The routes of Strade Bianche and Strade Bianche Women Elite, set to be raced on Saturday 5 March 2022, have been confirmed by the organising teams at RCS Sport in Italy.
The two races, as per recent tradition, will start from the Fortezza Medicea in Siena and end in the unique setting of Piazza del Campo in Siena, after 184km and 136km of riding for the male and female competitors respectively.
The 16th Strade Bianche takes in 184km, 11 sectors and 63km on gravel roads (34.2% of the course). Organized by RCS Sport / La Gazzetta dello Sport, the event is billed as ‘Europe’s most southern northern classic’. Part of the elite of world cycling since 2017, it is now a key race on the UCI WorldTour calendar. The last winner to triumph in Piazza del Campo was Netherland’s Mathieu van der Poel.
8th Strade Bianche Women Elite features 136km, 8 sectors and 31.4km on gravel roads (23.1% of the course). Strade Bianche Women Elite will be held in Siena, a few hours before the start of the men’s race. The previous edition was won by Chantal van den Broek-Blaak.
“We are very happy that cycling events of this magnitude can once again cross our territories, conveying the image of our city,” said the Councillor for Sport of the Municipality of Siena, Paolo Benini .
“The attention we are paying to outdoor sports and the world of cycling has always been a high priority for our administration. The two races, as per the tradition of recent years, will start from Siena and will end in our iconic Piazza del Campo, a beautiful finish.”
Mauro Vegni, RCS Sport Cycling Director, said “We have long established a fruitful relationship with the Siena Aadministration that allows us to organize one of the races most loved by riders and fans and through which we can promote around the world the unique territory of the Sienese, including the unrivalled setting of Piazza del Campo.
“With Strade Bianche and Strade Bianche Women Elite, we confirm the well-established path that for some years has contributed to making these races a point of reference among the great events on the international scene.”
These are the 25 teams competing in the Strade Bianche Women Elite:
UCI Women’s WorldTeams
Canyon-SRAM (Ger)
EF Education-Tibco-SVB (USA)
FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope (Fra)
Human Powered Health (USA)
Jumbo-Visma (Ned)
Liv Racing-Xstra (Ned)
Movistar (Spa)
Roland Cogeas Edelweiss (Swi)
SD Worx (Ned)
Team BikeExchange-Jayco (Aus)
Team DSM (Ger)
Trek-Segafredo (USA)
UAE Team (UAE)
Uno-X Pro Cycling (Nor)
UCI Women’s Continental Teams
Valcar Travel & Service (Ita)
Ceratizit – WNT Pro Cycling team (Ger)
Parkhotel Valkenburg (Ned)
Plantur – Pura (Bel)
Aromitalia Basso Bikes Vaiano (Ita)
Bepink (Ita)
Born to Win G20 Ambedo (Ita)
Isolmant – Premac – Vittoria (Ita)
Servetto – Makhymo – Beltrami TSA (Ita)
Team Mendelspeck (Ita)
Top Girls Fassa Bortolo (Ita)
