Three-time Strade Bianche champions Fabian Cancellara and Tadej Pogačar have already been honoured with a stretch of sterrato named after them at the Tuscan Classic, and Sunday’s Strade Bianche Women may see a third name added to the famous white roads.
This year’s 12th edition of the women’s race will see a top field do battle in the hills around Siena, with former SD Worx-Protime teammates Lotte Kopecky and Demi Vollering both eyeing a third victory in the race.
Of course, they’ll be facing the likes of Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (Visma-Lease a Bike), Elisa Longo Borghini (UAE Team ADQ) and Kasia Niewiadoma-Phinney (Canyon-SRAM zondacrypto) over the 11 challenging sterrato sectors and 133km, but for Kopecky, the stellar startlist would only make success sweeter.
“My Track European Championships were good [Kopecky won three titles in Turkey – Ed.], and my training results are good too. So, I just have to trust my abilities. Although I’ll have to ride my best to compete.”
Kopecky will have 2018 Strade Bianche winner and last year’s runner-up, Anna van der Breggen, by her side this time around, while Amstel Gold Race champion Mischa Bredewold is also part of the SD Worx lineup – “it’s better not to put all your eggs in one basket,” she said.
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