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Gallery: Kwiatkowski reclaims his Strade Bianche crown

Last time Michal Kwiatkowski won Strade Bianche, he went on to win the world road race championship. Sign of things to come?

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Strade — The 11th Strade Bianche in Siena, Italy marked the first time the 175km race has appeared on the WorldTour calendar. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Strade — The field surged across the famous unpaved white roads which connect the Tuscan countryside. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Strade — Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) navigated the gnarly unpaved roads to perfection early in the race. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Strade — Not all riders were successful in keeping the bike upright on the loose unpaved sections of road. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Strade — Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) made his move with less than 15km to go. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Strade — Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) looked calm and collected en route to his second Strade Bianche win. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Strade — Czech rider Zdenek Stybar (Quick-Step Floors), right, in pursuit behind the leaders en route to a fourth-place finish. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Strade — Dutchman Tom Dumoulin (Team Sunweb) and Australian Luke Durbrige battle for ground on the final climb. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Strade — Ondrej Cink (Bahrain-Merida) climbing the citadel on the way to a top 20 (18th) result. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Strade — Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) looked back at empty real estate following the last climb up the citadel to the finish. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Strade — Poland’s Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) celebrated as he crossed the line to claim his second Strade Bianche win since 2014. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Strade — Olympic champion Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing) and Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) took second and third respectively. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Strade — A battle-hardened Tim Wellens soaked in his podium finish after a hard-fought race. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Strade — An exhausted Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) took ninth on the day as the highest placed Frenchman. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

Strade — Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) stood front and center flanked by Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing), left, in second and Tim Wellens (Lotto Soudal) in third. Photo: Tim De Waele | TDWsport.com

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