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Watch the highlights of Strade Bianche Women Elite Crédit Agricole 2026, which took place on 07/03/2026.
Top favorites Demi Vollering, Lotte Kopecky, and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot are expected to battle for victory on the famous sterrato sectors, including the legendary Monte Sante Marie. Keep an eye on outsiders Marianne Vos, Puck Pieterse, and Elisa Longo Borghini, who could shake up the race with surprise attacks! Experience the breathtaking gravel action through the hills of Tuscany, with over 60 km of iconic white roads and a dramatic finish in Siena’s Piazza del Campo. One thing is certain: the Strade Bianche Women Elite 2026 promises a race full of attacks, surprises, and unforgettable moments!
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Top favorites Demi Vollering, Lotte Kopecky, and Pauline Ferrand-Prévot are expected to battle for victory on the famous sterrato sectors, including the legendary Monte Sante Marie. Keep an eye on outsiders Marianne Vos, Puck Pieterse, and Elisa Longo Borghini, who could shake up the race with surprise attacks! Experience the breathtaking gravel action through the hills of Tuscany, with over 60 km of iconic white roads and a dramatic finish in Siena’s Piazza del Campo. One thing is certain: the Strade Bianche Women Elite 2026 promises a race full of attacks, surprises, and unforgettable moments!
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00:00Hello and welcome to short highlights of the 12th edition of the Strade Bianchidone.
00:06Where all the white roads of Tuscany lead towards the Villa Santa Caterina and of course the Piazza del Campo.
00:13The famous finale now for this only the 12th edition I say of this big women's world tour race.
00:18Demi Vollering defending champion back Elisa Longo-Borghini, one of those four former winners of course in this race in
00:24the field including Anna Wendabregen and of course Lota Capecchi.
00:29Vollering and Capecchi of course having won four to each of the last four editions of course.
00:36Both of them looking to see if they can take their third victory to go outright champion.
00:41Well the early stages were a constant whittling down of the 132 riders who started the race but crucially there
00:49would come a split in the leading group as well.
00:51Meaning that some of the big favourites including Capecchi and Vollering were caught in the second group and as you'll
00:58see.
00:59That wasn't the best of fortune either because with 50 kilometres to go the leading group was taking advantage of
01:05that.
01:05Some of the teammates of the favourites including Eli Xabe, Dominika Vlodacek taking advantage of the leading group status and
01:13attacking them too as well.
01:15Vlodacek and Xabe would enjoy their time out front but not everyone would.
01:21This was Laticia Borghese getting a moment on the descent wrong there too.
01:25Absolutely massive crowds in Tuscany in the sunshine and a problem as well for Pauline Ferrand-Prévot.
01:32Rear mech issues.
01:34This was what happened to that chasing group behind.
01:36You could see Anna van der Breggen and others in this group too who had gone the wrong way.
01:43Taken the wrong way seemingly by a lead motorbike as well.
01:45And that would put a massive gap of about two and a half minutes between them and the leading group
01:51which contained, it has to be said, quite a lot of their supportive teammates who may well have been up
01:56in the road marshalling things expecting that second group to come back.
02:00It didn't.
02:01Riders who were taking advantage of it and no doubt about that.
02:05Puck Peterser, Elisa Longo-Borghini had made that leading group too and the leading group was getting smaller and smaller
02:11as they went on to the Colle Pinzuto.
02:14It was Elisa Xabe again who'd been active throughout the race.
02:19Going clear with Elisa Longo-Borghini between the two crucial sectors for the first time, don't forget, the women taking
02:26in these two loops of the northern circuit which included the Pinzuto and Le Tolfe twice as well.
02:33The chase group was reforming but minus some of the leading protagonists too.
02:38Elisa Longo-Borghini was trying to get Elisa Xabe to come through but Xabe understandably, with two teammates in the
02:43two chasing groups behind, using the opportunity to say no.
02:47Well, the Italian champion Elisa Longo-Borghini using that opportunity to go again herself.
02:55Xabe, Puck Peterser, trying to make sure they were always at the front.
03:03And it would be Cassio Nuvia-Doma then who would stretch her legs and go clear with Puck Peterser and
03:08Elisa Longo-Borghini into the final 10 kilometres.
03:10But they were being chased by this group here behind.
03:14Problem for Elisa Longo-Borghini as well.
03:17A touch of wheels, unclipping.
03:19And as she did so, we formed up a group of eight riders who would actually head back into Siena
03:25to take on the Via Santa Catarina together as well, those eight riders.
03:30Including Cassio Nuvia-Doma, of course Elisa Longo-Borghini, Puck Peterser and Franzi Koch.
03:37Franzi Koch, German champion, looking absolutely brilliant.
03:40Also there at that point was Mariana Vos.
03:42Distance, though, before we got to this point.
03:44And of course, as it always does, it would come down to the Via Santa Catarina, running towards the finish.
03:49Getting into those corners, absolutely crucial.
03:51It was Elisa Longo-Borghini leading from Cassio Nuvia-Doma.
03:54Just behind them, Elise Chabé watching and waiting.
03:58It would be very, very close into this penultimate corner too.
04:02Chabé takes advantage as everyone else gets into each other.
04:06Chabé, not too chabby at all.
04:08200 metres to go.
04:09She still has a right-hander to take, don't forget.
04:11And Elise Chabé, it's hers, is it for the taking?
04:14Let's wait and see.
04:15She comes through here.
04:17She can suddenly see the finish line.
04:19It's going to open up for her.
04:20She gets in a sprint, a four-up sprint.
04:23Oh, what a win this has turned out to be.
04:26Oh, what a day.
04:27The start of Bianco Dona.
04:29A race like no other and an addition like no other.
04:33Yes, what a race.
04:34A demonstration of just where women's elite cycling is at at the moment.
04:38The 32-year-old Swiss woman getting her sixth pro win.
04:42Well, we expected an FTJ United winner, but it wasn't the one we expected.
04:46Elise Chabé, such a popular winner.
04:48The Swiss woman as well.
04:50But Kashiadu Via Doma once again in second.
04:54What a brilliant edition of Strada Bianca Dona.
04:57Congratulations.
04:59Let's start with the emotion.
05:00Yeah, I mean, it's so many emotions.
05:02I think I cannot realize for now.
05:04I think I will in the days.
05:06It's good I go three weeks in altitude.
05:07I will have time to realize.
05:09And wow, it's just amazing.
05:12How much is important for you to be the first Swiss winner of Strada Bianca Women?
05:16I didn't even know it was the first Swiss, but like it's one of my preferred like race.
05:21I really like this race.
05:22And yeah, we started with such a strong team and we had really a plan to, I mean, Demi is
05:27the best rider.
05:28And yeah, then unfortunately she had a problem and we were only Franti and me.
05:32And I did already some efforts before.
05:35I was in the break and yeah, I was really on the limit so many times and so many times
05:39in my head.
05:39I was like, well, I just want to give up.
05:41But then I was like, no, I mean, for Demi that is behind and for all the work that my
05:45teammates made, I was like, I need to go to the finish and see.
05:48And I passed the line first and wow, I just cannot realize.
06:02Looking at the race, we have seen an amazing duel, Elisa against Elisa.
06:07What can you say about that?
06:09Yeah, I think it was not just Elisa and me.
06:11It was so many good riders today.
06:13I mean, on the start line, all the big riders were there.
06:17And yeah, I'm so proud I could do it for the team because honestly, everybody in this
06:21team is like committed so much, like the staff, the my teammates and yeah, we work really
06:26as a United and I think normally it should have been for Demi, but today it's for me.
06:31And I think she's as happy as me.
06:32And as like when she wins, I'm also super happy.
06:35So I think that makes like a FDG United.
06:39We are so united that I think you can reach everything.
06:41Congratulations.
06:43Yeah, congratulations.
06:45And another podium in the book.
06:46Are you satisfied with it?
06:48Thank you very much.
06:49I don't know if I would say that I'm satisfied.
06:52Definitely getting second is always special being on the podium to celebrate it on the
06:56square in Siena.
06:58But yeah, it's still not victory.
07:00And I feel like it's been something I've been chasing for many years.
07:03So yeah, it's a little heartbreaking.
07:06But on the other hand, it's also beautiful to still be on the podium.
07:09It has been a particular race because we have seen that things didn't go as planned.
07:14What can you tell us about?
07:16Yeah, the race opened up quite early on the longest gravel section, Santa Maria.
07:21Of course, it's very crazy and hectic coming into the section because everyone wants to be
07:26on the front and we had some crashes and I got stuck behind.
07:30So for me personally, the sector was about like chasing and getting the right position.
07:35And then, yeah, the race was on from that moment.
07:40And does the Strade Bianca women remain the most beautiful race of the year for you?
07:45Oh yeah, for sure.
07:46I mean, I definitely love the atmosphere.
07:49And especially this year on Le Toffe, it was just insane.
07:53It was so loud.
07:54I just felt a ring in my ear.
07:56So for us, for women to experience such a vibe, so many people cheering for us was very special.
08:02It kind of makes the pain go away a little.
08:04Thank you so much.
08:05Thank you very much.
08:06So, Francisca, congratulations first of all.
08:09Do you know you are the first German with a podium finish at the Strade Bianca Women?
08:13Ah, no, I didn't, you.
08:15Yeah, I'm really proud with the podium and yeah, wearing also the German National Champs jersey
08:20makes it even more special.
08:23Can you tell us what happened in the last meter?
08:26Because we have seen a lot of surprises, attack, how it went.
08:29Yeah, so we came all back together in the last like 5k, I think.
08:33And yeah, then we still tried to attack to create a good situation for us.
08:38Yeah, but nothing sticked, so yeah, I just set like easy pace into the climb.
08:43And then yeah, we just went full gas to the top and then we came with a group of four
08:48to the top.
08:48And yeah, I tried to take the lead and then opened up the corner for Elise, which was then perfect.
08:54In the final, it's like all about taking the corner first.
08:57And yeah, then Elise could yeah, come around first over the corner and take the win.
09:02And yeah, me coming in third is a really strong team performance.
09:07Are you happy with your start of the season?
09:09Yes, I'm very happy.
09:11Yeah, coming in to this season with a new team gave me a lot of motivation.
09:17And yeah, already Umlob was a really strong race.
09:20And yeah, being able to finish here on the podium, yeah, just confirms that it also was a really good
09:25change for me.
09:27Congratulations. Thank you so much.
09:28Thank you very much.
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