Strade Bianche 2018
Tiesj Benoot won the 12th edition of the Strade Bianche ahead of Romain Bardet and Wout van Aert. The winner attacked on the final unpaved sector to solo to victory. It was raining incessantly in Tuscany, so all gravel sectors were transformed into yellow-brownish mud baths. The race was held on the 3rd of February 2018.
Check out the results/race report of the 2018 Strade Bianche, or read about the route and the riders.
Strade Bianche 2018 for women: Route maps, height profiles, and more
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Tiesj Benoot solos to glorious and muddy victory
Strade Bianche amounts to 184 kilometres and takes in eleven 'sterrati'. This means that the riders face 63 kilometres on mud roads, as it is raining incessantly in Tuscany. Tiesj Benoot leaves Romain Bardet and cyclo-cross champion Wout van Aert behind on the last sector to solo to victory.Read more »
The Route
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Riders
The start list of Strade Bianche features world class riders. Title defender Michal Kwiatkowski lines up with the likes of Peter Sagan, Vincenzo Nibali, Tom Dumoulin, Philippe Gilbert and Greg Van Avermaet. Cyclingstage.com brings you the riders that are competing the 2018 Strade Bianche.Read more »
Favourites
Strade Bianche is a fascinating mix of unpaved roads and short steep climbs. It doesn't happen often that both strong climbers and Classics specialists are among the favourites in the same race, but in the modern Classic in Toscany it is an obvious fact. Cyclingstage.com brings you the major contenders to win the 2018 Strade Bianche.Read more »