Friday Cycling Quiz: Strade Bianche

Peloton riding Strade Bianche — (Image credit: Getty Images)

Never has a race gained a reputation as fast as Strade Bianche. The one-day race is younger than many people realise (see question number 1), as the gravel roads it covers give the appearance of a route that could have only been concieved years ago.

While most new races take decades to establish themselves on the UCI calendar, Strade Bianche was an instant hit with a peloton that instantly recognised both the challenge it posed and the visuals it created.

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Editor of Cycling Weekly magazine, Simon has been working at the title since 2001. He first fell in love with cycling in 1989 when watching the Tour de France on Channel 4, started racing in 1995 and in 2000 he spent one season racing in Belgium. During his time at CW (and Cycle Sport magazine) he has written product reviews, fitness features, pro interviews, race coverage and news. He has covered the Tour de France more times than he can remember along with the 2008 and 2012 Olympic Games and many other international and UK domestic races. He became the 134-year-old magazine's 13th editor in 2015 and can still be seen riding bikes around the lanes of Surrey, Sussex and Kent. Albeit a bit slower than before.

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