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Video: How Strade Bianche became one of the Greatest Classics

A race that did not exist before 2007 is now mentioned in the same breath as Milan-San Remo and Paris-Roubaix. How did that happen?

March 7 2026 - 8:20 AM

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Strade Bianche has gone from a spin-off of a vintage bike ride in Tuscany to one of the most prestigious one-day races in professional cycling in less than 20 years. In this video, we trace that rise: from Giancarlo Brocci's 92 riders on steel bikes in 1997, through the mud-soaked epic of 2018, to Tadej Pogacar's extraordinary 81km solo in 2024.

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