Date | March 7, 2026 |
Start location | Siena, Italy |
Finish location | Siena, Italy |
Category | Women's WorldTour |
Distance | Row 4 - Cell 1 |
Previous edition | |
2024 Winner | Demi Vollering (FDJ-Suez) |
Strade Bianche Women information
Strade Bianche Women was created in 2015 and is held onthe same day as the men's race, with the same finish in Siena's spectacular Piazza il Campo, that hosts the historic Palio horse races.
The USA's Megan Guarnier won the first edition, with later winners including Lizzie Deignan, Elisa Longo Borghini, Anna van der Breggen, Annemiek van Vleuten, Chantal van den Broek-Blaak, Lotte Kopecky and Demi Vollering.
Like the men's race, the Strade Bianche Women has rapidly become a hugely prestigious race and a goal for the biggest names in the women's peloton. The steep Tuscan hills and the white gravel farm tracks through the vines and olive trees always inspires a hard, selective race and so big-name winners.
Strade Bianche organisers RCS Sport added more gravel sectors to the women's route for 2025, with 13 sectors totalling 50.3km of gravel.
Demi Vollering (FDJ-SUEZ) beat a resurgent Anna van der Breggen (SD Worx-ProTime) to win Strade Bianche for the second time. Pauline Ferrand Prévot (Visma-Lease a Bike) was third on her return to road racing.
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How to watch Strade Bianche 2025 – Live streams, TV channels for spectacular gravel Classic
All of the broadcast information for the Italian gravel one-day race -
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'I love the steep gravel roads' - Kasia Niewiadoma joins forces with Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig at Strade Bianche
Two strong contenders for Canyon-Sram zondacrypto for gravel-heavy WorldTour classic
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'Perfect gravel for great racing' - Lidl-Trek ready to race after Strade Bianche recon rides
'To focus solely on Pogačar would be to waste our energy' says Quinn Simmons -
Demi Vollering: Swearing at 2023 Strade Bianche 'wasn't meant for Lotte Kopecky'
SD Worx-ProTime duo explain awkward ending to last year's race ahead of Saturday's return to the sterrato -
Kristen Faulkner 'extremely disappointed' by UCI Strade Bianche disqualification decision
'I have never used glucose data in competition, which I provided ample evidence of to the UCI' says Jayco-AlUla rider
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The most spectacular images from Strade Bianche 2023 - Gallery
Dramatic racing paired with dramatic images is the hallmark of the Italian race, won by Demi Vollering and Tom Pidcock -
Disappointed Annemiek van Vleuten heads to Tenerife training to find extra for Tour of Flanders
‘Strade Bianche was my first real big goal. It is clear that I fell just a little short and that is a pity.’ -
'I thought it was possible' Kristen Faulkner on her Strade Bianche solo attack
'I was pretty gassed, and my legs were starting to cramp. I just gave it everything I had, but it wasn't enough for the win'
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Dust, drama, and domination in Strade Bianche 2025 - Gallery
The best photos of the day as Tadej Pogačar and Demi Vollering soar to victory in Siena -
'The gravel is a lot looser than usual' – Riders prepare for a fast, dusty and furious Strade Bianche
'It's hard to beat Mr Pogi but you've got to try' – say Quinn Simmons as riders complete recon rides of the Tuscan gravel roads -
Strade Bianche 2024 – Analysing the contenders
From Lotte Kopecky to Tadej Pogacar, we run the rule over the favourites for the race over the white gravel roads of Tuscany -
The most spectacular shots from Strade Bianche - Mega Gallery
The images that tell the story of the women's and men's racing on the white gravel roads of the Tuscan hills -
10 riders to watch at Strade Bianche Women 2022
Van Vleuten primed with early form, Longo-Borghini reaches for top step return as Niewiadoma set to lay it on the line again
