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
| # | Rider Name (Country) Team | Result |
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| 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 | 0:01:06 |
| 10 | Elena Cecchini (Ita) Canyon SRAM Racing | |
2016 Strade Bianche | 2015 Strade Bianche
