The third edition of the women's Strade Bianche was held on 4 March 2017, in Tuscany, Italy. Elisa Longo Borghini won the race, in bad weather, ahead of Katarzyna Niewiadoma and the previous year's champion, Lizzie Deignan.
| 2017 UCI Women's World Tour, race 1 of 20 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 4 March 2017 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 127 km (78.91 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3h 44' 45" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The women's Strade Bianche served as the first event of the second UCI Women's World Tour, the highest level of professional women's cycling.[1][2] The race is organized on the same day as the men's event, at a shorter distance, but on much of the same roads.[2]
Results
edit| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)
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Wiggle High5 | 3h 44' 45" |
| 2 |  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)
|
WM3 Pro Cycling | + 2" |
| 3 |  Lizzie Deignan (GBR)
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Boels–Dolmans | + 5" |
| 4 |  Lucinda Brand (NED)
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Team Sunweb | + 8" |
| 5 | Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)
|
Orica–Scott | + 9" |
| 6 |  Shara Gillow (AUS)
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FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope | + 12" |
| 7 | Katrin Garfoot (AUS)
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Orica–Scott | + 18" |
| 8 | Amanda Spratt (AUS)
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Orica–Scott | + 36" |
| 9 |  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN)
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Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling | + 1' 06" |
| 10 | Elena Cecchini (ITA)
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Canyon–SRAM | + 1' 06" |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Weislo, Laura. "UCI announces 2016 Women's World Tour". Cycling News. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Siena start for Strade Bianche in 2016. Women's WorldTour to start on dirt roads". Cycling News. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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