The Strade Bianche is a road bicycle race in Tuscany, Central Italy, starting and finishing in Siena. First held in 2007, it is raced annually on the first or second Saturday of March. The name Strade Bianche stems from the historic white gravel roads in the Crete Senesi, which are a defining feature of the race. One-third of the total race distance is raced on dirt roads, covering 63 km (39 mi) of strade bianche, spread over 11 sectors.
Davide Formolo is an Italian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team. Formolo turned professional in 2014.
Diego Rosa is an Italian former racing cyclist, who competed as a professional from 2013 to 2022. He rode in nine Grand Tours and was victorious in the 2015 Milano–Torino.
Toms Skujiņš is a Latvian professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI WorldTeam Lidl–Trek.
Tiesj Benoot is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.
The 2015 Strade Bianche was the ninth edition of the Strade Bianche road cycling race. Held on 7 March 2015, it started in San Gimignano and ended 200 kilometres away in Siena. It was a 1.HC-ranked race that was part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour.
Michael Gogl is an Austrian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Alpecin–Deceuninck. He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España. In June 2017, he was named in the startlist for the Tour de France. In May 2019, he was named in the startlist for the 2019 Giro d'Italia.
The tenth edition of the Strade Bianche road cycling race was held on 5 March 2016, in Tuscany, Italy. Swiss Fabian Cancellara concluded his third win in the race. The race covered 176 km (109 mi), starting and finishing in Siena. It was part of the 2016 UCI Europe Tour, a 1.HC-ranked event.
Valentin Madouas is a French cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Groupama–FDJ.
Attila Valter is a Hungarian cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Visma–Lease a Bike.
The 14th edition of the Strade Bianche was held on 1 August 2020. Starting and finishing in Siena, Italy, it was the sixth event of the 2020 UCI World Tour. The race was originally scheduled for 7 March 2020 but was postponed to 1 August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After finishing third in the past two editions of the race, Belgian Wout van Aert of Team Jumbo–Visma won the race in just under five hours after going solo with around 13 kilometers to go.
Annabel Elizabeth Fisher is a British professional racing cyclist, who lives in Switzerland and currently rides for The Café du Cycliste Gravel Team. In October 2020, she rode in the women's edition of the 2020 Liège–Bastogne–Liège race in Belgium.
Valentina Landuzzi is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Women's Continental Team Bepink. In August 2020, she rode in the 2020 Strade Bianche Women's race in Italy.
Katharina Hechler is a German professional racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Women's Continental Team Cogeas–Mettler–Look. In August 2020, she rode in the 2020 Strade Bianche Women's race in Italy.
Lara Krähemann is a Swiss professional racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Women's Continental Team Cogeas–Mettler–Look. In August 2020, she rode in the 2020 Strade Bianche Women's race in Italy.
Francesca Pisciali is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Isolmant–Premac–Vittoria. In August 2020, she rode in the 2020 Strade Bianche Women's race in Italy.
Arianna Sessi is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Women's Continental Team Eurotarget–Bianchi–Vittoria. In August 2020, she rode in the 2020 Strade Bianche Women's race in Italy.
Francesca Baroni is an Italian professional racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's Continental Team Isolmant–Premac–Vittoria in road racing, and UCI Cyclo-cross Team Selle Italia–Guerciotti–Elite in cyclo-cross. In August 2020, she rode in the 2020 Strade Bianche Women's race in Italy. She has been deaf since birth.
Maxim Van Gils is a Belgian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Lotto–Dstny.
