Despite heading into just its third edition in 2017, the women's Strade Bianche is a premiere event that draws many of the sport's top names to Tuscany for an early-season WorldTour contest.
127km in length, Strade Bianche starts and finishes in Siena, with plenty of challenges along the road. Multiple sections of dirt and gravel roads and a barrage of short but tough climbs in the run-in to an uphill finale practically guarantee exciting racing. The parcours strikes just the right balance to encourage longer-range attacks while still making solo escapes a challenge.
Elizabeth Deignan is the defending champion, winning the 2016 edition of the race ahead of Katarzyna Niewiadoma after settling for runner-up honours in the inaugural running of the event behind Megan Guarnier.
2017 Strade Bianche Women Results
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Rider Name (Country) Team
Result
1
Elisa Longo Borghini (Ita) Wiggle High5
3:44:45
2
Katarzyna Niewiadoma (Pol) WM3 Pro Cycling
0:00:02
3
Elizabeth Deignan (GBr) Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam
0:00:05
4
Lucinda Brand (Ned) Team Sunweb Women
0:00:08
5
Annemiek Van Vleuten (Ned) Orica Scott Women
0:00:09
6
Shara Gillow (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope
0:00:12
7
Katrin Garfoot (Aus) Orica Scott Women
0:00:18
8
Amanda Spratt (Aus) Orica Scott Women
0:00:36
9
Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (Den) Cervelo Bigla Pro Cycling Team
