On Saturday all eyes will be on the Strade Bianche. Who will follow in the footsteps of Mathieu van der Poel on the Tuscan gravel roads? You don’t have to miss a stage of the match on this page. Sporza broadcasts the Italian classic live.
- 10 am 20. Tom Dumoulin not in the Strade Bianche. Jumbo-Visma misses a pawn in the Strade Bianche. Tom Dumoulin drops out. In the UAE Tour he would have already struggled with back pain. Leader Tiesj Benoot is supported by Sepp Kuss and Milan Vader, among others. Benoot: “The Strade is a special race for me. I achieved my first professional victory here in 2018 and I have always ridden well here. I love Tuscany. My feeling is good again. I will be at the start with a lot of confidence, because the team is riding great.” †
Tom Dumoulin not in the Strade Bianche
Jumbo-Visma misses a pawn in the Strade Bianche. Tom Dumoulin drops out. In the UAE Tour he would have already struggled with back pain. Leader Tiesj Benoot is supported by Sepp Kuss and Milan Vader, among others.
Benoot: “The Strade is a special race for me. I achieved my first professional victory here in 2018 and I have always ridden well here. I love Tuscany. My feeling is good again. I will be at the start with a lot of confidence, because the team is riding great.”
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- 18h 20. Van Avermaet: “More climbers at the start doesn’t make it easier”. Greg Van Avermaet (AG2R-Citroën) has already finished 2nd in the Strade Bianche twice (in 2015 and 2017). He doesn’t immediately think of winning. “My best chances have passed here,” says Van Avermaet. “In the past there were a lot of classic riders at the start, but in recent years a lot of good climbers have also participated who also perform well in one-day work. That doesn’t make it any easier for me.” “I still remain a rider of 75 to 77 kg. You always have to carry that weight with you on those slopes. But that does not alter the fact that I continue to find it a very nice race. That is why I return every year to the Strade Bianche.” †
Van Avermaet: “More climbers at the start does not make it easier”
Greg Van Avermaet (AG2R-Citroën) has already finished 2nd in the Strade Bianche twice (in 2015 and 2017). He doesn’t immediately think of winning. “My best chances have passed here,” says Van Avermaet.
“In the past there were a lot of classic riders at the start, but in recent years a lot of good climbers have also participated who also perform well in one-day work. That doesn’t make it any easier for me.”
“I still remain a rider of 75 to 77 kg. You always have to carry that weight with you on those slopes. But that does not alter the fact that I continue to find it a very nice race. That is why I return every year to the Strade Bianche.”
- 6 pm 7 pm The Strade Bianche is a race where the strongest rider wins and everyone always finds their place. Greg Van Avermaet (AG2R Citroen).
The Strade Bianche is a race where the strongest rider wins and everyone always ends up in their place
Greg Van Avermaet (AG2R-Citroën)
- On the trail of Lotto-Soudal on the gravel roads. 3 p.m. 13.
On the trail of Lotto-Soudal on the gravel roads
- Benoot leads the men of Jumbo-Visma. 3 p.m. 12.
Benoot leads the men of Jumbo-Visma
- Campenaerts also wants to shine in Italy. 3 p.m. 11 a.m.
Campenaerts also wants to shine in Italy
- Wellens and co hoist themselves up in the arrival place in Siena. 3 p.m. 10.
Wellens and co hoist themselves up in the arrival place in Siena
