The third edition of the
women's Strade Bianche was held on 4 March 2017, in
Tuscany
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Italy
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Elisa Longo Borghini
Elisa Longo Borghini (born 10 December 1991) is an Italian professional road cyclist, who rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam .
During her career, Longo Borghini has won two bronze medals in the road race at the Summer Olympic Games, taking third ...
won the race, in bad weather, ahead of
Katarzyna 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 na ...
and the previous year's champion,
Lizzie Deignan
Elizabeth Mary Deignan (née Armitstead; born 18 December 1988) is an English professional world champion track and road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam . She was the 2015 World road race champion.
Deignan is a ...
.
The women's Strade Bianche served as the first event of the second
UCI Women's World Tour
The UCI Women's World Tour is the premier annual female elite road cycling
Road cycling is the most widespread form of cycling in which cyclists ride on paved roadways. It includes recreational, racing, commuting, and utility cycling. As u ...
, the highest level of professional women's cycling.
The race is organized on the same day as the
men's event, at a shorter distance, but on much of the same roads.
Results
See also
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2017 in women's road cycling
2017 in women's road cycling is about the 2017 women's bicycle races ruled by the UCI and the 2017 UCI Women's Teams.
World Rankings
♦Change since previous week's rankings♣U23 rider
World Championships
The World Road Champion ...
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2017 UCI Women's World Tour
References
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 ...
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 ...
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