2015 Strade Bianche

the women's race 2015 Strade Bianche Women 2015 Strade Bianche 2015 UCI Europe Tour Route of the 2015 Strade Bianche 7 March 2015 200 km 5h 22' 13" Zdeněk Štybar CZE EQS 2015 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2015 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2015 2014 2016 The 2015 Strade Bianche was the ninth edition of the Strade Bianche road cycling race. Held on 7 March 2015, it started in San Gimignano and ended 200 km 0 off away in Siena. It was a 1.HC-ranked race that was part of the 2015 UCI Europe Tour.Strade Bianche 2015 - Classic http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Strade_Bianche_2015 ProCyclingStats 2 March 2015 Particularly known for its long sections of dirt roads, the race's name comes from the strade bianche (en white roads) that formed large sections of the route. The race was also hilly throughout, with the finish coming after a particularly difficult climb into Siena. Traditionally the Strade Bianche was the first of a pair of races alongside the Roma Maxima; the latter event, however, was cancelled in 2015 due to "organisational problems". http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/19-teams-announced-for-strade-bianche 19 teams announced for Strade Bianche 28 February 2015 2 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com The race was won by Zdeněk Štybar, with Greg Van Avermaet finishing second and Alejandro Valverde finishing third. Route The Strade Bianche was part of the spring classics season, which began the week before with the Belgian races Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Kuurne–Brussels–Kuurne. Many of the same riders then travelled to Tuscany to take part in the Strade Bianche. http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/strade-bianche-2015-1-1/preview Strade Bianche Preview: Cancellara faces Sagan, Nibali, Stybar and Valverde 5 March 2015 6 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com Farrand Stephen The race was unique in the cycling season. Many of the early season races included the cobbles of Flanders and northern France; the Strade Bianche, however, included various extended sections of it strade bianche, the dirt roads that gave the race its name. These were often farm tracks and included both climbs and descents, as well as various additional challenges such as uneven surfaces, steep grades, and potholes; the longest such section covered a distance of 11.5 km 1 off. There were ten sections of it strade bianche, with the last coming 12 km 0 off from the finish in Siena. http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/preview-strade-bianche-promises-strongmans-race_362232 Preview: Strade Bianche promises to be a strongman’s race 6 March 2015 6 March 2015 Velonews Brown Gregor 12 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160612214644/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/preview-strade-bianche-promises-strongmans-race_362232 dead http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Strade_Bianche_2015-profiles Strade Bianche 2015 - Classic 6 March 2015 ProCyclingStats The race was often decided, however, on the final climb. This came in the final part of the race: a 1 km 1 off on climb into Siena, followed by a descent into the finish in the Piazza del Campo. http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/strade-bianche-2015-preview-160985 Strade Bianche 2015 preview 5 March 2015 6 March 2015 Cycling Weekly Puddicombe Stephen right|thumb|The route of the 2015 Strade Bianche included ten stretches of gravel roads. + Sectors of it strade biancheStrade Bianche http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/StradeBianche/2011/it/download/garibaldi_SB_ME_2015.pdf gazzetta.it RCS Media Group 19 February 2016 10 Sector Name Kilometre marker Length (km) Category1 San Leonardo32.6 to 34.92.212px|*12px|*2 Vidritta48.5 to 50.62.112px|*3 Bagnaia55.6 to 61.65.912px|*12px|*12px|*12px|*4 Radi67.8 to 72.24.412px|*12px|*5 Str. Com. di Murlo78.3 to 845.512px|*6 Lucignano d'Asso120.5 to 129.79.512px|*12px|*12px|*7 Monte Sante Marie147 to 158.511.512px|*12px|*12px|*12px|*12px|*8 Monteaperti167 to 167.80.812px|*9 Colle Pinzuto177.7 to 181.42.412px|*12px|*12px|*12px|*10 Le Tolfe183.8 to 184.91.112px|*12px|*12px|* Pre-race favourites The previous year's champion, Michał Kwiatkowski (OPQ 2015), was not selected for the 2015 race; he participated in Paris–Nice, which started the following day. The runner up from 2014, Peter Sagan (TTS 2015) was one of the favourites for the event. Another was Fabian Cancellara (TFR 2015), who had won the race in 2008 and 2012. http://www.ciclismointernacional.com/strade-bianche-2015-preview/ Strade Bianche 2015 Preview 6 March 2015 10 April 2015 Ciclismo Internacional Ciclismo internacional Hunter David Other riders with a chance at winning the race included Vincenzo Nibali (AST 2015), Rigoberto Urán, Zdeněk Štybar (both OPQ 2015 yes), Simon Gerrans (OGE 2015), Alejandro Valverde (MOV 2015), Greg Van Avermaet (BMC 2015) and Ian Stannard (SKY 2015). http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/strade-bianche-2015-who-will-win-161096 Strade Bianche 2015: Who will win? 6 March 2015 6 March 2015 Cycling Weekly Puddicombe Stephen Teams 20 teams were selected to take part in the race. 14 of them were UCI WorldTeams and the remaining six were UCI Professional Continental teams.Strade Bianche 2015 - Classic http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Strade_Bianche_2015-startlist ProCyclingStats 2 March 2015 WorldTeams IAM AST KAT LAM OPQ SKY OGE BEL TTS MOV ALM GRS BMC TFR 2015 Professional Continental teams AND 2015a TNN CSF NRI VFN RVL 2015 Report An early breakaway was formed by Stefano Pirazzi (CSF 2015), Giacomo Berlato and Daniele Colli (both VFN 2015), Giuseppe Fonzi (NRI 2015), Artem Ovechkin (RVL 2015), David Lozano (TNN 2015), Julián Arredondo (TFR 2015) and Ilia Koshevoy (LAM 2015). This move was ended by attacks from the peloton behind on the Monte Sante Marie, which led to the formation of a new group of riders, including favourites for the race win Fabian Cancellara, Zdeněk Štybar, Alejandro Valverde, Greg Van Avermaet and Peter Sagan. This group earned a large lead, and attacks in the remaining kilometres reduced the race to three main groups. The first of these included Valverde, Van Avermaet and Stybar. Sep Vanmarcke (BEL 2015) was chasing alone behind them, with another group of Cancellara, Diego Rosa (AST 2015) and Daniel Oss (BMC 2015) behind. Coming into the final climb, Valverde was the favourite from the leading group, as he was seen as the best climber of the three, and the final climb into Siena was difficult. Valverde, however, had put significant effort into keeping the leading group clear of the chasers, and he was unable to respond to an attack from Van Avermaet at the bottom of the climb. Stybar held Van Avermaet's wheel and was able to pass him as the riders entered the Piazza del Campo to take the race win. Van Avermaet was second and Valverde third, with Vanmarcke holding on alone for fourth place. http://www.cyclingnews.com/races/strade-bianche-2015-1-1/results Stybar wins 2015 Strade Bianche 7 March 2015 8 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/valverde-runs-out-of-steam-in-strade-bianche-finale Valverde runs out of steam in Strade Bianche finale 7 March 2015 8 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/zdenek-stybar-dusts-strade-bianche_362306 Zdenek Stybar dusts them all at Strade Bianche 7 March 2015 8 March 2015 Velonews 9 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150309070004/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/zdenek-stybar-dusts-strade-bianche_362306 dead Race results Race resultDaniel McMahon https://pelotonmagazine.com/racing/zdenek-stybar-wins-strade-bianche/ Štybar wins Strade Bianche Peloton Move Press, LLC 7 March 2015 21 April 2021 1 Zdeněk Štybar CZE OPQ 2015 5h 22' 13" 2 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2015 + 2" 3 Alejandro Valverde ESP MOV 2015 + 18" 4 Sep Vanmarcke BEL BEL 2015 + 46" 5 Diego Rosa ITA AST 2015 + 56" 6 Oscar Gatto ITA AND 2015a + 59" 7 Rigoberto Urán COL OPQ 2015 + 59" 8 Fabio Felline ITA TFR 2015 + 1' 02" 9 Przemysław Niemiec POL LAM 2015 + 1' 03" 10 Giampaolo Caruso ITA KAT 2015 + 1' 03" See also 2015 in men's road cycling References External links www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/StradeBianche/it/ Strade Bianche Strade Bianche Category:Strade Bianche Category:March 2015 sports events in Italy