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2021 Strade Bianche Women

{{Short description|Cycling race}}

{{for|the men's race|2021 Strade Bianche}}

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2021 Strade Bianche Women

| image =File:Strade bianche femmes 2018.png

| image_caption =

| image_size =

| series = 2021 UCI Women's World Tour

| race_no = 1

| season_no =18

| date = 6 March 2021

| stages = 1

| distance = 136

| unit = km

| time = 3h 54' 40"

| speed =

| first = Chantal van den Broek-Blaak

| first_team = {{UCI team code|SDW|2021}}

| first_nat = NED

| second = Elisa Longo Borghini

| second_team = {{UCI team code|TFS women|2021}}

| second_nat = ITA

| third = Anna van der Breggen

| third_team = {{UCI team code|SDW|2021}}

| third_nat = NED

| previous = 2020

| next = 2022

}}

The seventh edition of the Strade Bianche Donne took place on 6 March 2021.{{cite web |title=Strade Bianche and Strade Bianche Women Elite routes confirmed |url=https://www.giroditalia.it/en/news/strade-bianche-and-strade-bianche-women-elite-routes-confirmed/ |website=Giro d'Italia Media Centre |publisher=RCS |access-date=28 February 2021}} 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.{{cite web |title=Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race 2021 Cancelled |url=https://www.cadelevansgreatoceanroadrace.com.au/news-media/news/cadel-evans-great-ocean-road-race-2021-cancelled/ |publisher=CEGORR |access-date=2 March 2021}} It was won by Chantal van den Broek-Blaak.

Route

The race started and finished in Siena, Italy. The route is identical to that of the previous years, containing {{cvt|30|km}} of gravel roads spread over eight sectors, for a total distance of {{cvt|136|km}}.{{cite web |title=Percorso |url=https://www.strade-bianche.it/en/percorso/ |website=Strade Bianche |accessdate=28 February 2021}}

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|+ Sectors of {{lang|it|strade bianche donne}}

scope=col rowspan=2| {{abbr|No.|Sector number}}

! scope=col rowspan=2| Name

! scope=col colspan=2| Distance from

! scope=col rowspan=2| Length
({{abbr|km|kilometres}})

! scope=col rowspan=2| Category

! scope=col rowspan=2 | Description

scope=col | Start
({{abbr|km|kilometres}})

! scope=col | Finish
({{abbr|km|kilometres}})

1

! scope=row | Vidritta

| 17.6

| 118.4

| 2.1

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| Perfectly straight and slightly downhill

2

! scope=row | Bagnaia

| 25

| 111.0

| 5.8

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| Short descent followed by a long climb with sections of over 10% gradient

3

! scope=row | Radi

| 36.9

| 99.1

| 4.4

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| A classic gravel section

4

! scope=row | La piana

| 47.6

| 88.4

| 5.5

| File:Star full.svg

| No significant gradient

5

! scope=row | San Martino in Grania

| 67.5

| 68.5

| 9.5

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| A long sector with continuous ups and downs to start with, and ends with a twisting climb

6

! scope=row | Monteaperti

| 111.3

| 24.7

| 0.8

| File:Star full.svg

| Short, but features a double-digit gradient ramp

7

! scope=row | Colle Pinzuto

| 116.6

| 19.4

| 2.4

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| The climb toward Colle Pinzuto, with gradients of up to 15%

8

! scope=row | Le Tolfe

| 123.6

| 12.4

| 1.1

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| 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 {{UCI team code|BTW|2021}}, {{UCI team code|SBT|2021}}, and {{UCI team code|SER|2021}}, and they each entered five riders. From the 135 riders who started the race, 85 finished.{{cite web|url=https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003130201020101FFFFFFFFFFFFFF00|title=Start List|work=2021 Strade Bianche Women|publisher=Tissot|date=6 March 2021|access-date=6 March 2021}}

UCI Women's WorldTeams

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  • {{UCI team code|ALE|2021}}
  • {{UCI team code|CSR|2021}}
  • {{UCI team code|FUT|2021}}
  • {{UCI team code|LIV|2021}}
  • {{UCI team code|MOV women|2021}}
  • {{UCI team code|SDW|2021}}
  • {{UCI team code|BEX women|2021}}
  • {{UCI team code|DSM women|2021}}
  • {{UCI team code|TFS women|2021}}

{{div col end}}

UCI Women's Continental Teams

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  • {{UCI team code|MNX|2021}}
  • {{UCI team code|VAI|2021}}
  • {{UCI team code|BPK|2021}}
  • {{UCI team code|BTW|2021}}
  • {{UCI team code|WNT|2021}}
  • {{UCI team code|SBT|2021}}
  • {{UCI team code|LSL|2021}}
  • {{UCI team code|MAT2|2021}}
  • {{UCI team code|PHV|2021}}
  • {{UCI team code|SER|2021}}
  • {{UCI team code|JVW|2021}}
  • {{UCI team code|TIB|2021}}
  • {{UCI team code|TOP|2021}}
  • {{UCI team code|VAL|2021}}

{{div col end}}

Result

{{cyclingresult start|title=Result{{cite web|url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/strade-bianche-women-2021/elite-women/results/|title=Chantal van den Broek-Blaak wins Strade Bianche Women|first=Lukas|last=Knöfler|publisher=CyclingNews|date=6 March 2021|accessdate=6 March 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tissottiming.com/File/0003130201020101FFFFFFFFFFFFFF02|title=Order of Arrival|work=2021 Strade Bianche Women|publisher=Tissot|date=6 March 2021|access-date=6 March 2021}}}}

{{Cyclingresult|1|Chantal van den Broek-Blaak|NED|{{UCI team code|SDW|2021}}|3h 54' 40"}}

{{Cyclingresult|2|Elisa Longo Borghini|ITA|{{UCI team code|TFS2|2021}}|+ 7"}}

{{Cyclingresult|3|Anna van der Breggen|NED|{{UCI team code|SDW|2021}}|+ 9"}}

{{Cyclingresult|4|Annemiek van Vleuten|NED|{{UCI team code|MOV2|2021}}|+ 11"}}

{{Cyclingresult|5|Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig|DEN|{{UCI team code|FUT|2021}}|+ 11"}}

{{Cyclingresult|6|Demi Vollering|NED|{{UCI team code|SDW|2021}}|+ 11"}}

{{Cyclingresult|7|Marianne Vos|NED|{{UCI team code|JVW|2021}}|+ 23"}}

{{Cyclingresult|8|Marta Cavalli|ITA|{{UCI team code|FUT|2021}}|+ 27"}}

{{Cyclingresult|9|Katarzyna Niewiadoma|POL|{{UCI team code|CSR|2021}}|+ 30"}}

{{Cyclingresult|10|Ellen van Dijk|NED|{{UCI team code|TFS2|2021}}|+ 32"}}

{{Cyclingresult end}}

References

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External links

  • {{Official website|http://www.strade-bianche.it/en/}}

{{Strade Bianche}}

{{2021 UCI Women's World Tour}}

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