2021 Strade Bianche Women

The seventh edition of the Strade Bianche Donne took place on 6 March 2021.[1] The Italian race is the first event of the 2021 UCI Women's World Tour as the usual first race of season in Australia, the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] It was won by Chantal van den Broek-Blaak.

For the men's race, see 2021 Strade Bianche.
2021 Strade Bianche Women
2021 UCI Women's World Tour, race 1 of 18
Race details
Dates6 March 2021
Stages1
Distance136 km (84.51 mi)
Winning time3h 54' 40"
Results
  Winner  Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED) (SD Worx)
  Second  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) (Trek–Segafredo)
  Third  Anna van der Breggen (NED) (SD Worx)

Route

The race started and finished in Siena, Italy. The route is identical to that of the previous years, containing 30 km (19 mi) of gravel roads spread over eight sectors, for a total distance of 136 km (85 mi).[3]

Sectors of strade bianche donne
No. Name Distance from Length
(km)		 Category Description
Start
(km)		 Finish
(km)
1 Vidritta 17.6 118.4 2.1 * Perfectly straight and slightly downhill
2 Bagnaia 25 111.0 5.8 **** Short descent followed by a long climb with sections of over 10% gradient
3 Radi 36.9 99.1 4.4 ** A classic gravel section
4 La piana 47.6 88.4 5.5 * No significant gradient
5 San Martino in Grania 67.5 68.5 9.5 *** A long sector with continuous ups and downs to start with, and ends with a twisting climb
6 Monteaperti 111.3 24.7 0.8 * Short, but features a double-digit gradient ramp
7 Colle Pinzuto 116.6 19.4 2.4 **** The climb toward Colle Pinzuto, with gradients of up to 15%
8 Le Tolfe 123.6 12.4 1.1 *** A sequence of demanding descents followed by a very punchy climb with a maximum gradient of 18%

Teams

Nine UCI Women's WorldTeams and fourteen UCI Women's Continental Teams made up the twenty-three teams that competed in the race. Only three teams did not enter the maximum squad of six riders; these teams were Born to Win G20 Ambedo, Isolmant–Premac–Vittoria, and Servetto–Makhymo–Beltrami TSA, and they each entered five riders. From the 135 riders who started the race, 85 finished.[4]

UCI Women's WorldTeams

UCI Women's Continental Teams

Result
Result[5][6]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (NED) SD Worx 3h 54' 40"
2  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) Trek–Segafredo + 7"
3  Anna van der Breggen (NED) SD Worx + 9"
4  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Movistar Team + 11"
5  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope + 11"
6  Demi Vollering (NED) SD Worx + 11"
7  Marianne Vos (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 23"
8  Marta Cavalli (ITA) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope + 27"
9  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 30"
10  Ellen van Dijk (NED) Trek–Segafredo + 32"

References
  1. "Strade Bianche and Strade Bianche Women Elite routes confirmed". Giro d'Italia Media Centre. RCS. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  2. "Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 2021 Cancelled". CEGORR. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
  3. "Percorso". Strade Bianche. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
  4. "Start List". 2021 Strade Bianche Women. Tissot. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  5. Knöfler, Lukas (6 March 2021). "Chantal van den Broek-Blaak wins Strade Bianche Women". CyclingNews. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  6. "Order of Arrival". 2021 Strade Bianche Women. Tissot. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
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