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 Strade Bianche (White Road) has rapidly risen as a favorite among bike racing fans and racers since the first edition in 2007. Italy's version of Paris-Roubaix is held on the dirt roads of Tuscany with the finish in Siena. Big Photos from the 2016 race — sirotti/rcs Big Photos from the 2014 race — sirotti/rcs Big Photos from the 2015 race — sirotti/rcs Big Photos from the 2014 race — sirotti/rcs Big Photos from the 2013 race — sirotti/rcs Big Photos from the 2012 race — sirotti/rcs Big Photos from the 2011 race — sirotti Big Photos from the 2010 race — sirotti |
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News and Updates for Strade Bianche 2016
Live starting Sunday, 2016 Paris-Nice Live: race info, official startlist, previews, broadcastersStrade Bianche Post-Race Coverage 
38 Big Photos from Strade Bianche 2016 — rcs/sirotti
3 op 10, en toch heeft @f_cancellara een uitstekend rapport! https://t.co/nUKWbTnPSy #StradeBianche pic.twitter.com/NOeotspsxg
— sporza (@sporza) March 5, 2016
2016 Strade Bianche Results 1 CANCELLARA, Fabian (TFS) 4:39:35 2 STYBAR, Zdenek (EQS) 3 BRAMBILLA, Gianluca (EQS) + 4 4 SAGAN, Peter (TNK) + 13 5 VAKOC, Petr (EQS) + 34 6 VAN AVERMAET, Greg (BMC) + 37 7 ULISSI, Diego (LAM) + 41 8 BENOOT, Tiesj (LTS) 9 NORDHAUG, Lars Petter (SKY) 10 VALVERDE BELMONTE, Alejandro (MOV) + 50 11 FUGLSANG, Jakob (AST) + 52 12 BOOKWALTER, Brent (BMC) + 1:53 13 MCCARTHY, Jay (TNK) + 2:02 14 OSS, Daniel (BMC) 15 NIBALI, Vincenzo (AST) 16 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOV) + 2:22 17 JUNGELS, Bob (EQS) + 2:24 18 MOSCON, Gianni (SKY) + 2:25 19 TRENTIN, Matteo (EQS) 20 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (SKY) 21 GRIVKO, Andriy (AST) + 2:26 22 GESINK, Robert (TLJ) 23 BOLE, Grega (NIP) + 2:41 24 REBELLIN, Davide (CCC) + 5:15 25 MARCZYNSKI, Tomasz (LTS) 26 STUYVEN, Jasper (TFS) + 5:18 27 VERMOTE, Julien (EQS) 28 DE CLERCQ, Bart (LTS) + 5:25 29 BAKELANTS, Jan (ALM) + 5:27 30 BUSATO, Matteo (STH) + 5:30 31 DURBRIDGE, Luke (OGE) 32 COLBRELLI, Sonny (BAR) + 5:35 33 TURGOT, Sébastien (ALM) + 5:37 34 BOARO, Manuele (TNK) + 5:45 35 KEUKELEIRE, Jens (OGE) + 5:48 36 SMUKULIS, Gatis (AST) + 7:55 37 KOZHATAYEV, Bakhtiyar (AST) 38 MONFORT, Maxime (LTS) 39 VIGANO, Davide (AND) 40 GOLAS, Michal (SKY)Full Official 2016 Results — rcs
Cancellara makes it three — cyclingnews
Post-Race Interview with Brambilla: 'Sono molto sereno' (00:59 Italian) — gazzetta
Strade Bianche'16: Tuscan Triumph for Spartacus! — pezcyclingnews
Stybar and Brambilla praise Cancellara despite defeat at Strade Bianche — cyclingnews
Cancellara: I could easily ride for more years but that’s not what I want — cyclingnews
Last 25 Km of Strade Bianche (36:28 English) — eurosport
Last 20 Km of Strade Bianche (34:12 English) — sbs
Last Km of Strade Bianche (09:26 Italian) — rai
Last Km of Strade Bianche (03:30 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Strade Bianche (1:57 Dutch, restricted to Belgium) — sporza
Official Highlights from Strade Bianche 2016 (03:05 English) — inCycle
38 Big Photos from Strade Bianche 2016 — rcs/sirotti
Winner's Interview from Strade Bianche 2016 (03:31 English) — CyclingProNet
Winner's Celebration and Interview from Strade Bianche 2016 (01:06 Italian) — gazzetta
One-Minute Report with Highlights (01:12 Italian) — rai
Pre-Race Interview with 2015 winner, Zdenek Stybar (01:03 English) — CyclingProNet
Start clip for the 2016 race (00:30 Ambient Noise) — @StradeBianche
Women's Race Results and Report — cyclingnews
Women's Highlights from Strade Bianche (01:51 music) — voxwomen
Last Km of the Women's Race (4:26 Dutch, restricted to Belgium) — sporza
3 Big Photos from the Women's 2016 Strade Bianche — rcs
Winner's Interview from the Women's Strade Bianche (01:57 English) — CyclingProNet
Women's Highlights from Strade Bianche (05:04 English) — sbs
Winner's Interview and Podium from the Women's Strade Bianche (00:51 English) — giroditalia
2016 Strade Bianche Preview
8 Big Photos from the Pre-Race Press Conference — rcs
March 4 update:
Sagan brushes asides any pressure to win Strade Bianche — cyclingnews
Lizzie Armitstead: Strade Bianche is part of a journey to a bigger goal — cyclingnews
Pre-Race Photo-Op, Interviews w/ World Champs Sagan, Armitstead (02:42 English/Italian) — gazzetta
PEZ Previews New Gravel Sector In San Martino — pezcyclingnews
Official Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
8 Big Photos from the Pre-Race Press Conference — rcs
March 3 update:
Strade Bianche'16: The PEZ Preview — pezcyclingnews
New era for women’s cycling to begin at Strade Bianche — cyclingnews
Cobbles, dirt roads and hills: Valverde to blaze a new lone trail in 2016 — cyclingnews
Women's Official Startlist w/ Bib Numbers — strade-bianche.it
Preview: First ever Women’s WorldTour event to unravel on the gravel roads — cyclingtips
Inaugural Women's WorldTour begins at Strade Bianche - Preview — cyclingnews
Strade Bianche Preview: History Comes Quickly — podiumcafe
 
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Strade Bianche to name sector for Cancellara — if he wins — velonews
Podcast: Strade Bianche Preview ft. Felix Lowe (47:04 English) — cyclinghub
Sagan chasing first win as world champion at Strade Bianche — cyclingnews
Strade Bianche's dirt roads await 2016 contenders — cyclingnews
February 28 update:
Sagan, Stybar, Nibali and Cancellara headline stellar 2016 start list — cyclingweekly
February 11 update:
Cancellara targets a third victory at Strade Bianche — cyclingnews
Men's Race Promo (01:53 Music/English) — RCSSport
Women's Race Promo (00:55 Music/English) — RCSSport
Video highlights/archived coverage from previous years
Race History with Past Winners — wikipedia
Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage
March 4 update: A work in progress for 2016 Strade Bianche live and delayed coverage. Most live feeds will be country restricted, but unrestricted links will appear in bold. Check back at race time for more links. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video, tv coverage or text updates/tickers as they become known. — Steve
White dusty wet dirt road sectors and finishing climb for Strade Bianche:
| Km / To Go | Climb | Length | Grade | Max | Cat | Interactive Goodies |
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| 11.1 / 165 | 1 Vidritta | 2.1 km | n/a | |||
| 39.8 / 136 | 2 Str. Com. du Murlo | 5.5 km | n/a | |||
| 67.8 / 108 | 3 Lucignano d'Asso | 11.9 km | n/a | |||
| 80.6 / 95 | 4 Pieve a Salti | 8 km | n/a | |||
| 103.6 / 72 | 5 S. Martino in Grania | 9.5 km | n/a | |||
| 122 / 54 | 6 Monte Sante Marie | 11.5 km | n/a | |||
| 151.7 / 24 | 7 Monteaperti | 0.8 km | n/a | |||
| 156.6 / 19 | 8 Colle Pinzuto | 2.4 km | n/a | |||
| 162.7 / 13 | 9 Le Tolfe | 1.1 km | n/a | |||
| 175 / 1 | Siena | 0.6 km | 9.2 % | 16 % |  |
Start time: Sat Mar 5 11:00 CET (10:00:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Siena, Italy
Earliest live video: 13:45 CET (12:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Race Preview
Approximate finish: 15:40 CET (2:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Siena, Italy
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Italy; the earliest live on RAI Sport 2 with live coverage starting at 13:25 CET. | |
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live video (english) live videom (english) tv schedule (british) tv schedule (int'l/cet) |
Unofficial footage at 13:45 CET and official coverage at 14:15 CET on Eurosport 2. | |
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live video (english) tv schedule
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Australia only; SBS will broadcast the race live on Saturday 5 March from 11:45pm AEDT to 1:45am AEDT (Live to the Eastern States) | |
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 live video (dutch)live video (dutch) tv schedule |
Belgium/Europe; live coverage starting at 14:05 CET. | |
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live video (english) live videom (french) tv schedule
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United States and France; English or French. Bein Sports3 live online-streaming for those Bein Sports subscribers who also have a cable, telco and satellite provider who participates in online streaming of Bein Sports. | |
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live coverage, results, photos, highlights notices | |
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2016 Strade Bianche Route Map
Course Map (Large Version) — rcs
Timetable — rcs
White dusty wet dirt road sectors and finishing climb for Strade Bianche:
| Km / To Go | Climb | Length | Grade | Max | Cat | Interactive Goodies |
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| 11.1 / 165 | 1 Vidritta | 2.1 km | n/a | |||
| 39.8 / 136 | 2 Str. Com. du Murlo | 5.5 km | n/a | |||
| 67.8 / 108 | 3 Lucignano d'Asso | 11.9 km | n/a | |||
| 80.6 / 95 | 4 Pieve a Salti | 8 km | n/a | |||
| 103.6 / 72 | 5 S. Martino in Grania | 9.5 km | n/a | |||
| 122 / 54 | 6 Monte Sante Marie | 11.5 km | n/a | |||
| 151.7 / 24 | 7 Monteaperti | 0.8 km | n/a | |||
| 156.6 / 19 | 8 Colle Pinzuto | 2.4 km | n/a | |||
| 162.7 / 13 | 9 Le Tolfe | 1.1 km | n/a | |||
| 175 / 1 | Siena | 0.6 km | 9.2 % | 16 % | |