Strade Bianche, the famous and much loved Italian classic, takes place this weekend in its usual early March slot marking one of the big and highly anticipated in the men's and women's calendars.
Both races take place on Saturday 4 March across Tuscany's white gravel roads, or Sterrato, with the men's race covering 184 kilometres and the women's a slightly reduced distance of 136 kilometres.
One previous winner of the men's race, Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma), won't be present due to illness. No Van Aert on the start line will certainly make things easier for another race favourite, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck), who will be right in contention along with the likes of Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) and Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal Quick-Step)
Strade Bianche 2023 start list (men)
All 18 men's WorldTour teams are eligible to race and are set to line up in Siena to begin the 17th edition. Seven teams have received invites for the race in the form of Wildcard entry.
Here is the full start list for Strade Bianche 2023.
18 UCI WorldTour teams
AG2R CITROEN TEAM
VAN AVERMAET Greg
RETAILLEAU Valentin
PARET PEINTRE Valentin
PETERS Nans
SCHAR Michael
VENDRAME Andrea
VENTURINI Clement
ALPECIN-DECEUNINCK
VAN DER POEL Mathieu
GAZE Samuel
GOGL Michael
RISEBEEK Oscar
STANNARD Robert
VAN DEN BOSSCHE Fabio
VERMEESCH Gianni
ASTANA QAZAQSTAN TEAM
LUTSENKO Aleksey
BASSO Leonardo
BOARO Manuele
FEDOROV Yevgeniy
NIBALI Antonio
RIABUSHENKO Aleksandr
VELASCO Simone
BAHRAIN VICTORIOUS
BILBAO LOPEZ DE ARMENTIA Pello
GOVEKAR Matevz
KEPPLINGER Rainer
MIHOJEVIC Fran
MOHORIC Matej
PASQUALON Andrea
PERNSTEINER Hermann
BORA - HANSGROHE
HIGUITA GARCIA Sergio Andres
BENEDETTI Cesare
GAMPER Patrick
KAMNA Lennard
KONRAD Patrick
SCHELLING Ide
VLASOV Aleksandr
COFIDIS
ZINGLE Axel
CARVALHO Rodrigues Andre
CHAMPION Thomas
FINE Eddy
LASTRA MARTINEZ Jonathan
MARIAULT Axel
WOOD Harrison
EF EDUCATION - EASYPOST
BETTIOL Alberto
AMADOR Andrey
HONORE Mikkel
KEUKELEIRE Jens
QUINN Sean
SHAW James
VAN DEN BERG Julius
GROUPAMA - FDJ
PINOT Thibaut
ASKEY Lewis
GREGOIRE Romain
LE GAC Oliver
LIENHARD Fabian
MADOUAS Valentin
PACHER Quentin
INEOS GRENADIERS
PIDCOCK Thomas
DE PLUS Laurens
KWIATKOWSKI Michal
RIVERA VARGAS Brandon Smith
RODRIGUEZ CANO Carlos
SHEFFIELD Magnus
TULETT Ben
INTERMARCHÉ - CIRCUS - WANTY
COSTA Alberto Faria Rui
BYSTROM Sven Erik
HERREGODTS Rune
HUYS Laurens
PETILLI Simone
ROTA Lorenzo
ZIMMERMANN Georg
Jumbo-Visma
BENOOT Tiesj
HEBMANN Michel
HOFSTEDE Lennard
LEEMREIZE Gijs
VADER Milan
VALTER Atitila
VAN DER SANDE Tosh
MOVISTAR
ARANBURU Alex
HOLLMAN Juri
MAS BONET Luis Guillermo
OLIVEIRA Nelson
ROMEO ABAD Ivan
TORRES BARCELO Albert
VERONA Quintanilla Carlos
SOUDAL QUICK-STEP
ALAPHILIPPE Julian
BAGIOLI Andrea
BALLERINI Davide
DEVENYNS Dries
PEDERSEN Casper
SERRY Pieter
VANSEVENANT Mauri
ARKEA - SAMSIC
BARGUIL Warren
BARRE Louis
DELAPLACE Anthony
GUGLIELMI Simon
OWSIAN Lukasz
RUSSO Clement
VERRE Alessandro
DSM
VANHOUCKE Harm
BRENNER Marco
FLYNN Sean
MILESI Lorenzo
ONLEY Oscar
TUSVELD Martijn
VANDENABEELE Henri
JAYCO ALULA
ZANA Filippo
BALMER Alexandre
DE MARCHI Alessandro
ENGELHARDT Felix
JENSEN Juul Chris
MAAS Jan
STYBAR Zdenek
TREK - SEGAFREDO
THEUNS Edward
CATALDO Dario
GEHBREIGZABHIER Amanuel
HELLEMOSE Asbjorn
HOELGAARD Markus
SIMMONS Quinn
SKUIJNS Toms
UAE TEAM EMIRATES
ULISSI Diego
BAX Sjoerd
BENNETT George
COVI Alessandro
FORMOLO Davide
MCNULTY Brandon
WELLENS Tim
7 WildCards
EOLO-KOMETA
FETTER Erik
BEVILAACQUA Simone
GAROSIO Andrea
MAESTRI Mirco
PIETROBOn Andrea
RIVI Samuele
SEVILLA LOPEZ Diego Pablo
GREEN PROJECT-BARDIANI CSF-FAIZANÉ
TOLIO Alex
COLNAGHI Luca
GABBURO Davide
LUCCA Riccardo
LUCCA Riccardo
MAGLI Filippo
TONELLI Alessandro
ZOCCARATO Samuele
ISRAEL - PREMIER TECH
CLARKE Simon
GEE Derek
GOLDSTEIN Omer
HOLLENSTEIN Reto
NEILANDS Krists
SCHMIDT Mads Wurtz
LOTTO DSTNY
KRON Andreas
ADAMIETZ Johannes
LIVYNS Arjen
MONIQUET Sylvain
PASSCHENS Mathijs
SEPULVEDA Eduardo
VAN GILS Maxim
Q36.5 PRO CYCLING
BRAMBILLA Gianluca
ABREHA Negasi
CALZONI Walter
CAMPRUBI Marcel
COLOMBO Filippo
DONOVAN Mark
TOTALENERGIES
SAGAN Peter
BODNAR Maceiej
BURGAUDEAU Mathieu
CRAS Steff
FERRON Valentin
OSS Daniel
SIMON Julien
TUDOR PRO CYCLING
REICHENBACH Sebastian
BRUN Nils
CHARRIN Alois
ERIKSSON Lucas
PELLAUD Simon
THALMANN Roland
VOISARD Yannis
Strade Bianche Donne 2023: Women's start list
All of the 23 women's teams from the WorldTour and ProTeam level.
UCI Women's WorldTour teams
CANYON//SRAM RACING
NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna
BAUERNFEIND Ricarda
CHABBEY Elise
CROMWELL Tiffany
PALADIN Soraya
SKALNIAK-SOJKA Agnieska
EF EDUCATION - TIBCO - SVB
JACKSON Alison
BORHESI Letizia
EWERS Veronica
POIDEVIN Sara
SMITH Abi
STEPHENS Lauren
FDJ-SUEZ
UTTRUP LUDWIG Cecille
BORGLI Stine
BROWN Grace
GUAZZINI Vittoria
LE NET marie
VERHULST Gladys
FENIX-DECEUNINCK
PIETERSE Puck
KASTELIJN Yara
MARTURANO Greta
SCHREMPF Carina
SCHWEINBERGER Christina
WRIGHT Sophie
ISRAEL PREMIER TECH ROLAND
DRONOVA Tamara
GRIFFIN Mia
MAGRI Silvia
STEELS Claire
VIECELI Lara
LIV RACING TEQFIND
GARCIA Mavi
ANDERSSON Caroline
NEUMANOVA tereza
RAGUSA Katia
STULTIENS Sabrina
MOVISTAR
VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek
BJERG Norsgaard Emma Cecille
GUTIERREZ RUIZ Sheyla
LIPPERT Liane
MACKAIJ Floortje
PATINO BEDOYA Paula Andrea
DSM
LABOUS Juliette
BARALE Francesca
CIABOCCO Eleonora
CURINIER Lea
GEORGI Pfeiffer
STORRIE Becky
JAYCO ALULA
SANTESTEBAN GONZALEZ Ane
ALLEN Jessica
FAULKNER Kristen
GASKJENN Ingvild
PATERNOSTER Letizia
ROSEMAN-GANNON Ruby
JUMBO-VISMA
RIVERA Coryn
BEEKHUIS Teuntje
KRAAK Amber
MARKUS Riejanne
SWINKELS Karlijn
VAN AGT Eva
SD WORX
KOPECKY Lotte
BREDEWOLD Mischa
CECCHINI Elena
FISHER-BLACK Niamh
SHACKLEY Anna
VOLLERING Demi
TREK - SEGAFREDO
BALSAMO Elisa
BACKSTEDT Elynor
CHAPMAN Brodie
SPRATT Amanda
WILES Tayler
UAE TEAM ADQ
PERSICO Silvia
AMIALIUSIK Alena
BARIL Olivia
BERTIZZOLO Sofia
HARVEY Mikayla
MAGNALDI Erica
WildCard teams
AG INSURANCE - SOUDAL QUICK-STEP
MOOLMAN-PASIO Ashleigh
BENITO Miriea
BORGSTROM Julia
GOOSSENS marthe
LOUW Anya
MASETTI Gaia
AROMITALIA BASSO VAIANO
LELEIVYTE Rasa
BALDUCCI Francesca
BARONI Francesca
BONINI Fanni
DEL SARTO Miliena
SCARSELLI Lara
BEPINK
ZANARDI Silvia
BASILICO Valentina
JENCUSOVA Nora
TEOLIS jade
VETTORELLO Giorgia
VITILLO Matilde
BORN TO WIN - ZHIRAF - G20
CASASOLA Sara
BORTOLOTTI Silvia
BONZANINI Rachele
LUCIANI Giulia
BARBIERI Sofia
ZANETTI Emma
CERATIZIT - WNT PRO CYCLING
FIDANZA Arianna
ARZUFFI Alice Maria
BERDON Nina
KERBAOL Cedrine
LACH Marta
COFIDIS
ALZINI Martina
COSTON Morgane
ERAUD Severine
KERN Spela
BOULAIS Flavie
NEYLAN Rachel
GB JUNIOR TEAM PIEMONTE PEDALE CASTANESE A.S.D.
SERNISSI Gemma
DELLA CORTE Benedetta
GIULIANI Giulia
RUFFILLI Vittoria
SACCHI Chiara
TRUC Sylvie
ISOLMANT - PREMAC - VITTORIA
ZONTONE Asia
BORELLO Carlotta
CURNIS Valeria
EREMITA Lucrezia
ROSSATO Beatrice
LABORAL KUTXA - FUNDACION EUSKADI
MERINO CORTAZAR Eider
BLANCO Iurani
ERASO LASA Idoia
QUAGLIOTTO nadia
SCHWEIKART Aileen
TERUEL Alba
MENDELSPECK
PISCIALI Francesca
CASTAGNA Monica
GATSCHER Maria
ORO Angela
POZZOBON Beatrice
SANFILIPPO Martina
TOP GIRLS FASSA BORTOLO
VIGILIA Alessia
BARIANI Giorgia
MISSIAGGIA Alessia
MONTICOLO Iris
PALAZZI Alice
TONETTI Cristina
