Date | March 7, 2025 |
Start location | Siena, Italy |
Finish location | Siena, Italy |
Category | WorldTour |
Distance | tbd |
Previous edition | |
2025 Winner | Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) |
Strade Bianche Information
Strade Bianche, the hilly Italian race with its signature white gravel roads through Tuscany has become a popular Spring Classic.
The 20th edition of the WorldTour race, billed as “Europe’s most southern northern classic”, will take place on Saturday March 7, held on the same day as the Stade Bianche Women's race.
The race, put on by Giro d'Italia organisers RCS Sport, has paralleled the growth of gravel racing throughout the world since its first edition in 2007. It was inspired by the L'Eroica ride, where vintage bicycles and clothing are used for a day riding on the white gravel roads around Siena.
After moving from its October date to March in 2008, Strade Bianche was added to the calendar of many of the top riders. Fabian Cancellara's victories in 2008, 2012 and 2016 are the most by a single rider.
Past winners of Strade Bianche include Philippe Gilbert, Michał Kwiatkowski, Zdeněk Štybar, Tiesj Benoot, Julian Alaphilippe, Wout van Aert, Mathieu van der Poel, Tadej Pogačar and Tom Pidcock.
Tadej Pogačar took his third win in dramatic style in 2025 after going off the road at speed.
Join Cyclingnews' coverage of the 2025 Strade Bianche with race reports, results, photo galleries, news and race analysis.
Latest Content on the Race
'WTF? It felt like we were in the gruppetto' - Tom Pidcock stunned by Pogacar's Strade Bianche attack
News Ineos Grenadiers leader says he was going well on his way to fourth, but Pogacar was too good
'Perfect gravel for great racing' - Lidl-Trek ready to race after Strade Bianche recon rides
News 'To focus solely on Pogačar would be to waste our energy' says Quinn Simmons
Adam Yates ruled out of Tirreno-Adriatico following concussion
News Briton misses race after UAE Tour crash, Stefan Küng out of Strade Bianche due to personal reasons
'Strade Bianche is pure fun' – Tadej Pogacar ready for successful season debut
News Slovenian keen to respond to Evenepoel's and Vingegaard's early season success
Strade Bianche 2024 – Analysing the contenders
Analysis From Lotte Kopecky to Tadej Pogacar, we run the rule over the favourites for the race over the white gravel roads of Tuscany
Tadej Pogacar ‘racing for the win’ on season debut at Strade Bianche
News UAE Team Emirates leader backed by Del Toro, Wellens and Hirschi
Strade Bianche Women 2024 start list
Start list Vollering, Kopecky the favourites after 2023 1-2
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'A bad crash could jeopardize the Tour de France' - UAE Team Emirates want Tadej Pogačar to skip Paris-Roubaix after Strade Bianche crash
'Tadej wants to give Roubaix a go, but I keep telling him that he needs to wait' says team manager Mauro Gianetti -
Crash-filled edition of Strade Bianche takes toll on peloton - Poole, Dewulf fracture collarbones, others finish with bloodied faces
'There were riders lying on the ground everywhere' says DS as only 98 of 174 starters finish men's race after early, off-screen crashes -
'I'm a lucky guy, it's my new nickname' - Tadej Pogačar survives crash to celebrate third Strade Bianche success
Slovenian apologies to Pidcock and Swift for 'stupid crash'
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'It was a lot closer, but not close enough' - Tom Pidcock challenges Tadej Pogačar at Strade Bianche
Q36.5 rider hails his best ever Classics performance after duelling with Slovenian -
Tadej Pogačar slides out at high speed but bounces back during Strade Bianche
World champion takes big tumble into the grass with 49km to go, but he's back in the front group ahead of finale -
'It just takes everyone working together' - Alan Hatherly on how to beat Tadej Pogačar at Strade Bianche
Cross-Country Mountain Bike world champion considered as dark horse for the win
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'To beat Tadej you have to cross the line first' - Tom Pidcock not riding for second place behind Pogačar at Strade Bianche
Q36.5 leader knows he has to try to go with Pogačar when he attacks -
'There's going to be a lot of dead bodies in the final' - Tadej Pogačar plays down talk of another Strade Bianche solo attack but will race to win
UAE Team Emirates-XRG leader predicts a fast race but with later decisive attacks -
'Health comes first' - Maxim Van Gils skips Strade Bianche due to illness as bad luck continues
'A feverish infection has sidelined him, forcing him to miss crucial training days' say Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe
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Sean Kelly's Classics Column: Tadej Pogačar would be crazy to ride Paris-Roubaix
Sean Kelly analyses an eventful weekend at Strade Bianche, and looks at where Pogačar's Classics campaign goes from here -
Strade Bianche was spectacular yet again, but here is how we think it can be even better
Gravel bikes, shorter race distances, obligation for the best riders to race and making the event more attractive for roadside fans -
'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 -
'I love the Classics, they're pure adrenaline' – Tadej Pogačar kicks off spring campaign aiming for Strade Bianche treble
'We have to be realistic, there's nothing we can do' says Alberto Bettiol, who admits the peloton will be racing for second in Siena -
Strade Bianche 2025 start list
Tadej Pogačar returns to defend in Siena
