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2026 Strade Bianche-Eroica Toscana
(World Tour), Italy

20th edition: Saturday, March 7, 2026

Montepaschi Strade Bianche historical results | 2025 edition | Teams presentation photos | Pre-race photos

Men's race | Women's race

Men's Strade Bianche

Men's race map, profile & list of gravel sectors | Photos | Start list

Siena - Siena, 202.6 km with 14 sectors of white, gravel roads totaling 63.1 kilometers.

Tadej Pogacar finishes a minute ahead of his nearest chaser and has time to celebrate on the finish line. Sirotti photo

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Weather at the start/finish city of Siena at 2:10 PM, local time: 16C (61F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the south at 5 km/hr (3 mph). There is a 50% chance of rain.

The race: Speaking seconds after the finish, Tadej Pogacar, the winner of Strade Bianche said: “I’ve probably said this in the past but chapeau to the team today. They’ve done an incredible job from the start, controlling the breakaway and setting up a great pace. It was beautiful to see all the guys from the team performing so well. I’m super happy to deliver the win. I’ve seen Paul Seixas chasing really hard on the steepest part of the climb when I attacked on Monte Sante Marie. I said to myself “go all out to the top then I’ll see either he’ll come to my wheel or he’ll explode”. Then I saw the gap was enough and Isaac [Del Toro] and Jan [Christen] were there. It helped a lot to go alone. It’s a great start of the season. I’ll take the rest of the year race by race and we’ll see if it goes as well as last year”.

Here's the report from winner Tadej Pogacar's UAE Team Emriates-XRG:

Tadej Pogačar roars to record fourth Strade Bianche title

The world champion makes his trademark attack on the Monte Sante Maria and goes solo with 79km to ride, as Isaac del Toro also claims third place for UAE
With an imperious display on the white gravel roads of Tuscany, Tadej Pogačar claimed a record-breaking fourth title at Strade Bianche on Saturday afternoon. In doing so, the world champion became the first rider in race history to win back-to-back-to-back editions.

It was a performance that saw the UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider every bit at his best, with his race-winning attack set up magnificently by teammates Kevin Vermaerke, Felix Grossschartner, Florian Vermeersch, and Jan Christen.

So far, it looks like a dusty day in the saddle. This should be the Radi sector.

Once the Slovenian had flown the coop, his young teammate Isaac del Toro expertly tracked the various chasing groups, and eventually rode his way to third place at the finish in Siena. Over a minute ahead, meanwhile, Pogačar could celebrate an astonishing victory in what was his first race day of the season.

After having a sector of gravel named after him earlier in the week, Pogačar made his trademark winning move on the Monte Santa Maria, and only extended his advantage over those behind as the final 79km unfolded. It was a performance of the highest order, and one that will likely be talked about for decades to come.

Here's Pogacar's attack from the front and the awful dust the riders are dealing with.

Speaking after the finish, the UAE Team Emirates-XRG man reflected on what was another memorable day in the saddle.

Pogačar: “More or less, this was the plan!

“Isaac completed the podium as well, which I am super happy for him. For sure, he would also deserve the win, but it was not only him. It was also Jan Christen – he did an amazing job today – so did Felix Grossschartner and Florian Vermeersch. They did super hard pacing. Also, Domen [Novak] and Kevin [Vermaerke] did a lot of parts that you don’t see on TV.

“It was an honour to ride with the whole team today, it was so beautiful to see. I am really proud and happy for all that they performed well from Kilometre 0 to the finish line. We did an amazing job, and without the team, it is impossible to ride like this.”

He's gone. Tadej Pogacar takes off with almost 80 kilometers to go.

With Pogačar’s long history of attacking from long distances at Strade Bianche, his UAE Team Emirates-XRG squad was tailored towards blowing the race apart from afar. As such, the throngs of fans at the roadside bore witness to the full Emirati squad at the front of the race with 90km to ride.

It was on the gravel sector of San Martino in Grania that Kevin Vermaerke became the first to set a ferocious pace at the front of the peloton. The American’s effort was soon followed by teammate Felix Grossschartner, with Florian Vermeersch taking over the duties once the peloton reached the long gravel sector of Monte Sante Maria.

Late in the race, a reduced peloton.

On this 10km+ sector of gravel, UAE Team Emirates-XRG detonated this year’s Strade Bianche, first through the work of Vermeersch, and then by the exquisite lead-out from Jan Christen. The young Swiss rider shredded the front of the peloton to less than 10 riders, with his teammates Isaac del Toro and Tadej Pogačar in the wheel.

As the group began a short descent with 79.7km to ride, Pogačar saw his opportunity to attack, and take it he did. The Slovenian distanced the likes of Tom Pidcock (Pinarello Q36.5 Pro Cycling), with Paul Seixas (Decathlon CMA CGM Team) appearing as his closest rival.

The young Frenchman valiantly fought to regain contact with Pogačar – closely followed by Del Toro – but with a second strong acceleration, the world champion would not be denied. With over 79km left to ride, Pogačar was alone and danced on the pedals as he rode away from the field. It was a display that cycling has come to expect from the 27-year-old, but with each passing victory, the spectacle gets no less impressive.

Tadej Pogacar 1min 40sec ahead of a chase group of five on the Le Tolfe sector.

With four Strade Bianche titles to his name, the UAE Team Emirates-XRG man now has 109 career victories, and looks well set as he builds towards his next targets in the Spring Classics. In passing Fabian Cancellara’s three victories at the race of the white roads, Pogačar now has the outright record with the most Strade Bianche wins to his name.

Behind Pogačar, as the various chasing groups scrambled to mount some opposition, both Del Toro and Christen delivered notable performances to stay right in the thick of the action. As Saturday’s race drew to a close in the Piazza del Campo in Siena, Del Toro crossed the line in third, with Christen in sixth.

Their results only added to another fabulous day for UAE Team Emirates-XRG.

Complete Results:

Photos

202.6 kilometers raced at an average speed of 42.699 km/hr

1 Tadej Pogacar UAE Team Emirates-XRG 4hr 45min 15sec
2 Paul Seixas Decathlon CMA CGM Team @ 1min 0sec
3 Isaac del Toro UAE Team Emirates-XRG 1:09
4 Romain Grégoire Groupama-FDJ United 2:04
5 Gianni Vermeersch Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe s.t.
6 Jan Christen UAE Team Emirates-XRG 2:07
7 Tom Pidcock Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team 2:14
8 Matteo Jorgenson Team Visma | Lease a Bike 2:20
9 Andreas Kron Uno-X Mobility 3:46
10 Wout van Aert Team Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
11 Jordan Labrosse Decathlon CMA CGM Team s.t.
12 Ben Healy EF Education-EasyPost 3:52
13 Michael Valgren EF Education-EasyPost 4:10
14 Paul Lapeira Decathlon CMA CGM Team 5:01
15 Mauri Vansevenant Soudal Quick-Step 5:21
16 Andrea Vendrame Team Jayco-AlUla 6:57
17 Clément Braz Afonso Groupama-FDJ United 6:59
18 Pello Bilbao Bahrain Victorious 7:01
19 Filippo Zana Soudal Quick-Step 7:02
20 Julian Alaphilippe Tudor Pro Cycling Team 7:05
21 Diego Pescador Movistar Team 8:39
22 Clément Venturini Unibet Rose Rockets 9:29
23 Tobias Halland Johannessen Uno-X Mobility 9:32
24 Matej Mohoric Bahrain Victorious 9:39
25 Adrien Boichis Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe 9:49
26 Edward Planckaert Alpecin-Premier Tech s.t.
27 Afonso Eulalio Bahrain Victorious 9:55
28 Gianmarco Garofoli Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
29 Pierre Gautherat Decathlon CMA CGM Team s.t.
30 Simone Gualdi Lotto-Intermarché s.t.
31 Axel Laurance INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
32 Matteo Sobrero Lidl-Trek s.t.
33 Pau Miquel Delgado Bahrain Victorious s.t.
34 Thomas Silva XDS Astana Team 10:01
35 Fredrik Dversnes Uno-X Mobility 10:03
36 Junior Lecerf Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
37 Bjoern Koerdt Team Picnic PostNL s.t.
38 Mark Donovan Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team s.t.
39 Richard Carapaz EF Education-EasyPost s.t.
40 Antoine L'Hote Decathlon CMA CGM Team s.t.
41 Pau Martí NSN Cycling Team s.t.
42 Valentin Madouas Groupama-FDJ United s.t.
43 Marco Schrettl XDS Astana Team s.t.
44 Wout Poels Unibet Rose Rockets s.t.
45 Simone Velasco XDS Astana Team s.t.
46 Brent Van Moer Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team s.t.
47 Lander Loockx Unibet Rose Rockets s.t.
48 Filippo Turconi Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber 10:11
49 Kevin Geniets Groupama-FDJ United 10:15
50 Francesco Busatto Alpecin-Premier Tech 10:17
51 Florian Vermeersch UAE Team Emirates-XRG 10:28
52 Felix Großschartner UAE Team Emirates-XRG s.t.
53 Jack Haig INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
54 Kevin Vermaerke UAE Team Emirates-XRG s.t.
55 Tim Rex Team Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
56 James Shaw EF Education-EasyPost s.t.
57 Brieuc Rolland Groupama-FDJ United s.t.
58 Davide Toneatti XDS Astana Team s.t.
59 Gregor Mühlberger Decathlon CMA CGM Team 10:50
60 Timo Kielich Team Visma | Lease a Bike 10:53
61 Noa Isidore Decathlon CMA CGM Team 11:18
62 Anders Halland Johannessen Uno-X Mobility 11:22
63 Quinn Simmons Lidl-Trek 12:02
64 Liam Slock Lotto-Intermarché 12:28
65 Yannis Voisard Tudor Pro Cycling Team 12:35
66 Samuele Zoccarato MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort 12:42
67 Mikkel Honore EF Education-EasyPost 12:50
68 Cedrik Bakke Christophersen Unibet Rose Rockets 12:52
69 Clément Champoussin XDS Astana Team 12:56
70 Attila Valter Bahrain Victorious s.t.
71 Xandro Meurisse Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team s.t.
72 Diego Sevilla Team Polti-VisitMalta s.t.
73 Emiel Verstrynge Alpecin-Premier Tech 13:00
74 Anders Foldager Team Jayco-AlUla s.t.
75 Brandon Rivera INEOS Grenadiers 14:17
76 Tibor Del Grosso Alpecin-Premier Tech 14:42
77 Mattia Cattaneo Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe s.t.
78 Filippo Magli Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber s.t.
79 Giulio Pellizzari Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe 14:44
80 Martin Marcellusi Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber s.t.
81 Patrick Konrad Lidl-Trek s.t.
82 Pier-André Côté NSN Cycling Team 16:13
83 Emil Herzog Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe 16:38
84 Pepijn Reinderink Soudal Quick-Step 19:44
85 Alexandre Balmer Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali 19:59
86 Reuben Thompson Lotto-Intermarché 21:14
87 Alex Tolio Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber s.t.
88 Marton Dina MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort s.t.
89 Marcin Budzinski MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort s.t.
90 Andrea Bagioli Lidl-Trek s.t.
91 Filippo Fiorelli Team Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
92 Pietro Mattio Team Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
93 Dario Giuliano Team Polti-VisitMalta s.t.
94 Tijmen Graat Team Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
95 Pavel Novak Movistar Team s.t.
96 Nick Schultz NSN Cycling Team s.t.
97 Lorenzo Germani Groupama-FDJ United s.t.
98 Ben Zwiehoff Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe s.t.
99 Owen Geleijn Unibet Rose Rockets s.t.
100 Lawrence Warbasse Tudor Pro Cycling Team s.t.
101 Gonzalo Serrano Movistar Team s.t.
102 Adrián Benito Team Polti-VisitMalta s.t.
103 Alberto Bettiol XDS Astana Team s.t.
104 Jacopo Mosca Lidl-Trek s.t.
105 Connor Swift INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
106 Sergio Meris Unibet Rose Rockets s.t.
107 Anders Skaarseth Uno-X Mobility s.t.
108 Mattia Gaffuri Team Picnic PostNL s.t.
109 Francisco Muñoz Team Polti-VisitMalta s.t.
110 Alessio Martinelli Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber s.t.
111 Jelle Johannink Unibet Rose Rockets s.t.
112 Artem Shmidt INEOS Grenadiers s.t.
113 Ben Granger Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali 22:01
114 Hannes Wilksch Tudor Pro Cycling Team 22:23
115 Martin Svrcek Soudal Quick-Step s.t.
116 Ådne Holter Uno-X Mobility 22:26
117 Bauke Mollema Lidl-Trek 22:46

 

Mens race map, profile & list of gravel sectors:

Map of the 2026 Men's Strade Bianche race

Men's 2026 Strade Bianche race profile

Mens 2026 Strade Bianche profile of final 20 kilometers

And here's a detail profile of the final 3 kilometers.

List of Gravel Sectors:

  1. Km 16.6, Vidritta: 2.4 km long
  2. Km 25.0, Bagnaia: 4.8 km
  3. Km 33.1, Radi: 4.4 km
  4. Km 76.5, Lucignano d'Asso: 11.9 km
  5. Km 89.6, Pieve a Salti: 8 km
  6. Km 111.7, San Martino in Grania: 9.4 km
  7. Km 130, Monte Sante Marie: 11.5 km
  8. Km 160, Monteaperti: 0.6 km
  9. Km 168.6, Colle Pinzuto: 2.4 km
  10. Km 174.4, Le Tolfe: 1.1 km
  11. Km 164.6, Strada del Castagno: 0.7 km
  12. Km 177.2, Montechiaro: 0.7 km
  13. Km 188.0, Colle Pinzuto: 2.4 km
  14. Km 191.3, Le Tolfe (2nd pass): 1.1 km

Photos: Race day photos | March 5 pre-race-photos

Race day photos, March 7, 2026 by Fotoreporter Sirotti:

Unless otherwise noted, the gravel road photos were taken on the 5-star Monte Sante Marie sector.

The peloton speeds along the Luciano d'Asso sector.

Pogacar attacks.

Paul Seixas giving chase. That should be Isaac del Toro behind him.

Matteo Jorgenson

Tibor del Grosso

Wout van Aert

Pogacar arrives in Siena a full minute ahead of his nearest chasers.

As he arrives in Siena, Pogacar gives his adoring tifosi some love.

Pogacar has plenty of time for courteous theatrics.

Paul Seixas finsihes second.

Teammates Isaac del Toro (in Mexican champion's jersey) and Tadej Pogacar celebrate getting first and third in the race.

Second-place Paul Seixas just after the race.

Tadej Pogacar just after the race finished. They are in Siena's famous Piazza del Campo.

The podium, from left: Paul Seixas (2nd), Tadej Pogacar (1st), & Isaac del Toro (3rd).

World champion and winner of four Strade Bianche races Tadej Pogacar.

March 5, 2026: Photos of riders checking out the course by Fotoreporter Sirotti. With the exectpion of the first photo of Tadej Pogacar, they were all taken at the Le Tolfe sector.

The Colle Pinzuto gravel sector has been named in honor of Tadej Pogačar (shown in the photo). The sector, known for its steep, uphill terrain, was officially dedicated to him on March 5, 2026, to recognize his three victories in the race (2022, 2024, 2025).

View of the Le Tolfe sector

Isaac del Toro. The UAE Team looks to have a rather nice car.

Tadej Pogacar

Julian Alaphilippe

Tom Pidcock

Team Decathlon CMA CGM

Gianni Moscon leads Team Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe

Team Lidl-Trek

Alessandro Covi

INEOS Grenadiers riders

Team Movistar riders

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Men's start list with back numbers, March 6, 2026:

UAE Team Emirates-XRG
1 Tadej Pogacar
2 Jan Christen
3 Isaac del Toro
4 Felix Grossschartner
5 Domen Novak
6 Kevin Vermaerke
7 Florian Vermeersch
Alpecin-Premier Tech
11 Tibor Del Grosso
12 Francesco Busatto
13 Aaron Dockx
14 Gal Glivar
15 Michael Gogl
16 Edward Planckaert
17 Emiel Verstrynge
Bahrain Victorious
21 Matej Mohoric
22 Pello Bilbao
23 Fran Miholjevic
24 Pau Miquel Delgado
25 Afonso Eulalio
26 Attila Valter
27 Edoardo Zambanini
Bardiani-CSF 7 Saber
31 Filippo Magli
32 Martin Marcellusi
33 Alessio Martinelli
34 Luca Paletti
35 Mattia Stenico
36 Alex Tolio
37 Filippo Turconi
Decathlon CMA CGM Team
41 Paul Seixas
42 Pierre Gautherat
43 Noa Isidore
44 Antoine L'Hote
45 Jordan Labrosse
46 Paul Lapeira
47 Gregor Mühlberger
EF Education-EasyPost
51 Ben Healy
52 Vincenzo Albanese
53 Richard Carapaz
54 Mikkel Honore
55 Lukas Nerurkar
56 James Shaw
57 Michael Valgren
Groupama-FDJ United
61 Valentin Madouas
62 Clément Braz Afonso
63 Tom Donnenwirth
64 Kevin Geniets
65 Lorenzo Germani
66 Romain Grégoire
67 Brieuc Rolland
INEOS Grenadiers
71 Jack Haig
72 Lucas Hamilton
73 Kim Heiduk
74 Axel Laurance
75 Brandon Rivera
76 Artem Shmidt
77 Connor Swift
Lidl-Trek
81 Albert Withen Philipsen
82 Andrea Bagioli
83 Patrick Konrad
84 Bauke Mollema
85 Jacopo Mosca
86 Quinn Simmons
87 Matteo Sobrero
Lotto-Intermarché
91 Lennert Van Eetvelt
92 Simone Gualdi
93 Mathieu Kockelmann
94 Liam Slock
95 Reuben Thompson
96 Jenno Berckmoes
97 Matthew Fox
MBH Bank CSB Telecom Fort
101 Marcin Budzinski
102 Luca Cretti
103 Marton Dina
104 Alessandro Fancellu
105 Lorenzo Nespoli
106 Alessandro Verre
107 Samuele Zoccarato
Movistar Team
111 Pavel Novak
112 Roger Adrià
113 Albert Torres
114 Filip Maciejuk
115 Manlio Moro
116 Diego Pescador
117 Gonzalo Serrano
NSN Cycling Team
121 George Bennett
122 Pier-André Côté
123 Pau Martí
124 Krists Neilands
125 Alessandro Pinarello
126 Nick Schultz
127 Floris Van Tricht
Pinarello-Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team
131 Tom Pidcock
132 Xabier Azparren
133 Mark Donovan
134 Brent Van Moer
135 Quinten Hermans
136 Xandro Meurisse
137 Milan Vader
Red Bull-BORA-hansgrohe
141 Gianni Vermeersch
142 Mattia Cattaneo
143 Emil Herzog
144 Gianni Moscon
145 Giulio Pellizzari
146 Adrien Boichis
147 Ben Zwiehoff
Solution Tech-NIPPO-Rali
151 Franklin Archibold
152 Alexandre Balmer
153 Luca Verrando
154 Ben Granger
155 Alessandro Iacchi
156 Tommaso Nencini
157 Andrea Piras
Soudal Quick-Step
161 Filippo Zana
162 Gianmarco Garofoli
163 Junior Lecerf
164 Pepijn Reinderink
165 Martin Svrcek
166 Louis Vervaeke
167 Mauri Vansevenant
Team Jayco-AlUla
171 Filippo Conca
172 Alessandro Covi
173 Dries De Bondt
174 Dries De Pooter
175 Anders Foldager
176 Alan Hatherly
177 Andrea Vendrame
Team Picnic PostNL
181 Mattia Gaffuri
182 James Knox
183 Robbe Dhondt
184 Matthew Dinham
185 Alexy Faure-Prost
186 Bjoern Koerdt
187 Oliver Peace
Team Polti-VisitMalta
191 Adrián Benito
192 Gabriele Bessega
193 Aidan Buttigieg
194 Dario Giuliano
195 Francisco Muñoz
196 Andrea Pietrobon
197 Diego Sevilla
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
201 Wout van Aert
202 Filippo Fiorelli
203 Tijmen Graat
204 Matteo Jorgenson
205 Timo Kielich
206 Pietro Mattio
207 Tim Rex
Tudor Pro Cycling Team
211 Julian Alaphilippe
212 Roland Thalmann
213 Yannis Voisard
214 Lawrence Warbasse
215 Fabian Weiss
216 Hannes Wilksch
217 Luc Wirtgen
Unibet Rose Rockets
221 Wout Poels
222 Cedrik Bakke Christophersen
223 Sergio Meris
224 Owen Geleijn
225 Jelle Johannink
226 Lander Loockx
227 Clément Venturini
Uno-X Mobility
231 Halland Johannessen
232 Tobias Markus Hoelgaard
233 Ådne Holter
234 Anders Halland Johannessen
235 Andreas Kron
236 Fredrik Dversnes
237 Anders Skaarseth
XDS Astana Team
241 Alberto Bettiol
242 Clément Champoussin
243 Anton Kuzmin
244 Marco Schrettl
245 Thomas Silva
246 Davide Toneatti
247 Simone Velasco

 


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Women's Strade Bianche

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Siena - Siena, 133 km with 11 sectors of white, gravel roads totaling 33 kilometers

Elise Chabbey wins the race.

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Weather at the start/finish city of Siena at 2:10 PM, local time: 16C (61F), partly cloudy, with the wind from the south at 5 km/hr (3 mph). There is a 50% chance of rain.

The race: Here's the report from fourth-place Elisa Longo Borghini's UAE Team ADQ.

Strong performance from UAE Team ADQ at the twelfth edition of the Strade Bianche Women, with Elisa Longo Borghini among the main protagonists throughout the day and finishing fourth in Piazza del Campo after a very intense race.

The 133 km course, featuring 11 gravel sectors, came to life on the longest stretch of the day, San Martino in Grania, where the high pace split the peloton and created a leading group of around twenty riders. Among them were Longo Borghini alongside teammates Paula Blasi and Dominika Włodarczyk. A crash involving several riders also affected the race of Mavi Garcia, Silvia Persico, and especially Erica Magnaldi, who suffered several cuts and bruises.

Włodarczyk launched an attack together with Elise Chabbey, and after being caught she played an important supporting role for her teammate. In the finale, the Italian champion was one of the most aggressive riders on the decisive gravel sectors. Longo Borghini attacked several times, first on Colle Pinzuto and then on the steep slopes of Le Tolfe, trying to make the difference within the group of favourites.

The race was decided only in the final kilometres. A group of eight riders reached the Strappo di Santa Caterina together, with the victory eventually decided in a four-rider sprint. The win went to Chabbey, ahead of Kasia Niewiadoma and Franziska Koch, while Longo Borghini finished fourth just a few seconds behind.

“My legs were hurting in the final, but I can’t blame myself for anything,” said Longo Borghini. “I tried to attack and race aggressively. It’s better to give everything until the end than not try and maybe finish second.”

It was an important result for UAE Team ADQ, which played a leading role on one of the most selective and spectacular races of the Women’s WorldTour calendar.

Complete results:

133 kilometers raced at an average speed of 36.996 km/hr

1 Elise Chabbey FDJ United-SUEZ 3hr 35min 42sec
2 Katarzyna Niewiadoma CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto s.t.
3 Franziska Koch FDJ United-SUEZ s.t.
4 Elisa Longo Borghini UAE Team ADQ @ 3sec
5 Magdeleine Vallieres EF Education-Oatly 0:06
6 Puck Pieterse Fenix-Premier Tech 0:16
7 Marianne Vos Team Visma | Lease a Bike 0:34
8 Monica Trinca Colonel Liv AlUla Jayco 0:37
9 Shirin van Anrooij Lidl-Trek 1:21
10 Niamh Fisher-Black Lidl-Trek 1:47
11 Noemi Rüegg EF Education-Oatly 2:29
12 Dominika Wlodarczyk UAE Team ADQ 3:07
13 Liane Lippert Movistar Team 3:28
14 Mie Bjørndal Ottestad Uno-X Mobility 3:50
15 Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset Uno-X Mobility 5:44
16 Flora Perkins Fenix-Premier Tech 5:57
17 Cédrine Kerbaol EF Education-Oatly 6:02
18 Anna van der Breggen Team SD Worx-Protime 6:15
19 Paula Blasi UAE Team ADQ s.t.
20 Demi Vollering FDJ United-SUEZ s.t.
21 Justine Ghekiere AG Insurance-Soudal Team s.t.
22 Kim Le Court AG Insurance-Soudal Team s.t.
23 Riejanne Markus Lidl-Trek 6:18
24 Eleonora Ciabocco Team Picnic PostNL 6:21
25 Femke de Vries Team Visma | Lease a Bike 6:25
26 Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto 6:28
27 Clémence Latimier Ma Petite Entreprise s.t.
28 Silvia Persico UAE Team ADQ 6:37
29 Pauline Ferrand-Prevot Team Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
30 Lotte Kopecky Team SD Worx-Protime 7:06
31 Lucinda Brand Lidl-Trek 9:58
32 Nienke Vinke Team SD Worx-Protime s.t.
33 Mavi Garcia UAE Team ADQ s.t.
34 Millie Couzens Fenix-Premier Tech 10:01
35 Léa Curinier FDJ United-SUEZ 12:56
36 Sarah Van Dam Team Visma | Lease a Bike s.t.
37 Amber Kraak FDJ United-SUEZ 13:01
38 Josie Nelson Team Picnic PostNL 13:10
39 Urska Zigart AG Insurance-Soudal Team 14:10
40 Morgane Coston Ma Petite Entreprise 14:49
41 Ella Wyllie Liv AlUla Jayco 14:54
42 Alison Jackson St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 14:58
43 Laura Molenaar VolkerWessels Cycling Team s.t.
44 Francesca Barale Movistar Team 15:03
45 Arlenis Sierra Movistar Team s.t.
46 Sara Martín Movistar Team s.t.
47 Lore De Schepper AG Insurance-Soudal Team 15:06
48 Sophie von Berswordt VolkerWessels Cycling Team 15:13
49 Steffi Häberlin Team SD Worx-Protime 15:46
50 Erica Magnaldi UAE Team ADQ s.t.
51 Margot Vanpachtenbeke Lidl-Trek 15:49
52 Nina Berton EF Education-Oatly 15:54
53 Maya Kingma Aromitalia Vaiano 15:58
54 Marthe Truyen Fenix-Premier Tech 15:59
55 Mischa Bredewold Team SD Worx-Protime s.t.
56 Christina Schweinberger Fenix-Premier Tech s.t.
57 Neve Bradbury CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto 16:09
58 Ruby Roseman-Gannon Liv AlUla Jayco 16:11
59 Letizia Borghesi AG Insurance-Soudal Team 16:18
60 Caroline Andersson Liv AlUla Jayco s.t.
61 Mireia Benito AG Insurance-Soudal Team s.t.
62 Gaia Masetti Team Picnic PostNL 16:33
63 Chiara Reghini Top Girls Fassa Bortolo s.t.
64 Dilyxine Miermont Team Picnic PostNL s.t.
65 Heidi Franz St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93 s.t.
66 Ingvild Gåskjenn Uno-X Mobility s.t.
67 Audrey De Keersmaeker Team Picnic PostNL s.t.
68 Esmee Peperkamp VolkerWessels Cycling Team s.t.
69 Noémie Abgrall Ma Petite Entreprise 16:42
70 Anne Knijnenburg VolkerWessels Cycling Team 16:55

 

Womens race map, profile & list of gravel sectors:

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Map of the women's race course

Profile of the women's race course

List of women's gravel sectors:

  1. Km 14.2, Vidritta: 2.4 km long
  2. Km 19.2,  Bagnaia: 3.5 km
  3. Km 30.1, Radi: 4.4 km
  4. Km 41.7, Cantiere T. Stile: 0.4km
  5. Km 59.8, San Martino in Grania: 9.4 km
  6. Km 82.3, Monteaperti: 0.6 km
  7. Km 86.7, Colle Pinzuto: 2.4 km
  8. Km 93, Le Tolfe: 1.1 km
  9. Km 97.1, Strada del Castagno: 0.7 km
  10. Km 110.2, Montechiari, 3.3 km
  11. Km 116.9, Colle Pinzuto, 2.4 km, second pass
  12. Km 123.2, Le Tolfe, 1.1 km, second pass

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Women's start list, March 6, 2025:

FDJ United-SUEZ
1 Demi Vollering
2 Juliette Berthet
3 Elise Chabbey
4 Léa Curinier
5 Franziska Koch
6 Amber Kraak
AG Insurance-Soudal Team
11 Kim Le Court
12 Mireia Benito
13 Letizia Borghesi
14 Lore De Schepper
15 Justine Ghekiere
16 Urska Zigart
Aromitalia Vaiano
21 Fanny Bonini
22 Lucia Brillante Romeo
23 Romina Costantini
24 Virginia Iaccarino
25 Maya Kingma
26 Eleonora La Bella
CANYON//SRAM zondacrypto
31 Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney
32 Neve Bradbury
33 Rosa Maria Klöser
34 Anastasiya Kolesava
35 Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig
36 Soraya Paladin
EF Education-Oatly
41 Magdeleine Vallieres
42 Nina Berton
43 Henrietta Christie
44 Cédrine Kerbaol
45 Alexis Magner
46 Noemi Rüegg
Fenix-Premier Tech
51 Puck Pieterse
52 Millie Couzens
53 Yara Kastelijn
54 Flora Perkins
55 Christina Schweinberger
56 Marthe Truyen
Isolmant-Premac-Vittoria
61 Giulia Bisso
62 Anita Baima
63 Lara Crestanello
64 Valeria Curnis
65 Martina Silvestri
66 Valentina Zanzi
Lidl-Trek
71 Shirin van Anrooij
72 Lucinda Brand
73 Niamh Fisher-Black
74 Riejanne Markus
75 Amanda Spratt
76 Margot Vanpachtenbeke
Liv AlUla Jayco
81 Monica Trinca Colonel
82 Caroline Andersson
83 Ruby Roseman-Gannon
84 Josie Talbot
85 Matilde Vitillo
86 Ella Wyllie
Ma Petite Entreprise
91 Noémie Abgrall
92 Laura Asencio
93 Morgane Coston
94 Clémence Latimier
95 Célia Le Mouel
96 Océane Mahé
Movistar Team
101 Liane Lippert
102 Francesca Barale
103 Aude Biannic
104 Tota Magalhães
105 Sara Martín
106 Arlenis Sierra
St Michel-Preference Home-Auber 93
111 Heidi Franz
112 Alicia Gonzalez
113 Alison Jackson
114 Emilie Morier
115 Solène Muller
116 Caroline Wreszin
Team Mendelspeck E-Work
121 Camilla Bezzone
122 Eleonora Deotto
123 Giulia Giuliani
124 Ilaria Marinetto
125 Elena Pirrone
126 Sara Segala
Team Picnic PostNL
131 Eleonora Ciabocco
132 Audrey De Keersmaeker
133 Gaia Masetti
134 Dilyxine Miermont
135 Josie Nelson
136 Daniela Hezinova
Team SD Worx-Protime
141 Lotte Kopecky
142 Mischa Bredewold
143 Femke Gerritse
144 Steffi Häberlin
145 Anna van der Breggen
146 Nienke Vinke
Team Visma | Lease a Bike
151 Pauline Ferrand-Prevot
152 Femke de Vries
153 Daniek Hengeveld
154 Katharina Sadnik
155 Sarah Van Dam
156 Marianne Vos
Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
161 Monica Castagna
162 Elisa De Vallier
163 Sara Luccon
164 Marta Pavesi
165 Chiara Reghini
166 Alessia Zambelli
UAE Team ADQ
171 Elisa Longo Borghini
172 Paula Blasi
173 Mavi Garcia
174 Erica Magnaldi
175 Silvia Persico
176 Dominika Wlodarczyk
Uno-X Mobility
181 Katrine Aalerud
182 Ingvild Gåskjenn
183 Sigrid Ytterhus Haugset
184 Anouska Koster
185 Mie Bjørndal Ottestad
186 Francesca Pellegrini
Vini Fantini-BePink
191 Sofia Arici
192 Misia Belotti
193 Irene Cagnazzo
194 Andrea Casagranda
195 Gaia Segato
196 Elisa Valtulini
VolkerWessels Cycling Team
201 Anne Knijnenburg
202 Laura Molenaar
203 Esmee Peperkamp
204 Maud Rijnbeek
205 Sabrina Stultiens
206 Sophie von Berswordt-Wallrabe