Strade Bianche Donne
The Strade Bianche Donne (Strade Bianche Women), also named Strade Bianche Rosa by Italian media, is an annual professional women's road bicycle racing event in Tuscany, Italy. Roughly a quarter of the route is raced on white gravel roads – unpaved country lanes winding through the countryside of the Chianti region – from which the event gets its name.
| Race details | |
|---|---|
| Date | Early March |
| Region | Tuscany, Italy |
| English name | Strade Bianche Women |
| Local name(s) | Strade Bianche Donne (in Italian) |
| Discipline | Road |
| Competition | UCI Women's World Tour |
| Type | One-day race |
| Organiser | RCS Sport |
| Web site | www |
| History | |
| First edition | 2015 |
| Editions | 9 (as of 2023) |
| First winner | Megan Guarnier (USA) |
| Most wins | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (2) |
| Most recent | Demi Vollering (NED) |
First held in 2015, the race is part of the UCI Women's World Tour, cycling's top-tier female elite competition. It is organized on the same day as the men's race, on the first or second Saturday of March, on much of the same roads but at a shorter distance. Dutch rider Annemiek van Vleuten was the first to win twice, with victories at the 2019 and 2020 races.
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