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2023 Strade Bianche Donne

{{Short description|Cycling race}}

{{for|the men's race|2023 Strade Bianche}}

{{Infobox cycling race report

| name = 2023 Strade Bianche Donne

| image =File:Strade bianche femmes 2018.png

| image_caption =

| image_size =

| series = 2023 UCI Women's World Tour

| race_no = 5

| season_no = 27

| date = 4 March 2023

| stages =1

| distance = 136

| unit = km

| time = 3h 50'55"

| speed = 35.4 km/h

| first = Demi Vollering

| first_team = {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}

| first_nat = NED

| second = Lotte Kopecky

| second_team = {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}

| second_nat = BEL

| third = Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig

| third_team = {{UCI team code|FUT|2023}}

| third_nat = DEN

| previous = 2022

| next = 2024

}}

The 2023 Strade Bianche Donne was an Italian road cycling one-day race that took place on 4 March 2023. It was the ninth edition of Strade Bianche Donne and the fifth event of the 2023 UCI Women's World Tour.

The race was won by Dutch rider Demi Vollering, who outsprinted her SD Worx teammate Lotte Kopecky in Siena.{{Cite web |last=Knöfler |first=Lukas |date=2023-03-04 |title=Demi Vollering avoids a horse to take photo-finish win at Strade Bianche women |url=https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/strade-bianche-women-2023/elite-women/results/ |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=cyclingnews.com |language=en}}

Route

The race starts and finishes in Siena, Italy. The route was identical to that of the previous years, containing 30 km of 'strade bianche' gravel roads spread over eight sectors, for a total distance of 136 km.{{cite web |title=Percorso |url=https://www.strade-bianche.it/en/percorso-donne/ |website=Strade Bianche |accessdate=4 March 2023}} The final kilometre in Siena to the finish line in the Piazza del Campo has a maximum gradient of 16%.

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

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

| File:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svg

| 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

Fourteen UCI Women's WorldTeams and eleven UCI Women's Continental Teams make up the twenty-five teams that will compete in the race.{{cite web |title=Strade Bianche Donne Teams |url=https://www.strade-bianche.it/en/teams/donna/ |website=Strade Bianche Media Centre |publisher=RCS |access-date=4 March 2023}}

UCI Women's WorldTeams

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  • {{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}
  • {{UCI team code|TIB|2023}}
  • {{UCI team code|FUT|2023}}
  • {{UCI team code|PLP|2023}}
  • {{UCI team code|CGS|2023}}
  • {{UCI team code|JVW|2023}}
  • {{UCI team code|LIV|2023}}
  • {{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}
  • {{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}
  • {{UCI team code|BEX women|2023}}
  • {{UCI team code|DSM women|2023}}
  • {{UCI team code|TFS women|2023}}
  • {{UCI team code|ALE|2023}}
  • {{UCI team code|UXT women|2023}}

{{div col end}}

UCI Women's Continental Teams

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  • {{UCI team code|AGS|2023}}
  • {{UCI team code|VAI|2023}}
  • {{UCI team code|BPK|2023}}
  • {{UCI team code|BTW|2023}}
  • {{UCI team code|WNT|2023}}
  • {{UCI team code|COF women|2023}}
  • GB Junior Team Piemonte Pedale Castanese A.S.D.
  • {{UCI team code|SBT|2023}}
  • {{UCI team code|LKF|2023}}
  • {{UCI team code|MDS|2023}}
  • {{UCI team code|TOP|2023}}

{{div col end}}

Result

Dutch rider Demi Vollering outsprinted her SD Worx teammate Lotte Kopecky at the finish in Siena to win the race. 3rd place rider Kristen Faulkner of Team Jayco–AlUla was later disqualified for wearing a continuous blood glucose monitor - despite the monitor not being used during the race.{{Cite web |last=Shrubsall |first=James |date=2023-03-16 |title=Kristen Faulkner 'very disappointed in UCI decision' to DQ her from Strade Bianche |url=https://www.cyclingweekly.com/news/very-disappointed-in-uci-decision-kristen-faulkner-issues-statement |access-date=2023-04-06 |website=cyclingweekly.com |language=en}} Amanda Spratt of Trek–Segafredo retained the leaders jersey of the UCI Women's World Tour.{{cyclingresult start|title=Result{{cite web |title=Strade Bianche 2023 |url=https://firstcycling.com/race.php?r=9044&y=2023 |website=FirstCycling|accessdate=4 March 2023}}}}

{{Cyclingresult|1|Demi Vollering|NED|{{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}|3h 50' 55"}}

{{Cyclingresult|2|Lotte Kopecky|BEL|{{UCI team code|SDW|2023}}|+ 0"}}

{{Cyclingresult|DSQ|Kristen Faulkner|USA|{{UCI team code|BEX women|2023}}|+ 18"}}{{cite web |last1=O'Shea |first1=Sadhbh |title=Kristen Faulkner disqualified from Strade Bianche for wearing glucose monitor |url=https://www.velonews.com/news/road/kristen-faulkner-disqualified-from-strade-bianche-for-wearing-glucose-monitor/ |publisher=Velo News |access-date=14 March 2023}}

{{Cyclingresult|3|Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig|DEN|{{UCI team code|FUT|2023}}|+ 2'01"}}

{{Cyclingresult|4|Annemiek van Vleuten|NED|{{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}|+ 2'01"}}

{{Cyclingresult|5|Puck Pieterse|NED|{{UCI team code|PLP|2023}}|+ 2'15"}}

{{Cyclingresult|6|Katarzyna Niewiadoma|POL|{{UCI team code|CSR|2023}}|+ 2'16"}}

{{Cyclingresult|7|Liane Lippert|GER|{{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}|+ 2'27"}}

{{Cyclingresult|8|Riejanne Markus|NED|{{UCI team code|JVW|2023}}|+ 2'36"}}

{{Cyclingresult|9|Pfeiffer Georgi|GBR|{{UCI team code|DSM women|2023}}|+ 2'39"}}

{{Cyclingresult|10|Floortje Mackaij|NED|{{UCI team code|MOV women|2023}}|+ 2'41"}}

{{Cyclingresult end}}

References

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External links

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

{{Strade Bianche}}

{{2023 UCI Women's World Tour}}

{{2023 in road cycling}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2023 Strade Bianche Women}}

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