Strade Bianche 2016

Strade Bianche 2016 was won by Fabian Cancellara. The Swiss was on the loose with Peter Sagan, Zdenek Stybar and Gianlucca Brambilla. The Italian attacked with 6 kilometers left, but Cancellara brought him back in the steep streets of Siena and he powered on to win his third Strade Bianche.

Read about race results/race report, the route and start list of Strade Bianche 2016.

Strade Bianche 2016: Route maps, height profile, and more

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Strade Bianche 2016: The route - source gazetta.it

Route

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Strade Bianche 2016: Final kilometres - source gazetta.it

Final kilometres

Strade Bianche 2016: Piazza del Campo in Siena

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Strade Bianche 2016: Start in Siena - source gazetta.it

Start in Siena

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Strade Bianche 2016: Finish in Siena - source gazetta.it

Finish in Siena

Le Tolfe

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Cancellara powers to victory ahead of Stybar

Totalling at 176 kilometres, the 2016 Strade Bianche features 52.8 kilometres of dust roads. Gianlucca Brambilla is strong, but he is brought back in the last kilometre by a super strong Cancellara. Stybar is in his wheel, but the reigning champion is unable to attack and Spartacus takes his third Strade Bianche.

Riders

Strade Bianche bids welcome to a host of worldclass riders. Peter Sagan, Greg Van Avermaet, Fabian Cancellara, Vincenzo Nibali, Alejandro Valverde and title defender Zdenek Stybar will give it a go. Cyclingstage.com brings you the start list of the 2016 Strade Bianche.

Favourites

Strade Bianche is a fascinating mix of unpaved roads and short steep climbs. It doesn't happen often Stybar, Valverde and Van Avermaet 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 in the 2016 Strade Banche.

The Route

Saturday, March 5, 2016 - Dust whirls (or mud splatters) over the Tuscan hills. Strade Bianche is underway on unpaved roads, often on twisting gravel paths and firmly uphill. Riders toil on over 52.8 kilometres of dust (mud) roads, while the parcours of Strade Bianche 2016 totals at 176 kilometres.