2023 Strade Bianche Donne
2023 UCI Women's World Tour, race 5 of 27
Race details
Dates4 March 2023
Stages1
Distance136 km (84.51 mi)
Winning time3h 50'55"
Results
  Winner  Demi Vollering (NED) (SD Worx)
  Second  Lotte Kopecky (BEL) (SD Worx)
  Third  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) (FDJ–Suez)

The 2023 Strade Bianche Donne was an Italian road cycling one-day race that took place on 4 March 2023. It was the ninth edition of Strade Bianche Donne and the fifth event of the 2023 UCI Women's World Tour.

The race was won by Dutch rider Demi Vollering, who outsprinted her SD Worx teammate Lotte Kopecky in Siena.[1]

Route

The race starts and finishes in Siena, Italy. The route was identical to that of the previous years, containing 30 km of 'strade bianche' gravel roads spread over eight sectors, for a total distance of 136 km.[2] The final kilometre in Siena to the finish line in the Piazza del Campo has an maximum gradient of 16%.[2]

Sectors of strade bianche
No. Name Distance from Length
(km)		 Category Description
Start
(km)		 Finish
(km)
1 Vidritta 17.6 118.4 2.1 * Perfectly straight and slightly downhill
2 Bagnaia 25 111.0 5.8 **** Short descent followed by a long climb with sections of over 10% gradient
3 Radi 36.9 99.1 4.4 ** A classic gravel section
4 La piana 47.6 88.4 5.5 * No significant gradient
5 San Martino in Grania 67.5 68.5 9.5 *** A long sector with continuous ups and downs to start with, and ends with a twisting climb
6 Monteaperti 111.3 24.7 0.8 * Short, but features a double-digit gradient ramp
7 Colle Pinzuto 116.6 19.4 2.4 **** The climb toward Colle Pinzuto, with gradients of up to 15%
8 Le Tolfe 123.6 12.4 1.1 *** A sequence of demanding descents followed by a very punchy climb with a maximum gradient of 18%

Teams

Fourteen UCI Women's WorldTeams and eleven UCI Women's Continental Teams make up the twenty-five teams that will compete in the race.[3]

UCI Women's WorldTeams

UCI Women's Continental Teams

Result

Dutch rider Demi Vollering outsprinted her SD Worx teammate Lotte Kopecky at the finish in Siena to win the race.[1] 3rd place rider Kristen Faulkner of Team Jayco–AlUla was later disqualified for wearing a continuous blood glucose monitor - despite the monitor not being used during the race.[4] Amanda Spratt of Trek–Segafredo retained the leaders jersey of the UCI Women's World Tour.[1]

Result[5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Demi Vollering (NED) SD Worx 3h 50' 55"
2  Lotte Kopecky (BEL) SD Worx + 0"
DSQ  Kristen Faulkner (USA) Team Jayco–AlUla + 18"[6]
3  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) FDJ–Suez + 2'01"
4  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Movistar Team + 2'01"
5  Puck Pieterse (NED) Fenix–Deceuninck + 2'15"
6  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 2'16"
7  Liane Lippert (GER) Movistar Team + 2'27"
8  Riejanne Markus (NED) Team Jumbo–Visma + 2'36"
9  Pfeiffer Georgi (GBR) Team DSM + 2'39"
10  Floortje Mackaij (NED) Movistar Team + 2'41"

References

  1. 1 2 3 Knöfler, Lukas (2023-03-04). "Demi Vollering avoids a horse to take photo-finish win at Strade Bianche women". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  2. 1 2 "Percorso". Strade Bianche. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  3. ↑ "Strade Bianche Donne Teams". Strade Bianche Media Centre. RCS. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Shrubsall, James (2023-03-16). "Kristen Faulkner 'very disappointed in UCI decision' to DQ her from Strade Bianche". cyclingweekly.com. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  5. ↑ "Strade Bianche 2023". FirstCycling. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  6. ↑ O'Shea, Sadhbh. "Kristen Faulkner disqualified from Strade Bianche for wearing glucose monitor". Velo News. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
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