2016 Strade Bianche Women overview
World champion Lizzie Armitstead scored the Boels-Dolmans' fourth road win of the year, this time at UCI Women’s WorldTour opener Strade Bianche. The Briton beat out Kasia Niewiadoma (Rabo-Liv) and Emma Johansson (Wiggle-High5) to the top step of the podium in Siena’s Piazza del Campo. The trio broke away from a reduced peloton following the fifth of seven gravel sectors.
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elizabeth Armitstead (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | 3:30:13 |
| 2 | Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | 0:00:03 |
| 3 | Emma Johansson (Swe) Wiggle High5 | 0:00:13 |
| 4 | Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Wiggle High5 | 0:01:04 |
| 5 | Anna Van Der Breggen (Ned) Rabo Liv Women Cycling Team | 0:01:07 |
| 6 | Megan Guarnier (USA) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| 7 | Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Orica-AIS | 0:01:13 |
| 8 | Claudia Lichtenberg (Ger) Lotto Soudal Ladies | 0:01:17 |
| 9 | Lauren Kitchen (Aus) Hitec Products | 0:01:21 |
| 10 | Leah Kirchmann (Can) Team Liv-Plantur | Row 9 - Cell 2 |
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Strade Bianche Women 20165 March 2016 | Tuscany | Women's WorldTour
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Strade Bianche Women 2016 start list
Provisional starters as of March 2, 2016
