The fifth edition of the

Strade Bianche Donne The Strade Bianche Donne ''(Strade Bianche Women)'', also named Strade Bianche Rosa by Italian media, is an annual professional women's road bicycle racing event in Tuscany, Italy. Roughly a quarter of the route is raced on white gravel roads � ...

was held on 9 March 2019. Dutch rider

Annemiek van Vleuten Annemiek van Vleuten (born 8 October 1982) is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Van Vleuten is a two-time winner of both the road race (2019 and 2022) and the time trial (2017 and 2018) at the UCI ...

won the race after breaking clear on the final gravel sector. Denmark's

Annika Langvad Annika Langvad (born 22 March 1984) is a Danish former racing cyclist, who rode for Specialized Racing in cross-country mountain bike racing. Langvad is a five-time World Champion in mountain bike racing, winning four titles in mountain bike ma ...

finished second, Poland's

Kasia Niewiadoma Katarzyna "Kasia" Niewiadoma (born 29 September 1994) is a Polish racing cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . Among her wins are the Amstel Gold Race, the Trofeo Alfredo Binda and the stage race The Women's Tour. She is a former natio ...

third. Starting and finishing in

Siena Siena ( , ; lat, Sena Iulia) is a city in Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the province of Siena. The city is historically linked to commercial and banking activities, having been a major banking center until the 13th and 14th centur ...

, Italy, it was the opening event of the

2019 UCI Women's World Tour The 2019 UCI Women's World Tour was a competition that included twenty-three road cycling events throughout the 2019 women's cycling season. It was the fourth edition of the ranking system launched by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) in 20 ...

. The route was identical to that of the previous year, containing 30 km of gravel roads spread over eight sectors, for a total distance of 136 km. The race was run in sunny weather and mild temperatures. Annemiek van Vleuten broke clear from the lead group on the final gravel sector of ''Le Tolfe'', at 12 km from the finish, and held her lead on the steep final climb of Via Santa Caterina to finish solo on the

Piazza del Campo Piazza del Campo is the main public space of the historic center of Siena, Tuscany, Italy and is regarded as one of Europe's greatest medieval squares. It is renowned worldwide for its beauty and architectural integrity. The Palazzo Pubblico and i ...

in Siena.

Teams

123 participants from 21 teams entered the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders:

Results

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2019 Strade Bianche Women

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