2019 Strade Bianche Women
{{for|the men's race|2019 Strade Bianche}}
{{Infobox cycling race report
| name = 2019 Strade Bianche Women
| image = Strade bianche femmes 2018.png
| image_caption =
| image_size = 260
| series = 2019 UCI Women's World Tour
| race_no = 1
| season_no =
| date = 9 March 2019
| stages = 1
| distance = 136
| unit = km
| time = 3h 48' 49"
| speed =
| first = Annemiek van Vleuten
| first_team = {{UCI team code|MTS|2019}}
| first_nat = NED
| second = Annika Langvad
| second_team = {{UCI team code|DLT|2019}}
| second_nat = DEN
| third = Kasia Niewiadoma
| third_team = {{UCI team code|CSR|2019}}
| third_nat = POL
| previous = 2018
| next = 2020
}}
The fifth edition of the Strade Bianche Donne was held on 9 March 2019. Dutch rider Annemiek van Vleuten won the race after breaking clear on the final gravel sector. Denmark's Annika Langvad finished second, Poland's Kasia Niewiadoma third.{{cite web |url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/strade-bianche-women-2019/results/|title=Van Vleuten wins women's Strade Bianche|website=cyclingnews.com |date=9 March 2019|publisher=Immediate Media Company |accessdate=9 March 2019}} Starting and finishing in Siena, Italy, it was the opening event of the 2019 UCI Women's World Tour.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-announce-2019-womens-worldtour-calendar/|title=UCI announce 2019 Women's WorldTour calendar|date=22 June 2018}}
The route was identical to that of the previous year, containing {{cvt|30|km}} of gravel roads spread over eight sectors, for a total distance of {{cvt|136|km}}. The race was run in sunny weather and mild temperatures. Annemiek van Vleuten broke clear from the lead group on the final gravel sector of Le Tolfe, at {{cvt|12|km}} from the finish, and held her lead on the steep final climb of Via Santa Caterina to finish solo on the Piazza del Campo in Siena.
Teams
123 participants from 21 teams entered the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders:{{cite news|url=http://www.strade-bianche.it/en/news/strade-bianche-women-elite-21-le-formazioni-al-via/|title=Strade Bianche Women 2019 Elite|work=Strade Bianche|accessdate=6 March 2019|archive-date=11 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311122354/http://www.strade-bianche.it/en/news/strade-bianche-women-elite-21-le-formazioni-al-via|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tuttobiciweb.it/article/1551878463|title=Strade Bianche 2019: Tutti a Caccia di Benoot e van der Breggen}}
{{cyclingteamlist|year=2019|title=Professional women's teams|ALE|CBT|DLT|CSR|WAD|FUT|MTS women|MOV2|TLP|TIB|team1=Team Virtu Cycling|TFS2|VAL|WNT|VAI|BPK|BTC|SBT|LSL|SER|TOG}}
Results
| Final general classification
{| class="wikitable" |
| scope="col" | Rank
! scope="col" | Rider ! scope="col" | Team ! scope="col" | Time |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" | 1
| {{flagathlete|Annemiek van Vleuten|NED}} 20px | {{UCI team code|MTS women|2019}} | style="text-align:right;" | {{nowrap|3h 48' 49"}} |
| style="text-align:center;" | 2
| {{flagathlete|Annika Langvad|DEN}} | {{UCI team code|DLT|2019}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 37" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 3
| {{flagathlete|Katarzyna Niewiadoma|POL}} | {{UCI team code|CSR|2019}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 40" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 4
| {{flagathlete|Marta Bastianelli|ITA}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 44" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 5
| {{flagathlete|Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig|DEN}} | {{UCI team code|CBT|2019}} | style="text-align:right;" | s.t. |
| style="text-align:center;" | 6
| {{flagathlete|Ashleigh Moolman|RSA}} | {{UCI team code|WAD|2019}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 51" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 7
| {{flagathlete|Marianne Vos|NED}} | {{UCI team code|WAD|2019}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 52" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 8
| {{flagathlete|Janneke Ensing|NED}} | {{UCI team code|TLP|2019}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 54" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 9
| {{flagathlete|Anna van der Breggen|NED}} | {{UCI team code|DLT|2019}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 28" |
| style="text-align:center;" | 10
| {{flagathlete|Chantal Blaak|NED}} | {{UCI team code|DLT|2019}} | style="text-align:right;" | + 1' 50" |
|}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.strade-bianche.it/en/}}
{{Strade Bianche}}
{{2019 UCI Women's World Tour}}
{{2019 in road cycling}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:2019 Strade Bianche Women}}