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Event
Strade Bianche

Date
Sat 1st August 2020 UTC
Sat 1st August 2020 Local

Timestamp

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14:50:00 UTC (16:50:00 Local)

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24-04-19 07:50 (PST Los Angeles)
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24-04-19 09:50 (CST Chicago)
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24-04-19 10:50 (EST New York)
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24-04-19 15:50 (GMT London)
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24-04-19 16:50 (CET Paris)
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24-04-19 18:50 (GST Dubai)
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24-04-19 20:20 (IST Kolkata)
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24-04-19 23:50 (JST Tokyo)
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24-04-20 00:50 (AEDT Sydney)

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League
UCI World Tour

Season
2020

Round
6

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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) stems from the historic white gravel roads in the Crete Senesi, which are a defining feature of the race. One third of the total race distance is raced on dirt roads, covering 63 km of strade bianche, spread over 11 sectors.

Despite its short history, the Strade Bianche has quickly gained prestige. The event is part of the UCI World Tour, cycling's highest level of professional road races. It is organized by RCS Sport - La Gazzetta dello Sport, and is held the weekend before Tirreno–Adriatico as an early spring precursor to the cobbled classics in April. Swiss Fabian Cancellara holds the record with three wins.

Since 2015, there is a women's race, the Strade Bianche Donne, serving as the opening event of the UCI Women's World Tour. It is held on the same day as the men's race, on the same roads but at a shorter distance. Both events start and finish in Siena.