Strade Bianche 2020
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Wout van Aert adds Strade Bianche winning Bianchi to his bike collection
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In 13 short years, the Italian one-day race Strade Bianche has almost – almost – pulled itself up to be on a level, excitement-wise, with the 'Queen of the Classics', Paris-Roubaix.
What both races share, of course, is the unpredictability and photogenicity of their off-road sections: cobbles for the more than 120-year-old Paris-Roubaix and the 'white (gravel) roads' that give Strade Bianche its name.
Since 2007, Strade Bianche has consistently delivered in excitement, with wet editions – just like at Roubaix – particularly sought after by both fans and photographers, if not the riders, due to the white roads turning to a much browner mud and covering the competitors' faces to make them all but unrecognisable at the race's beautiful, uphill finish at Siena's Piazza del Campo.
The fact that Strade Bianche grew out of an amateur sportive event in Tuscany – the Monte Paschi Eroica, which was created in 1997, and is ridden by cycling enthusiasts on vintage bikes, recreating the races of old on gravel roads – makes it all the more extraordinary, as things normally happen the other way around.
The 2019 edition saw French darling Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck-QuickStep) get the better of Astana's Jakob Fuglsang in Siena, with Jumbo-Visma's Wout van Aert trailing in to complete the podium.
While Van Aert could be expected to be a winner at Roubaix one day, Alaphilippe or Fuglsang are unlikely to ever win 'The Hell of the North', making Strade Bianche the much more democratic Classic. The race has enjoyed a different winner almost every year since 2007, with only Poland's Michal Kwiatkowski – winner in 2014 and 2017 – and the now-retired Swiss rider Fabian Cancellara, who won in 2008, 2012 and 2016, able to take repeat wins at one of the most-looked-forward-to races on the calendar.
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Strade Bianche 20201 August 2020 | Siena | WorldTour
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Julian Alaphilippe's Strade Bianche defence derailed by six punctures
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Schachmann: It was a tricky, dangerous Strade Bianche
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News Bora-Hansgrohe rider handled the heat and gravel to finish on the podium
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Bettiol produces inspired ride at Strade Bianche
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News Tuscan EF Pro Cycling rider fourth after aggressive race on local roads
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Bora-Hansgrohe rider handled the heat and gravel to finish on the podium
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Jakob Fuglsang: It's nice to be back racing, but wow!
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Dillier out of Strade Bianche after positive COVID-19 test
AG2R La Mondiale says Swiss rider will quarantine
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Van Avermaet: I always start Strade Bianche with the thought of winning it
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Philippe Gilbert: Every race could be the last
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