The 14th edition of the Strade Bianche was held on 1 August 2020. Starting and finishing in Siena, Italy, it was the sixth event of the 2020 UCI World Tour. The race was originally scheduled for 7 March 2020 but was postponed to 1 August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] After finishing third in the past two editions of the race, Belgian Wout van Aert of Team Jumbo–Visma won the race in just under five hours after going solo with around 13 kilometers to go.[2]
2020 UCI World Tour, race 6 of 21 | |||||||||||||
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Race details | |||||||||||||
Dates | 1 August 2020 | ||||||||||||
Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
Distance | 184 km (114.3 mi) | ||||||||||||
Winning time | 4h 58' 56" | ||||||||||||
Results | |||||||||||||
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Teams
editTwenty-four teams, including 18 of the 19 UCI WorldTeams and six UCI Professional Continental teams. All but two teams entered seven riders; AG2R La Mondiale and Israel Start-Up Nation only entered six riders. Of the 166 riders that started the race, only 42 finished, while a further 8 riders finished over the time limit.[3][4]
UCI WorldTeams
UCI Professional Continental teams
Result
editRank | Rider | Team | Time |
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1 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 4h 58' 56" |
2 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 30" |
3 | Maximilian Schachmann (GER) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 32" |
4 | Alberto Bettiol (ITA) | EF Pro Cycling | + 1' 31" |
5 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana | + 2' 55" |
6 | Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 3' 59" |
7 | Brent Bookwalter (USA) | Mitchelton–Scott | + 4' 25" |
8 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | CCC Team | + 4' 27" |
9 | Michael Gogl (AUT) | NTT Pro Cycling | + 6' 47" |
10 | Diego Rosa (ITA) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 7' 45" |
References
edit- ^ Farrand, Stephen (5 March 2020). "RCS Sport cancels Strade Bianche in light of coronavirus measures". CyclingNews. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ a b O'Shea, Sadhbh; Ostanek, Daniel; Frattini, Kirsten (1 August 2020). "Wout van Aert storms to victory at Strade Bianche". CyclingNews. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "Strade Bianche 2020 Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
- ^ "2020 UCI WORLDTOUR RACES WILD CARDS: RCS SPORT CHOICES". Archived from the original on 11 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ "Stade Bianche 2020 Results". ProCyclingStats. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.