2012 Strade Bianche
The 2012 Strade Bianche took place on 3 March 2012. It was the 6th edition of the international classic Strade Bianche. The previous edition was won by Philippe Gilbert, who rode for . The 2012 race took place in fine weather and was convincingly won by Fabian Cancellara, riding for . Cancellara is the first rider to have won the race twice, having previously won in 2008 (when riding for ). Results References * Strade Bianche Strade Bianche The Strade Bianche is a road bicycle race in Tuscany, Central Italy, starting and finishing in Siena. First held in 2007, it is raced annually on the first or second Saturday of March. The name ''Strade Bianche'' (Italian for ''White Roads'') st ... 2012 in Italian sport {{Italy-cycling-race-stub ...
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Fabian Cancellara
Fabian Cancellara (born 18 March 1981), nicknamed "Spartacus", is a Swiss cycling executive, businessman and former professional road racing cyclist who last rode for UCI ProTeam . He was born in Wohlen bei Bern, Switzerland. Cancellara began road cycling after falling in love with an old bike at the age of thirteen. After that, he began to take the sport more seriously and won two consecutive World Junior Time Trial Championships in 1998 and 1999. At age nineteen he turned professional and signed with the team, where he rode as a ''stagiaire''. He is known for being a quality time trialist, a one-day classics specialist, and a workhorse for his teammates who have general classification aspirations. After winning a few stages and small races in his starting years, Cancellara earned his first major victory at the 2004 Tour de France where he won the opening prologue time trial and wore the race leader yellow jersey for one day. The following season saw fewer victories, but hi ...
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