Strade Bianche

The Clásica Jaén Paraíso Interior is a Spanish version of the Italian classic, and every bit as good.

Puzzle by Myles Mellor | Images by Chris Auld

Despite showing some chops on the gravel, the Kazakh's busy calendar leads him to the Ardennes and the Tour de France.

Lotto-Soudal star is off to a hot start in 2022, and reconfirmed his love for the dusty stuff: 'I would like to have gravel in every race.'

Flanders, Roubaix, Tour de France also possible for 2022 as Trek-Segafredo hails young American's increased responsibility and experience.

Miguel Ángel López and Tim Wellens are favorites in the new one-day across the 'sea of olives' in southern Spain.

Two new races slated for February mark a revival in the Spanish calendar.

Words/images: James Startt | From issue 102

What single race should we be stoked for in 2022? VeloNews' European team picks the races they won't be missing.

Pidcock will race Strade Bianche, Flanders, Amstel, Liège, and much more in stacked spring schedule as he looks to back up breakout 2021.

Two-time defending champion confirms season debut at Tour de la Provence with early season focus on the spring classics.

'It’s a mini Strade Bianche but tougher and more technical.' Some 35km of white roads feature in high-stakes 11th stage.

Van der Poel was pushed to the limit Sunday, mentally and physically. It showed he's not as bulletproof as he sometimes appears.

On this week's episode we hear from MTB stars Kate Courtney, Chloe Woodruff, Erin Huck, Lea Davison, Haley Batten, and Hannah Finchamp about the Olympic push.

Here are the numbers and a video that show what it took for van der Poel to win Strade Bianche.

Chantal van den Broek-Blaak delivers second major win in 2021 for revived powerhouse.

Mathieu van der Poel and SD Worx were dominant at Strade Bianche, but they won't always have it their way.

Gorgeous photos from another spectacular edition of Strade Bianche.

Great photos from Rhode van Elsen and Ashley and Jered Gruber.

Julian Alaphilippe, Elisa Longo Borghini, Egan Bernal and more key players gnash teeth or secretly smile after spectacular racing Saturday.

Tour de France winners and world champions could not answer Dutch superstar's late race-winning attacks.

Defending champion misses final split to finish fourth in Siena.

Van der Poel wins after final battle with Alaphilippe and Bernal on the climb into Siena, Wout van Aert finishes fourth at 51 seconds back.

The fundraising brings the women's total prize purse to €31,876, exceeding that of the men's.

Here's the news making headlines for Saturday, March 6.

As the peloton prepares to hit the white roads of Tuscany, we have a mega-gallery from the recon rides this week

A weekly curation of women's cycling news and content

Strade Bianche can be worthy of our affection without being lumped in with the old and sometimes boring monuments, writes Fred Dreier.

Will it be Wout vs Mathieu? And Annemiek vs Anna? Or will some dark horse ride away with the spoils? Surprises are in the forecast for the white roads of Tuscany.

Here's the news making headlines for Friday, March 5

Jumbo-Visma star races for the first time in 2021 in much anticipated duel with Mathieu van der Poel and world champion Julian Alaphilippe over white roads of Tuscany.

World champion champing at bit to notch first win in 2021 at Strade Bianche showdown.

Here's what's making headlines on Thursday, March 4.

GoFundMe creator Cem Tanyeri: 'It's a shame that we need to do it as fans, but on the other hand we're just going to prove the monetary value of this sport.'

In 2001 contributor Rob Coppolillo traveled to Tuscany to participate in a little-known ride on the region's gravel roads. Two decades later, the event has grown into pro cycling's biggest off-road race.

Rivalries, ambition, luck and team strength will play out across one of cycling's most spectacular routes at Strade Bianche.

Jumbo-Visma confident Van Aert will be ‘ready to race’ despite skipping Omloop Het Nieuwsblad in order to spend more time at altitude before classics campaign.

How to watch Strade Bianche men's and women's races in real-time.

It guarantees dramatic racing and is stacked with spectacle. So why not make Strade Bianche one of the five monuments? We argue either side.

Bora-Hansgrohe star will likely make his season debut at Tirreno-Adriatico if recovery remains on track.

From Le Samyn to Strade Bianche to Paris-Nice, here's a look at this week's packed pro road racing calendar.

Tom Pidcock could be the flame needed to reignite the team's stuttering showing in the classics.

Dutch star will race Le Samyn mid-week ahead of clash at Strade Bianche this weekend.

Racers will tackle the iconic white roads, with the familiar leg-busting finale, in early March.

Racing's COVID calendar wasn't all doom and gloom.

From Strade Bianche to the Tour de France, the abridged, altered, and jumbled up 2020 racing calendar delivered some of the most thrilling racing days we’ve seen in a while.

Van Aert simply crushed it this year, from the white roads of Strade Bianche to the mountains of the grand tours.

Photographer James Startt recalls shooting the bright colors of the bunch against the dust and dirt of the Tuscan fields.

This year's WorldTour season was like no other, with overlapping grand tours, a midsummer Strade Bianche and so much more. Could any of those changes be made permanent?

The Belgian all-star is hoping to target one-week races in 2021. I'm all for it – provided he keeps crushing it in the classics.

Movistar rookie marks best U.S. result since 2013 with 17th in Italian monument.

Belgian targeting success across a range of races as he continues to push his own limits.

Van Aert poised to win from any scenario at Sanremo this weekend.

On this week's episode we analyze the action from Strade Bianche, break down the Tour's 11th through 21st stages, and hear from American Leah Thomas about her wild race in Tuscany.

Classics talent to follow up strong performance at Strade Bianche with Milano-Sanremo, Il Lombardia.

I knew that this year’s race would be like no other. I didn’t know what to expect, but still somehow, I expected greatness. I did not leave disappointed.

Three-time world cyclocross champion and Tour de France stage winner Wout van Aert made the race-winning attack on the final gravel sector.

After months of pause, the peloton made a punishing return to WorldTour action Saturday. We pick over the major talking points from an exhilarating day of racing.

North American veteran recalls his 'best ride' in a one day race having finished seventh in Siena.

North American rider regrouped after late mechanical to take third-place.

Return to WorldTour racing saw many contenders lose out due to heat or mechanicals.

Tuscan rider Alberto Bettiol just missed the podium for EF Pro Cycling at Saturday's Strade Bianche.

Max Schachmann fights hard for podium finish at Strade Bianche.

Belgian cross-discipline star punched away on the final section of gravel to take victory after two near-misses.

World champion bridges from over three minutes back to catch and deny lone breakaway rider Garcia.

Ag2r-La Mondiale rider claims to have no symptoms and has since returned negative test results.

Watch Mathieu van der Poel ride the white dirt roads of Tuscany before Strade Bianche.

Mathieu van der Poel says the punchy hills and baking heat will make Saturday's Strade Bianche a punishing affair.

Italian classics star hoping for home success in men's and women's races Saturday.

Michal Kwiatkowski anticipates hot temperatures and loose, sketchy corners for Saturday's WorldTour opener. And he believes Mathieu van der Poel is a favorite to watch.

Dust, heat, and lockdown legs set to add even more spice to the first race of the restarted WorldTour calendar.

Frenchman starting season off the boil with plan to peak for the Tour de France.

Belgian confident and raring to go ahead of Strade Bianche and Milano-Sanremo.

Italy's Health Minister ruled that anyone visiting Romania or Bulgaria must quarantine for 14 days. That means riders who raced the Sibiu Tour will miss Strade Bianche and Milano Sanremo.

Strade Bianche, Milano-Sanremo, Il Lombardia, Tirreno-Adriatico highlight Sicilian's pre-Giro schedule.

Belgian all-rounder looking to restart season strong next weekend and hold form through to October.

French star plans to start season slightly off the boil to allow form to last a busy schedule set to run through the fall.

The Deceuninck–Quick-Step pro will start racing again in Italy before heading home for Le Dauphiné, the French championships, and the Tour.