition jerseys(Image credit: Getty Images)
A masked Boels Dolmans rider at Strade Bianche. Can you guess who this is?(Image credit: Getty Images)
FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope battle the heat at the start of Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Annemiek van Vleuten in her rainbow jersey ahead of Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Italian Champion Davide Formolo at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Peter Sagan at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Greg Van Avermaet at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Vincenzo Nibali at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Julian Alaphilippe interviewed ahead of Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Deceuninck-QuickStep and Julian Alaphilippe ahead of Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Mathieu van der Poel's Alpecin-Fenix team are ready for the 2020 Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Movistar Team in their new flashy kit(Image credit: Getty Images)
Mavi Garcia in a day-long solo breakaway at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Marianne Vos on the gravel at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Italian Champion Marta Bastianelli at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Annemiek van Vleuten trying to bridge across to the breakaway at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Ellen van Dijk powering on the front of the field at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Women's WorldTour leader Liane Lippert trying to catch back up to the field after a mechanical (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Elisa Longo Borghini at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Temperatures hit 40 Celsius at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Strade Bianche was hot, dry and dusty - time for a bath!(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The men's peloton racing Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The white gravel roads through Tuscany at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
UCI President David Lappartient at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The beautiful scenery at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
White dust kicked up as the peloton raced through the Tuscan countryside(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The peloton at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Ivan Cortina negotiates a gravel corner at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Bora-Hansgrohe at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
COVID-19 coronavirus health precautions signs at Strade Bianche in Siena(Image credit: Getty Images)
Annemiek van Vleuten stays cool in the shade ahead of Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
A breakaway sets off early at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Annemiek van Vleuten at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Equipe Paule Ka lead the peloton at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Former double world champion Giorgia Bronzini brings ice packs to her Trek-Segafredo riders at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
The dust rises as the peloton passes over the gravel roads at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Julian Alaphilippe has a mechanical at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Omer Shapira in a breakaway at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Lizzie Diegnan leads the field at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Australian road race champion Amanda Spratt at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Leah Thomas leads the field over the gravel at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
American Champion Ruth Winder punctures on the gravel at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Amanda Spratt at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Mathieu van der Poel (Image credit: Getty Images)
Brent Bookwalter leads a chase group of three at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Wout van Aert attacks the lead group of six riders near the end of Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Greg Van Avermaet was part of the six-man breakaway at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Jakob Fuglsang attacks the breakaway and Max Schachmann follows at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Alberto Bettiol was aggressive in the breakaway at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Davide Formolo said he suffered in the 40 Celsius heat at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Astana leads the peloton through the gravel at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Wout van Aert attacks the breakaway at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Greg Van Avermaet in the early sections at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Alberto Bettiol attacks at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
The six-man breakaway at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Mathieu van der Poel and Julian Alaphilippe at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Julian Alaphilippe and Mathieu van der Poel attempt to chase back after punctures at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
The women's field starts to split apart at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Annemiek van Vleuten wins Strade Bianche in Siena(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The women's field racing on the white gravel through Tuscany(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The lead vehicle at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
A rider suffers a mechanical at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Annemiek van Vleuten at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Annemiek van Vleuten crosses the finish line covered in dust with the victory at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ) finishes in the top 10 at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Marianne Vos in the top 10 at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Annemiek van Vleuten wears a mask at the finish line after winning Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Annemiek van Vleuten watches on as riders continue to finish Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Annemiek van Vleuten, exhausted, sits on the pavement after winning Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Eider Merino sits at the finish of Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig lays down on the pavement after crossing the finish line at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Jakob Fuglsang leads the breakaway at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Max Schachmann leads the breakaway with Wout van Aert on his wheel(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Wout van Aert races through the fans on the gravel roads at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Wout van Aert races through Siena on his way to winning Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Davide Formolo and Max Schachmann sprint for second place in Siena at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Wout van Aert solos the final 12km of Strade Bianche to take the win(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Wout van Aert on the streets of Siena(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Alberto Bettiol finishes fourth at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Siena hosts Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Wout van Aert wins Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Davide Formolo finishes second at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) wins the 2020 Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Davide Formolo collapses at the finish of Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Wout van Aert watches his rivals finish Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Annemiek van Vleuten holds her trophy at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Annemiek van Vleuten celebrates her victory at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Mavi Garcia was second at the 2020 Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Leah Thomas was third at the 2020 Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Annemiek van Vleuten is all smiles after winning again at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Wout van Aert celebrates his victory at Strade Bianche(Image credit: Getty Images)
Wout van Aert wins the 2020 Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
The top three at the men's race celebrate after the 2020 Strade Bianche(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
WorldTour racing officially restarted at the men's and women's Strade Bianche on August 1 in Italy. The opening event did not disappoint as Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and current road race world champion Annemiek van Vleuten (Mitchelton-Scott) claimed solo victories on the Piazza del Campo in Siena.
Normally held in the cooler month of March, this year's Strade Bianche was moved to August 1 as part of the revised WorldTour calendar, which was forced due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
The men's and women's pelotons lined up under warmer summer temperatures that reached as high as 40°C, which made for a hot, dry and dusty edition of Strade Bianche.
Click through our gallery of 100 photos from the men's and women's races that capture the essence of the popular event held along the white gravel roads of Tuscany.
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