2019 Strade Bianche Women

For the men's race, see 2019 Strade Bianche.

The fifth edition of the Strade Bianche Donne was held on 9 March 2019. Dutch rider Annemiek van Vleuten won the race after breaking clear on the final gravel sector. Denmark's Annika Langvad finished second, Poland's Kasia Niewiadoma third.^[1] Starting and finishing in Siena, Italy, it was the opening event of the 2019 UCI Women's World Tour.^[2]

2019 Strade Bianche Women

2019 UCI Women's World Tour, race 1
Race details
Dates	9 March 2019
Stages	1
Distance	136 km (84.51 mi)
Winning time	3h 48' 49"
Results
Winner  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) (Mitchelton–BikeExchange)   Second  Annika Langvad (DEN) (Boels–Dolmans)   Third  Kasia Niewiadoma (POL) (Canyon–SRAM)
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Youtube race summary

The route was identical to that of the previous year, containing 30 km (19 mi) of gravel roads spread over eight sectors, for a total distance of 136 km (85 mi). The race was run in sunny weather and mild temperatures. Annemiek van Vleuten broke clear from the lead group on the final gravel sector of Le Tolfe, at 12 km (7.5 mi) from the finish, and held her lead on the steep final climb of Via Santa Caterina to finish solo on the Piazza del Campo in Siena.^[1]

Teams

123 participants from 21 teams entered the race. Each team had a maximum of six riders:^[3][4]

Professional women's teams

• Alé–Cipollini
• Bigla Pro Cycling
• Boels–Dolmans
• Canyon–SRAM
• CCC Liv
• FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
• Mitchelton–Scott
• Movistar Team
• Team Sunweb
• Tibco–Silicon Valley Bank
• Trek–Segafredo
• Valcar–Cylance
• WNT–Rotor Pro Cycling
• Aromitalia–Basso Bikes–Vaiano
• Bepink
• BTC City Ljubljana
• Eurotarget–Bianchi–Vittoria
• Lotto–Soudal Ladies
• Servetto–Piumate–Beltrami TSA
• Top Girls Fassa Bortolo
• Team Virtu Cycling

Results

Final general classification[1] Rank Rider Team Time 1  Annemiek van Vleuten (NED) Mitchelton–Scott 3h 48' 49" 2  Annika Langvad (DEN) Boels–Dolmans + 37" 3  Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) Canyon–SRAM + 40" 4  Marta Bastianelli (ITA) Team Virtu Cycling + 44" 5  Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN) Bigla Pro Cycling s.t. 6  Ashleigh Moolman (RSA) CCC Liv + 51" 7  Marianne Vos (NED) CCC Liv + 52" 8  Janneke Ensing (NED) Team Sunweb + 54" 9  Anna van der Breggen (NED) Boels–Dolmans + 1' 28" 10  Chantal Blaak (NED) Boels–Dolmans + 1' 50"