2016 Strade Bianche
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Dates | 5 March 2016 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 176 km (109.4 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4h 39' 35" | ||||||||||||
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The tenth edition of the
Route
The race started and finished in the
The course ran over the hilly terrain of the Chianti region and included nine sectors and a total of 52.8 km (32.8 mi) of dirt road.[2] The first sector was addressed just 11 km after the start; the longest and most arduous sectors were the ones in Lucignano d’Asso (11.9 km) and Monte Sante Marie (11.5 km).[3] The last stretch of gravel road came at 12 km (7 mi) from the finish in Siena.[4] The race finished on Siena's illustrious Piazza del Campo, after a narrow ascent on the roughly-paved Via Santa Caterina in the heart of the medieval city, with steep stretches of up to 16 % gradient.[2][3]
Sector | Name | Kilometre marker | Length (km) | Category |
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1 | Vidritta | 11.1 to 13.1 | 2.1 | |
2 | Comune di Murlo | 39.8 to 45.8 | 5.5 | |
3 | Lucignano d'Asso | 67.8 to 79.7 | 11.9 | |
4 | Radi Bianche | 80.6 to 90.2 | 8 | [...] |
5 | San Martino in Grania | 103.6 to 113 | 9.5 | [...] |
6 | Monte Sante Marie | 122 to 133.4 | 11.5 | |
7 | Monteaperti | 151.7 to 152.5 | 0.8 | |
8 | Colle Pinzuto | 156.6 to 159 | 2.4 | |
9 | Le Tolfe | 162.7 to 164 | 1.1 |
Pre-race favourites
Previous year's laureate, Czech Zdeněk Štybar, lined up for the 2016 event. World champion Peter Sagan, runner-up in 2013 and 2014, and twofold winner Fabian Cancellara expressed they targeted a victory in the Strade Bianche.[6] Other riders among the favorites were Vincenzo Nibali, Alejandro Valverde, Michał Kwiatkowski and Greg Van Avermaet.[7]
Participating teams
18 teams took part in the race: twelve
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Results
Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Fabian Cancellara (SUI) | Trek–Segafredo | 4h 39' 35" |
2 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Etixx–Quick-Step | s.t. |
3 | Gianluca Brambilla (ITA) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 4" |
4 | Peter Sagan (SVK) | Tinkoff | + 13" |
5 | Petr Vakoč (CZE) | Etixx–Quick-Step | + 34" |
6 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | BMC Racing Team | + 37" |
7 | Diego Ulissi (ITA) | Lampre–Merida | + 41" |
8 | Tiesj Benoot (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | s.t. |
9 | Lars Petter Nordhaug (NOR) | Team Sky | s.t. |
10 | Alejandro Valverde (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 50" |
See also
References
- ^ "Strade Bianche 2016 - Classic". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ Cycling News. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ RCS Media Group. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ Farrand, Stephen. "Strade Bianche Preview: Cancellara faces Sagan, Nibali, Stybar and Valverde". CyclingNews. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
- ^ "Strade Bianche con vista sull'arcobaleno". gazzetta.it (in Italian). RCS Media Group. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- Cycling News. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Sagan, Cancellara, Phinney and Nibali headline Strade Bianche". Cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- Cycling News. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "2016 Strade Bianche - Startlist". FirstCycling. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
- ^ "10th Strade Bianche (1.HC)". Pro Cycling Stats. Retrieved 8 March 2016.