Strade Bianche 2022 start list: Line-ups for the Tuscan Classic's 16th edition
The Tuscan Classic returns this weekend on Saturday 5 March
The Italian Classic Strade Bianche returns this Saturday in its familiar March slot, one of the first truly big races of the year.
The men's and women's races take place over 184km and 136km respectively, with 63km and 30km of the famous white gravel roads, or sterrato, in each race respectively.
The men's start list is provisional for now, but we know which big names are and aren't taking part. The last two winners, Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) are absent, but Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck - Quick-Step), Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team), Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) will all be there. Riders making their debut on Saturday will include Michael Matthews (BikeExchange-Jayco).
In the women's race, the star names of Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar), Demi Vollering and Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (SD Worx), Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-Sram), Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) and Elisa Longo-Borghini (both Trek-Segafredo) will be on the start line in Siena.
Strade Bianche 2022 start list (men)
All 18 WorldTour teams are eligible to race, but Cofidis have declined to race the classic. Five Wildcard teams have also been invited to complete the 184km in 2022. Here is the list of riders who are taking part on Saturday.
AG2R Citroën Team
1 VAN AVERMAET Greg
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2 CALMEJANE Lilian
3 COSNEFROY Benoît
4 BERTHET Clément
5 SCHÄR Michael
6 VENDRAME Andrea
7 VENTURINI Clément
Alpecin-Fenix
11 DE TIER Floris
12 GOGL Michael
13 MEURISSE Xandro
14 OLDANI Stefano
15 STANNARD Robert
16 THWAITES Scott
17 VERMEERSCH Gianni
Astana-Premier Tech
21 MOSCON Gianni
22 BASSO Leonardo
23 BATTISTELLA Samuele
24 BOARO Manuele
25 GAZZOLI Michele
26 LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel
27 VELASCO Simone
Bahrain-Victorious
31 MOHORIČ Matej
32 BILBAO Pello
33 HAUSSLER Heinrich
34 OSORIO Alejandro
35 PERNSTEINER Hermann
36 TRATNIK Jan
37 ZAMBANINI Edoardo
Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè
41 VISCONTI Giovanni
42 CAÑAVERAL Johnatan
43 FIORELLI Filippo
44 GABBURO Davide
45 TOLIO Alex
46 ZANA Filippo
47 ZOCCARATO Samuele
Bora-Hansgrohe
51 KÄMNA Lennard
52 GAMPER Patrick
53 HIGUITA Sergio
54 HINDLEY Jai
55 KONRAD Patrick
56 SCHELLING Ide
57 ZWIEHOFF Ben
Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli
61 ALBA Juan Diego
62 BAIS Mattia
63 MERCHAN Didier
64 RAVANELLI Simone
65 RESTREPO Jhonatan
66 ROJAS Brandon Alejandro
67 ZARDINI Edoardo
EF Education-EasyPost
71 VALGREN Michael
72 CAICEDO Jonathan Klever
73 GUERREIRO Ruben
74 HEALY Ben
75 NAKANE Hideto
76 SCULLY Tom
77 VAN DEN BERG Marijn
EOLO-Kometa
81 ALBANESE Vincenzo
82 BEVILACQUA Simone
83 DINA Márton
84 FANCELLU Alessandro
85 GARCÍA Sergio
86 RIVI Samuele
87 SEVILLA Diego Pablo
Groupama-FDJ
91 ASKEY Lewis
92 DUCHESNE Antoine
93 LIENHARD Fabian
94 LUDVIGSSON Tobias
95 PACHER Quentin
96 VALTER Attila
97 VAN DEN BERG Lars
Ineos Grenadiers
101 PIDCOCK Thomas
102 CARAPAZ Richard
103 KWIATKOWSKI Michał
104 RODRIGUEZ Carlos
105 THOMAS Geraint
106 TULETT Ben
107 TURNER Ben
Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux
111 HERMANS Quinten
112 BAKELANTS Jan
113 DELACROIX Théo
114 PETILLI Simone
115 POZZOVIVO Domenico
116 ROTA Lorenzo
117 VAN DER HOORN Taco
Israel Start-Up Nation
121 FUGLSANG Jakob
122 BERWICK Sebastian
123 BIERMANS Jenthe
124 CLARKE Simon
125 HOLLENSTEIN Reto
126 NEILANDS Krists
127 SAGIV Guy
Jumbo-Visma
131 BENOOT Tiesj
132 BOUWMAN Koen
133 DUMOULIN Tom
134 GESINK Robert
135 KUSS Sepp
136 ROOSEN Timo
137 VADER Milan
Lotto-Soudal
141 WELLENS Tim
142 CAMPENAERTS Victor
143 KRON Andreas
144 SWEENY Harry
145 VAN GILS Maxim
146 VAN MOER Brent
147 KLUGE Roger
Movistar Team
151 MAS Lluís
152 ARCAS Jorge
153 NORSGAARD Mathias
154 OLIVEIRA Nelson
155 VALVERDE Alejandro
156 RUBIO Einer Augusto
157 SERRANO Gonzalo
Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl
161 ALAPHILIPPE Julian
162 ASGREEN Kasper
163 SERRY Pieter
164 DEVENYNS Dries
165 HONORÉ Mikkel Frølich
166 SCHMID Mauro
167 VERVAEKE Louis
Team Arkéa-Samsic
171 BARGUIL Warren
172 DELAPLACE Anthony
173 FLÓREZ Miguel Eduardo
174 GESBERT Élie
175 HARDY Romain
176 RIOU Alan
177 RUSSO Clément
Team BikeExchange-Jayco
181 MATTHEWS Michael
182 COLLEONI Kevin
183 BEWLEY Sam
184 KONYCHEV Alexander
185 MAAS Jan
186 GRMAY Tsgabu
187 SOBRERO Matteo
Team DSM
191 BARDET Romain
192 BRENNER Marco
193 COMBAUD Romain
194 HAMILTON Chris
195 HEINSCHKE Leon
196 NIEUWENHUIS Joris
197 TUSVELD Martijn
Trek-Segafredo
201 BRAMBILLA Gianluca
203 CATALDO Dario
204 KAMP Alexander
205 MOSCA Jacopo
206 SIMMONS Quinn
207 SKUJIŅŠ Toms
UAE Team Emirates
211 POGAČAR Tadej
212 BJERG Mikkel
213 COVI Alessandro
214 RICHEZE Maximiliano
215 LAENGEN Vegard Stake
216 SOLER Marc
217 ULISSI Diego
Strade Bianche 2022 start list (women)
The 25 women's teams, with the riders we know, taking in the 136km elite women's course:
SD Worx
1 VAN DEN BROEK-BLAAK Chantal
2 FISHER-BLACK Niamh
3 KOPECKY Lotte
4 MOOLMAN Ashleigh
5 SHACKLEY Anna
6 VOLLERING Demi
Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano
11 LELEIVYTĖ Rasa
12 BALDUCCI Francesca
13 BARONI Francesca
14 ČEŠULIENĖ Inga
15 DEL SARTO Milena
16 SERNISSI Gemma
Bepink
21 ZANARDI Silvia
22 DRUMMOND Michaela
23 HÁJKOVÁ Marketa
24 QUAGLIOTTO Nadia
25 TEOLIS Jade
26 VITILLO Matilde
Born To Win G20 Ambedo
31 CASASOLA Sara
32 CHILI Anna
33 CHILI Tatiana
34 CLERICI Sofia
35 LUCIANI Giulia
36 SIMONI Giorgia
Canyon-SRAM Racing
41 NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna
42 AMIALIUSIK Alena
43 CHABBEY Elise
44 CROMWELL Tiffany
45 HARVEY Mikayla
46 PALADIN Soraya
Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling
51 CONFALONIERI Maria Giulia
52 ALESSIO Camilla
53 ASENCIO Laura
54 LACH Marta
55 NILSSON Hanna
56 VIECELI Lara
EF Education-TIBCO-SVB
61 BANKS Elizabeth
62 BORGHESI Letizia
63 NEWSOM Emily
64 POIDEVIN Sara
65 SHAPIRA Omer
66 SMITH Abi
FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope
71 LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup
72 BORGLI Stine
73 CAVALLI Marta
75 GUILMAN Victorie
76 LE NET Marie
Human Powered Health
81 YONAMINE Eri
82 BUYSMAN Nina
83 MALCOTTI Barbara
84 RAAIJMAKERS Marit
85 SCHMID Kaia
86 WILLIAMS Lily
Isolmant-Premac-Vittoria
91 REALINI Gaia
92 ALBERT Ainara
93 CAPASSO Alice
94 EREMITA Noemi Lucrezia
95 GASPARINI Alice
96 ZONTONE Asia
Jumbo-Visma Women
181 VOS Marianne
182 BEEKHUIS Teuntje
183 HENDERSON Anna
184 KOSTER Anouska
185 LABECKI Coryn
186 RIEDMANN Linda
Liv Racing Xstra
101 STULTIENS Sabrina
102 DEMEY Valerie
103 JASKULSKA Marta
104 KOREVAAR Jeanne
105 MCGOWAN Ayesha
106 RAGUSA Katia
Movistar
111 VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek
112 AALERUD Katrine
113 BIANNIC Aude
114 GONZÁLEZ Alicia
115 MARTÍN Sara
116 PATIÑO Paula Andrea
Parkhotel Valkenburg
121 GERRITSE Femke
122 LIMPENS Pien
123 SCHOENS Quinty
124 VAN BOKHOVEN Julia
125 VAN DER WOLF Rosalie
126 VAN ROOIJEN Anne
Plantur-Pura
131 CANT Sanne
132 EIBL Ronja
133 GHEKIERE Justine
134 SÜßEMILCH Laura
135 VAN DE VELDE Julie
136 KASTELIJN Yara
Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad
141 ZABELINSKAYA Olga
142 CANTERA Ines
143 DRONOVA-BALABOLINA Tamara
144 KHATUNTSEVA Gulnaz
145 KLIMOVA Diana
146 SEITZ Aline
Servetto-Makhymo-Beltrami TSA
151 IVANIUK Maryna
152 BARBIERI Isotta
153 BARBIERI Sofia
154 BORTOLOTTI Silvia
155 MELNYCHUK Viktoriia
156 PEDRELLI Chia
Team BikeExchange-Jayco
161 SPRATT Amanda
162 ALLEN Jessica
163 FAULKNER Kristen
164 ROSEMAN-GANNON Ruby
165 SANTESTEBAN Ane
166 WILLIAMS Georgia
Team DSM
171 KIRCHMANN Leah
172 CURINIER Léa
173 KOCH Franziska
174 LABOUS Juliette
175 LIPPERT Liane
176 MACKAIJ Floortje
Team Mendelspeck
191 CANVELLI Vania
192 COSENTINO Caris
193 GATSCHER Eva Maria
194 ORO Angela
195 PISCIALI Francesca
196 POZZOBON Beatrice
Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
201 GUDERZO Tatiana
202 BARIANI Giorgia
203 MARTURANO Greta
204 MICHIELETTO Vanessa
205 SILVESTRI Debora
206 VETTORELLO Giorgia
Trek-Segafredo Women
211 BALSAMO Elisa
212 BRAND Lucinda
213 DIDERIKSEN Amalie
214 LONGO BORGHINI Elisa
215 VAN ANROOIJ Shirin
216 WILES Tayler
UAE Team ADQ
221 BASTIANELLI Marta
222 BERTIZZOLO Sofia
223 BOOGAARD Maaike
224 BUJAK Eugenia
225 GARCÍA Mavi
226 MAGNALDI Erica
Uno-X
231 BARNES Hannah
232 KOERNER Rebecca
233 LETH Julie
234 LUDWIG Hannah
235 OLAUSSON Wilma
236 OTTESTAD Mie Bjørndal
Valcar - Travel & Service
241 PERSICO Silvia
242 ARZUFFI Alice Maria
243 BARIL Olivia
244 CARBONARI Anastasia
245 PIRRONE Elena
246 SANGUINETI Ilaria
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