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6th Strade Bianche (2012) March 3rd

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Over 60 kms of dirt roads in this Tuscan classic	... but no rain again for the 6th edition of this race	Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack - Nissan) getting a new front wheel early on
Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack - Nissan) off again... we'll see him again later	The peloton cresting one of the dirt climbs...	Classic Tuscan scenery
Lonesome break. Daniele Bennati (RadioShack - Nissan) off the front helping to setup the eventual win by his teammate	The break	The break regrouping on one of the more famous dusty descents with the chase group not far behind
The break including the recently caught Daniele Bennati (RadioShack - Nissan) now led by Alessandro Ballan (BMC)	Last year's winner, Philippe Gilbert (BMC) struggling to catch the main group. He finished over 7 minutes back in the final group.	Fabian Cancellara's (RadioShack - Nissan) launching an attack. "On the second to last climb, when Daniele was still out there, I saw that everybody was really tired, so I decided to try something on the last climb."
The narrow final corner into Piazza del Campo in Siena. Some day we'll see a treacherous fight in the rain on slippery stones, but not this year...	Finish panoramic...	Fabian Cancellara's (RadioShack - Nissan) lengthy solo attack was successful
Finishing 2nd and 3rd 42s back were Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana), the 2010 winner, and Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini - Selle Italia)	Fabian Cancellara's (RadioShack - Nissan) post race, looking somewhat pale from a hard effort and the dust, but as @UCI_Overlord put it, "even after a hard race, his helmet hair is incredibly gorgeous. Fab is the supermodel of the peloton."	But, nothing clicked today for last year's winner, Philippe Gilbert (BMC), answering questions after finishing in the last group
Fabian Cancellara's (RadioShack - Nissan) becomes the first two time winner of Strade Bianche. He also won in 2007.	Your 2012 Strade Bianche podium: 2nd Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana) + 42s and 1st Fabian Cancellara's (RadioShack - Nissan) and 3rd Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini - Selle Italia) + 42s