2019 Strade Bianche-Eroica Toscana (1.1), Italy
13th edition: Saturday, March 9, 2019
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Men's race: Siena - Siena, 184 km
11 sections of white roads, totalling 63 km
Julian Alaphilippe gets a clear win in Siena.
Weather at the start/finish city of Siena at 1:20 PM, local time: 17C (62F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the west at 18 km/hr (11mph). No rain is forecast
The race: 147 riders began the race at 10:40. 147 starters, 83 riders finished within the time limit.
Here's the race summary from winner Julian Alaphilippe's Deceuninck-Quick Step team.
One of the most thrilling and spectacular one-day races of the year, Strade Bianche has a new winner in the name of Julian Alaphilippe, who resumed competition after a high-altitude training camp in Colombia and picked up where he left off, surging to his fourth victory of what’s shaping up to be an outstanding campaign for the 26-year-old, now in his sixth season with Deceuninck – Quick-Step.
“My start to the season was already good, with three wins in South America, but to win here is incredible! My team did a great job and having Yves and Zdenek together with me in the final was perfect for us. I had a good day and strong legs, but was also lucky not to have any crashes or punctures. Strade Bianche was my first big goal of the year, and to win here, at my very first presence, is truly amazing”, said Alaphilippe after becoming the first Frenchman to conquer the Italian World Tour race.
Strade Bianche played totally to our team’s strength, which had again the numbers inside the last 50 kilometers, when Julian Alaphilippe, Belgian Champion Yves Lampaert and Omloop Het Nieuwsblad victor Zdenek Stybar made the cut over the Martino in Grania dirt road sector, part of a 16-man group. Strangely, it was on Monteaparti, at 800 meters, the shortest gravel segment in the race, that the winning move took shape, when Jakob Fuglsang (Astana) accelerated, being joined only by Julian and Wout Van Aert (Jumbo-Visma).
The trio traded turns until the steep Colle Pinzuto, where the Belgian was dropped, leaving at the front only Alaphilippe and Fuglsang, who traded turns and worked well together, opening a one-minute gap over the main chasing group, where Lampaert and Stybar continued to do a magnificent job in chasing down attacks. Just before Via Esterna di Fontebranda, on the outskirts of Siena, Van Aert bridged to the leading duo, but only for a brief moment.
On Via Santa Caterina, the Dane tried to put Julian on the ropes, but Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s pocket-rocket climber responded with ease, before getting out of the saddle and putting in an explosive attack on the 16% gradients, coming round and dispatching his opponent, thus ensuring he would go first into the final corners of the race.
Alaphilippe took his small gap onto the downhill finishing stretch in the stunning Piazza del Campo, where he celebrated his fourth victory of the season and delivering another perfect day for Deceuninck – Quick-Step, who placed three more riders in the top 15 – Zdenek Stybar (4th), Yves Lampaert (11th) and Pieter Serry (13th) – maintaining a tight grip on the World Team Classification.
“In every race, others are looking at us to take the responsibility, and that’s what we did today. We were with three riders in the main selection, controlled every move and did a really smart race in all the key moments. When Fuglsang went, I knew that might be the winning move. He was very strong today, but I made no mistakes and remained confident, although it wasn’t until the final corner that I believed I could win this race, in my opinion, one of the toughest of the calendar. It’s a wonderful victory, one which makes me extremely happy and boosts my confidence ahead of Tirreno-Adriatico”, concluded Julian after netting Deceuninck – Quick-Step’s third win at Strade Bianche.
Complete Results:
184 kilometers raced at an average speed of 38.435 km/hr
| 1 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 4hr 47min 14sec |
| 2 | FUGLSANG Jakob | Astana | @ 2sec |
| 3 | VAN AERT Wout | Jumbo-Visma | 0:27 |
| 4 | ŠTYBAR Zdeněk | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 1:00 |
| 5 | BENOOT Tiesj | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 6 | VAN AVERMAET Greg | CCC Team | 1:01 |
| 7 | LUTSENKO Alexey | Astana | 1:04 |
| 8 | CLARKE Simon | EF Education First | 1:08 |
| 9 | SKUJIŅŠ Toms | Trek-Segafredo | 1:12 |
| 10 | WELLENS Tim | Lotto-Soudal | 1:21 |
| 11 | LAMPAERT Yves | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 1:28 |
| 12 | THOMAS Geraint | Sky | 2:41 |
| 13 | SERRY Pieter | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 14 | DILLIER Silvan | Ag2r La Mondiale | 2:42 |
| 15 | KÜNG Stefan | Groupama-FDJ | 2:44 |
| 16 | CANOLA Marco | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 17 | OOMEN Sam | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 18 | DURBRIDGE Luke | Mitchelton-Scott | 2:47 |
| 19 | JUUL-JENSEN Christopher | Mitchelton-Scott | 2:48 |
| 20 | KREUZIGER Roman | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 21 | BOOKWALTER Brent | Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
| 22 | GUERREIRO Ruben | Katusha-Alpecin | 2:56 |
| 23 | BALLERINI Davide | Astana | 2:57 |
| 24 | ROSA Diego | Sky | 3:00 |
| 25 | OLIVEIRA Nelson | Movistar | 3:06 |
| 26 | KUZNETSOV Vyacheslav | Katusha-Alpecin | 3:09 |
| 27 | SEIGLE Romain | Groupama-FDJ | 3:17 |
| 28 | PUCCIO Salvatore | Sky | 6:54 |
| 29 | SCHACHMANN Maximilian | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 30 | POGAČAR Tadej | UAE-Team Emirates | 8:04 |
| 31 | NIBALI Vincenzo | Bahrain Merida | 8:57 |
| 32 | POWER Robert | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 33 | VAN HOOYDONCK Nathan | CCC Team | 9:17 |
| 34 | SCHÄR Michael | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 35 | JAUREGUI Quentin | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 36 | KING Ben | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 37 | TRATNIK Jan | Bahrain Merida | s.t. |
| 38 | SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 39 | PIBERNIK Luka | Bahrain Merida | s.t. |
| 40 | PERNSTEINER Hermann | Bahrain Merida | s.t. |
| 41 | VELASCO Simone | Neri Sottoli-Selle Italia | s.t. |
| 42 | DE TIER Floris | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 43 | MAJKA Rafał | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 44 | PETILLI Simone | UAE-Team Emirates | s.t. |
| 45 | VALGREN Michael | Dimension Data | 9:24 |
| 46 | DEVENYNS Dries | Deceuninck-Quick Step | s.t. |
| 47 | BATTAGLIN Enrico | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 48 | HINDLEY Jai | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 49 | STANNARD Robert | Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
| 50 | KEUKELEIRE Jens | Lotto-Soudal | 9:26 |
| 51 | CATALDO Dario | Astana | s.t. |
| 52 | TURGIS Jimmy | Vital Concept-B&B Hotels | 9:30 |
| 53 | WIŚNIOWSKI Łukasz | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 54 | GOŁAŚ Michał | Sky | s.t. |
| 55 | BENEDETTI Cesare | Bora-hansgrohe | s.t. |
| 56 | SEPÚLVEDA Eduardo | Movistar | 9:44 |
| 57 | DUCHESNE Antoine | Groupama-FDJ | 9:46 |
| 58 | MOSCON Gianni | Sky | 9:57 |
| 59 | BIDARD François | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 60 | VAKOČ Petr | Deceuninck-Quick Step | 12:05 |
| 61 | CAICEDO Jonathan Klever | EF Education First | 12:24 |
| 62 | CARAPAZ Richard | Movistar | s.t. |
| 63 | VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume | CCC Team | 12:27 |
| 64 | PRADES Eduard | Movistar | s.t. |
| 65 | DOULL Owain | Sky | s.t. |
| 66 | GASTAUER Ben | Ag2r La Mondiale | s.t. |
| 67 | VAN DER HOORN Taco | Jumbo-Visma | s.t. |
| 68 | VAN RENSBURG Reinardt | Dimension Data | s.t. |
| 69 | VAN HOECKE Gijs | CCC Team | s.t. |
| 70 | MARCZYŃSKI Tomasz | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 71 | STRAKHOV Dmitry | Katusha-Alpecin | 12:32 |
| 72 | KANGERT Tanel | EF Education First | s.t. |
| 73 | HIRSCHI Marc | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 74 | GATTO Oscar | Bora-hansgrohe | 12:43 |
| 75 | TILLER Rasmus | Dimension Data | 12:47 |
| 76 | MOLLEMA Bauke | Trek-Segafredo | 12:49 |
| 77 | DENZ Nico | Ag2r La Mondiale | 12:57 |
| 78 | BETTIOL Alberto | EF Education First | 22:54 |
| 79 | HAAS Nathan | Katusha-Alpecin | s.t. |
| 80 | CIMA Damiano | Nippo-Vini Fantini | s.t. |
| 81 | SCHULTZ Nick | Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
| 82 | GAROSIO Andrea | Bahrain Merida | s.t. |
| 83 | BETANCUR Carlos | Movistar | 22:57 |
2019 Strade Bianche photos by Fotoreporter Sirotti:
A nice day for a bicycle race in Tuscany
On the Lucignano D'Asso sector
Another shot of dusty riders on the white roads of Lucignano D'Asso
This is such a beautiful race!
Beautiful, beautiful Tuscany
Sky's Diego Rosa on a breakaway
Tiesj Benoot. Looks like Julian Alaphillipe is right there.
Julian Alaphilippe finishes ahead of Jakob Fuglsang
Jakob Fuglsang finishes second.
And Wout van Aert was third.
Winner Julian Alaphilippe
The podium, from left: Jakob Fuglsang (2nd), winner Alaphilippe and Wout van Aert (3rd)
Siena - Siena, 136 km
Annemiek van Vleuten wins the women's Strade Bianche.
The race: Here's the summary from winner Annemiek van Vleuten's Mitchelton-Scott team.
Dual world time trial champion Annemiek van Vleuten put on a stunning display to win a punishing Strade Bianche in just her second race back from injury. The 36-year-old powered away from a select group of favourites on the final gravel sector and managed to open up an advantage to stay away solo to the finish in Siena.
The win is the Dutchwoman’s first victory since a serious knee injury suffered during the 2018 UCI Road Race World Championships.
It was a fast start to proceedings as the peloton rolled out of Siena and it wasn’t until the first gravel sector of the day that a group of four managed to edge clear. However, by the time the bunch had passed over the following off-road section, it was all back together.
The fourth sector of ‘white roads’ saw a number of gaps occur as the pace increased, but again the splits were short-lived and the race was back together as they passed through the feedzone.
As the peloton moved onto the longest off-road section of the race, Australian Amanda Spratt was caught in a crash and was forced to abandon after taking a knock to the head in the fall.
It was then a case of attack after attack as number riders, including Lucy Kennedy, dangled ahead of the reduced bunch but were quickly reeled back in.
By the time the race hit the final sector of gravel, a select group of 11 had managed to break clear with Van Vleuten amongst them.
Van Vleuten then made her move over the steep climb, as the off-road sectors ended and the run to the finish began. She quickly opened up a gap of 30 seconds and with no organised chase behind, the gap grew to 40 seconds as the climb to Piazza del Campo came into sight.
As the climb began, it was obvious that there was no catching Van Vleuten and the winner of the 2018 Women’s WorldTour had time to sit up and celebrate as she crossed the line.
Annemiek van Vleuten:
“I thought it was maybe a bit too early because I’ve just had 10 weeks of training after I broke my knee at the world championships. But I worked very, very hard because the race was on my wish list to win one time, it’s one of my favourite races.”
“I just waited for a good moment (to attack), there was only one teammate with me, only Lucy Kennedy, and it was really good for us to be there together but we were a bit outnumbered. We were only two in a big group so we had to poker a bit, then I thought I had to put the hammer down on the uphill!”
“It’s one of my best victories, to win here, I said yesterday when we had a picture here in the Piazza del Campo, I think it’s the best way to finish a race here.”
“It is an interesting course with limited time trial kilometres and some very high passes, which have not been seen before in the Tour de France. I like the route and avoiding Western France makes that first week a little less tense. We are in the mountains quite early and with a team time trial day two we will certainly see the lay of the land quite early in proceedings.”
Complete Results:
133 kilometers raced at an average speed of 34.875 km/hr
| 1 | VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek | Mitchelton-Scott | 3hr 48min 49sec |
| 2 | LANGVAD Annika | Boels-Dolmans | @ 37sec |
| 3 | NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna | Canyon-SRAM | 0:40 |
| 4 | BASTIANELLI Marta | Team Virtu Cycling | 0:44 |
| 5 | LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup | Bigla | s.t. |
| 6 | MOOLMAN Ashleigh | CCC-Live | 0:51 |
| 7 | VOS Marianne | CCC-Live | 0:52 |
| 8 | ENSING Janneke | Team Sunweb | 0:54 |
| 9 | VAN DER BREGGEN Anna | Boels-Dolmans | 1:28 |
| 10 | BLAAK Chantal | Boels-Dolmans | 1:50 |
| 11 | WINDER Ruth | Trek-Segafredo | 2:50 |
| 12 | GUDERZO Tatiana | Bepink | 3:33 |
| 13 | YONAMINE Eri | Alé Cipollini | s.t. |
| 14 | PALADIN Soraya | Alé Cipollini | 3:35 |
| 15 | BIANNIC Aude | Movistar | 3:36 |
| 16 | VAN DIJK Ellen | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 17 | THOMAS Leah | Bigla | 3:38 |
| 18 | GILLOW Shara | FDJ-Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 3:39 |
| 19 | KOREVAAR Jeanne | CCC-Live | 3:41 |
| 20 | CORDON-RAGOT Audrey | Trek-Segafredo | s.t. |
| 21 | AMIALIUSIK Alena | Canyon-SRAM | 3:44 |
| 22 | VAN DE VELDE Julie | Lotto-Soudal | s.t. |
| 23 | KOPPENBURG Clara | WNT Rotor | s.t. |
| 24 | CHURSINA Anastasia | BTC City Ljubljana | 3:47 |
| 25 | KENNEDY Lucy | Mitchelton-Scott | 3:50 |
| 26 | BALDUCCI Michela | Aromitalia-Basso | s.t. |
| 27 | LELEIVYTĖ Rasa | Aromitalia-Basso | 3:53 |
| 28 | KOSTER Claudia | WNT Rotor | 4:08 |
| 29 | BRAND Lucinda | Team Sunweb | 4:17 |
| 30 | NEYLAN Rachel | Team Virtu Cycling | 4:19 |
| 31 | KOSTER Anouska | Team Virtu Cycling | 4:34 |
| 32 | KASPER Romy | Alé Cipollini | 4:45 |
| 33 | JASINSKA Małgorzata | Movistar | s.t. |
| 34 | CANUEL Karol-Ann | Boels-Dolmans | 4:49 |
| 35 | VAN DEN BOS Jip | Boels-Dolmans | 4:58 |
| 36 | MUZIC Évita | FDJ-Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 5:19 |
| 37 | WILES Tayler | Trek-Segafredo | 5:22 |
| 38 | LIPPERT Liane | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 39 | BARNES Hannah | Canyon-SRAM | s.t. |
| 40 | CAVALLI Marta | Valcar Cylance Cycling | 6:22 |
| 41 | MARKUS Riejanne | CCC-Live | 7:30 |
| 42 | CROMWELL Tiffany | Canyon-SRAM | s.t. |
| 43 | CECCHINI Elena | Canyon-SRAM | 9:33 |
| 44 | ROOIJAKKERS Pauliena | CCC-Live | 9:36 |
| 45 | GONZÁLEZ Alicia | Movistar | 9:41 |
| 46 | MAGNALDI Erica | WNT Rotor | 10:08 |
| 47 | JACKSON Alison | TIBCO-Silicon Valley | s.t. |
| 48 | CHABBEY Elise | Bigla | 11:59 |
| 49 | BERTIZZOLO Sofia | Team Virtu Cycling | 12:55 |
| 50 | LABOUS Juliette | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 51 | RAGUSA Katia | Bepink | 13:00 |
| 52 | BROWN Grace | Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
| 53 | KIRCHMANN Leah | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
| 54 | BUJAK Eugenia | BTC City Ljubljana | 13:04 |
| 55 | VIECELI Lara | WNT Rotor | 13:05 |
| 56 | BEGGIN Sofia | Aromitalia-Basso | 13:20 |
| 57 | ALLEN Jessica | Mitchelton-Scott | s.t. |
| 58 | GUARISCHI Barbara | Team Virtu Cycling | 13:46 |
| 59 | RICHIOUD Greta | FDJ-Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 15:00 |
| 60 | RIVERA Coryn | Team Sunweb | s.t. |
Men's Course maps and profiles:
Overall race map
Map of the finish
Full course profile
Profile of the last 20 kilometers
And profile of the final three kilometers.
Start list with back numbers, March 8, 2019:
| LOTTO-SOUDAL | |
| DS: | Mario Aerts |
| 1 | BENOOT Tiesj |
| 2 | HAGEN Carl Fredrik |
| 3 | KEUKELEIRE Jens |
| 4 | MARCZYNSKI Tomasz |
| 5 | NAESEN Lawrence |
| 6 | VAN DER SANDE Tosh |
| 7 | WELLENS Tim |
| AG2R LA MONDIALE | |
| DS: | Didier Janner |
| 11 | LATOUR Pierre |
| 12 | BIDARD François |
| 13 | DENZ Nico |
| 14 | DILLIER Silvan |
| 15 | GENIEZ Alexandre |
| 16 | JAUREGUI Quentin |
| 17 | PETERS Nans |
| ASTANA | |
| DS: | Alexandr Shefer |
| 21 | FUGLSANG Jakob |
| 22 | BALLERINI Davide |
| 23 | BIZHIGITOV Zhandos |
| 24 | BOARO Manuele |
| 25 | CATALDO Dario |
| 26 | GRUZDEV Dmitriy |
| 27 | LUTSENKO Alexey |
| BAHRAIN-MERIDA | |
| DS: | Vladimir Miholjevic |
| 31 | NIBALI Vincenzo |
| 32 | BOLE Grega |
| 33 | GAROSIO Andrea |
| 34 | NIBALI Antonio |
| 35 | PERNSTEINER Hermann |
| 36 | PIBERNIK Luka |
| 37 | TRATNIK Jan |
| BORA-HANSGROHE | |
| DS: | Jan Valach |
| 41 | MAJKA Rafal |
| 42 | BENEDETTI Cesare |
| 43 | BODNAR Maciej |
| 44 | GATTO Oscar |
| 45 | MÜHLBERGER Gregor |
| 46 | OSS Daniel |
| 47 | SCHACHMANN Maximilian |
| CCC TEAM | |
| DS: | Valerio Piva |
| 51 | VAN AVERMAET Greg |
| 52 | CERNY Josef |
| 53 | SCHÄR Michael |
| 54 | VAN HOOYDONCK Nathan |
| 55 | VAN HOECKE Gijs |
| 56 | VAN KEIRSBULCK Guillaume |
| 57 | WISNIOWSKI Lukasz |
| DECEUNINCK-QUICK STEP | |
| DS: | Davide Bramati |
| 61 | STYBAR Zdenek |
| 62 | ALAPHILIPPE Julian |
| 63 | CAPECCHI Eros |
| 64 | DEVENYNS Dries |
| 65 | LAMPAERT Yves |
| 66 | SERRY Pieter |
| 67 | VAKOC Petr |
| EF EDUCATION FIRST | |
| DS: | Fabrizio Guidi |
| 71 | BETTIOL Alberto |
| 72 | CAICEDO Jonathan |
| 73 | CLARKE Simon |
| 74 | HOWES Alex |
| 75 | BENNETT Sean |
| 76 | OWEN Logan |
| 77 | MORTON Lachlan David |
| GROUPAMA-FDJ | |
| DS: | Philippe Mauduit |
| 81 | KÜNG Stefan |
| 82 | ARMIRAIL Bruno |
| 83 | DUCHESNE Antoine |
| 84 | LUDVIGSSON Tobias |
| 85 | LADAGNOUS Matthieu |
| 86 | SEIGLE Romain |
| 87 | VINCENT Leo |
| MITCHELTON-SCOTT | |
| DS: | Gene Bates |
| 91 | AFFINI Edoardo |
| 92 | BOOKWALTER Brent |
| 93 | DURBRIDGE Luke |
| 94 | JUUL JENSEN Christopher |
| 95 | SCHULTZ Nicholas |
| 96 | SCOTSON Callum |
| 97 | STANNARD Robert |
| MOVISTAR TEAM | |
| DS: | Maximilian Sciandri |
| 101 | BARBERO Carlos |
| 102 | CARAPAZ Richard |
| 103 | BETANCUR Carlos |
| 104 | OLIVEIRA Nelson |
| 105 | PRADES Eduard |
| 106 | ROJAS Jose |
| 107 | SEPULVEDA Eduardo |
| NERI SOTTOLI-SELLE ITALIA-KTM | |
| DS: | Luca Scinto |
| 111 | VISCONTI Giovanni |
| 112 | BERTAZZO Liam |
| 113 | FONZI Giuseppe |
| 114 | PACIONI Luca |
| 115 | RAGGIO Luca |
| 116 | SCHÖNBERGER Sebastian |
| 117 | VELASCO Simone |
| NIPPO-VINI FANTINI | |
| DS: | Mario Manzoni |
| 121 | MOSER Moreno |
| 122 | BAGIOLI Nicola |
| 123 | CANOLA Marco |
| 124 | CIMA Damiano |
| 125 | HATSUYAMA Sho |
| 126 | LOBATO Juan |
| 127 | LONARDI Giovanni |
| TEAM DIMENSION DATA | |
| DS: | Bingen Fernandez |
| 131 | KREUZIGER Roman |
| 132 | JANSE VAN RENSBURG Reinardt |
| 133 | KING Benjamin |
| 134 | MÄDER Gino |
| 135 | TILLER Rasmus Fossum |
| 136 | VALGREN ANDERSEN Michael |
| 137 | VENTER Jacobus |
| TEAM JUMBO-VISMA | |
| DS: | Addy Engels |
| 141 | VAN AERT Wout |
| 142 | DE TIER Floris |
| 143 | POWLESS Neilson |
| 144 | HOFSTEDE Lennard |
| 145 | TOLHOEK Antwan |
| 146 | VAN DER HOORN Taco |
| 147 | VAN POPPEL Danny |
| KATUSHA-ALPECIN | |
| DS: | Claudio Cozzi |
| 151 | BATTAGLIN Enrico |
| 152 | CRAS Steff |
| 153 | BOSWELL Ian |
| 154 | GUERREIRO Ruben |
| 155 | HAAS Nathan |
| 156 | KUZNETSOV Vyacheslav |
| 157 | STRAKHOV Dmitrii |
| TEAM SKY | |
| DS: | Matteo Tosatto |
| 161 | THOMAS Geraint |
| 162 | BASSO Leonardo |
| 163 | DOULL Owain |
| 164 | GOLAS Michal |
| 165 | MOSCON Gianni |
| 166 | PUCCIO Salvatore |
| 167 | ROSA Diego |
| TEAM SUNWEB | |
| DS: | Aike Visbeek |
| 171 | ROCHE Nicholas |
| 172 | HAMILTON Chris |
| 173 | HIRSCHI Marc |
| 174 | KRAGH ANDERSEN Asbjørn |
| 175 | HINDLEY Jai |
| 176 | OOMEN Sam |
| 177 | POWER Robert |
| TREK-SEGAFREDO | |
| DS: | Adriano Baffi |
| 181 | MOLLEMA Bauke |
| 182 | FELLINE Fabio |
| 183 | BEPPU Fumiyuki |
| 184 | CONCI Nicola |
| 185 | IRIZAR ARANBURU Markel |
| 186 | MOSCHETTI Matteo |
| 187 | SKUJINS Toms |
| UAE-TEAM EMIRATES | |
| DS: | Marco Marzano |
| 191 | GAVIRIA Fernando |
| 192 | FARIA Rui |
| 193 | FERRARI Roberto |
| 194 | LAENGEN Vegard Stake |
| 195 | PETILLI Simone |
| 196 | PHILIPSEN Jasper |
| 197 | POGACAR Tadej |
| VITAL CONCEPT-B&B HOTELS | |
| DS: | Gilles Pauchard |
| 201 | BAGOT Yohan |
| 202 | CAM Maxime |
| 203 | DE BACKER Bert |
| 204 | ERMENAULT Corentin |
| 205 | LAMMERTINK Steven |
| 206 | MOTTIER Justin |
| 207 | TURGIS Jimmy |
Here's the organizer's course description:
The route offers a mostly varied and wavy landscape, in termsof both course and profile, with no extended climbs, but with a series of more or less steep spurts, especially on unpaved roads. The route features about 63 km of unpaved road over 11 different segments (8 of which are in common with the women’s race), with a roadbed in good conditions, well-packed ground with no grass invasion, and a little gravel on the surface.
The race starts from Siena (near the stadium/FortezzaMedicea). The first kilometres on wavy and asphalted terrain lead to the first gravel sector (2.1 km), perfectly straight and slightly downhill, at km 18. The second sector (5.8 km) is just a few kilometres away; this will be the first tricky bit of the race, with a short and slightly downhill stretch, followed by a long climb with gradients around 10% and above.
After hitting Radi, the route takes in the third sector (4.4 km, namely the second part of the first white road stretch of the original route) and the fourth one (“La Piana”, 5.5 km, which has been featured since the first edition, and used to be the former second sector of the original route), less demanding and leading to Buonconvento.
The Montalcino climb, the second ascent of the day (4 km, 5% gradient), is just a few kilometres away. The 5th and 6th sectors (11.9 km and 8.0 km, respectively) begin just past Torrenieri, with only 1 km on paved road in-between. Both segments are demanding, wavy and bumpy, with several bends, climbs and descents.
The fixed feed zone is set around Ponte d’Arbia, after the second passage through Buonconvento; the route then reaches Monteroni d’Arbia, where the 7th dirt-road sector begins (San Martino in Grania, 9.5 km), across the unique scenery of the Crete Senesi hills. This is a long sector, marked by gentle climbs and descents in the first part, and ending with a long, curving climb that leads back to paved road. The 8th white road segment (11.5 km, the hardest of the whole race) begins in Ponte del Garbo (Asciano). It is mainly uphill, and marked by major climbs and descents, including the one near Monte Sante Marie, that reach sharp gradients very quickly, both upand downhill (on short distances).
The route then features a very short, flat, unpaved sector (300 m) past Castelnuovo Berardenga, followed by the ninth, short dirt-road sector, after Monteaperti, which measures only 800 m in length but features two-digit gradients. The route goes back on paved road in Vico d’Arbia and Pieve a Bozzone, then takes in the tenth and penultimate segment (2.4 km) on the steep Colle Pinzuto climb (with gradients peaking as high as 15%).
After a few kilometres, the route features the eleventh and last dirt-road segment (1.1 km), marked by a fast-running descent and followed by a punchy climb (max gradient: 18%), ending in Le Tolfe. The finish in Siena, in Piazza del Campo, is a little more than 12 km away