2020 Strade Bianche

The 14th edition of the Strade Bianche was held on 1 August 2020. Starting and finishing in Siena, Italy, it was the sixth event of the 2020 UCI World Tour. The race was originally scheduled for 7 March 2020 but was postponed to 1 August 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] After finishing third in the past two editions of the race, Belgian Wout van Aert of Team Jumbo–Visma won the race in just under five hours after going solo with around 13 kilometers to go.[2]

For the women's race, see 2020 Strade Bianche Women.

2020 Strade Bianche
2020 UCI World Tour, race 6 of 23
Race details
Dates1 August 2020
Distance184 km (114.3 mi)
Winning time4h 58' 56"
Results
  Winner  Wout van Aert (BEL) (Team Jumbo–Visma)
  Second  Davide Formolo (ITA) (UAE Team Emirates)
  Third  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) (Bora–Hansgrohe)

Teams

Twenty-four teams, including 18 of the 19 UCI WorldTeams and six UCI Professional Continental teams. All but two teams entered seven riders; AG2R La Mondiale and Israel Start-Up Nation only entered six riders. Of the 166 riders that started the race, only 42 finished, while a further 8 riders finished over the time limit.[3][4]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

Result
Result[2][5]
Rank Rider Team Time
1  Wout van Aert (BEL) Team Jumbo–Visma 4h 58' 56"
2  Davide Formolo (ITA) UAE Team Emirates + 30"
3  Maximilian Schachmann (GER) Bora–Hansgrohe + 32"
4  Alberto Bettiol (ITA) EF Pro Cycling + 1' 31"
5  Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) Astana + 2' 55"
6  Zdeněk Štybar (CZE) Deceuninck–Quick-Step + 3' 59"
7  Brent Bookwalter (USA) Mitchelton–Scott + 4' 25"
8  Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) CCC Team + 4' 27"
9  Michael Gogl (AUT) NTT Pro Cycling + 6' 47"
10  Diego Rosa (ITA) Arkéa–Samsic + 7' 45"
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References
  1. Farrand, Stephen. "RCS Sport cancels Strade Bianche in light of coronavirus measures". CyclingNews. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  2. O'Shea, Sadhbh; Ostanek, Daniel; Frattini, Kirsten (1 August 2020). "Wout van Aert storms to victory at Strade Bianche". CyclingNews. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  3. "Strade Bianche 2020 Startlist". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  4. "2020 UCI WORLDTOUR RACES WILD CARDS: RCS SPORT CHOICES". Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  5. "Stade Bianche 2020 Results". ProCyclingStats. 1 August 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
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