Strade Bianche 2022 start list: Line-ups for the Tuscan Classic's 16th edition

The Tuscan Classic returns this weekend on Saturday 5 March

Strade Bianche
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The Italian Classic Strade Bianche returns this Saturday in its familiar March slot, one of the first truly big races of the year.

The men's and women's races take place over 184km and 136km respectively, with 63km and 30km of the famous white gravel roads, or sterrato, in each race respectively.

The men's start list is provisional for now, but we know which big names are and aren't taking part. The last two winners, Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) are absent, but Julian Alaphilippe (Deceuninck - Quick-Step), Alejandro Valverde (Movistar Team), Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) will all be there. Riders making their debut on Saturday will include Michael Matthews (BikeExchange-Jayco).

In the women's race,  the star names of Annemiek van Vleuten (Movistar), Demi Vollering and Chantal van den Broek-Blaak (SD Worx), Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon-Sram), Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) and Elisa Longo-Borghini (both Trek-Segafredo) will be on the start line in Siena.

Strade Bianche 2022 start list (men)

All 18 WorldTour teams are eligible to race, but Cofidis have declined to race the classic. Five Wildcard teams have also been invited to complete the 184km in 2022. Here is the list of riders who are taking part on Saturday.

AG2R Citroën Team

1  VAN AVERMAET Greg 

2  CALMEJANE Lilian 

3  COSNEFROY Benoît 

4  BERTHET Clément 

5  SCHÄR Michael 

6  VENDRAME Andrea 

7  VENTURINI Clément

Alpecin-Fenix

11  DE TIER Floris 

12  GOGL Michael 

13  MEURISSE Xandro 

14  OLDANI Stefano 

15  STANNARD Robert 

16  THWAITES Scott 

17  VERMEERSCH Gianni

Astana-Premier Tech

21  MOSCON Gianni 

22  BASSO Leonardo 

23  BATTISTELLA Samuele 

24  BOARO Manuele 

25  GAZZOLI Michele 

26  LÓPEZ Miguel Ángel 

27  VELASCO Simone

Bahrain-Victorious

31  MOHORIČ Matej 

32  BILBAO Pello 

33  HAUSSLER Heinrich 

34  OSORIO Alejandro 

35  PERNSTEINER Hermann 

36  TRATNIK Jan 

37  ZAMBANINI Edoardo

Bardiani-CSF-Faizanè

41  VISCONTI Giovanni 

42  CAÑAVERAL Johnatan 

43  FIORELLI Filippo 

44  GABBURO Davide 

45  TOLIO Alex 

46  ZANA Filippo 

47  ZOCCARATO Samuele

Bora-Hansgrohe

51  KÄMNA Lennard 

52  GAMPER Patrick 

53  HIGUITA Sergio 

54  HINDLEY Jai 

55  KONRAD Patrick 

56  SCHELLING Ide 

57  ZWIEHOFF Ben

Drone Hopper-Androni Giocattoli

61  ALBA Juan Diego 

62  BAIS Mattia 

63  MERCHAN Didier 

64  RAVANELLI Simone 

65  RESTREPO Jhonatan 

66  ROJAS Brandon Alejandro 

67  ZARDINI Edoardo

EF Education-EasyPost

71  VALGREN Michael 

72  CAICEDO Jonathan Klever 

73  GUERREIRO Ruben 

74  HEALY Ben 

75  NAKANE Hideto 

76  SCULLY Tom 

77  VAN DEN BERG Marijn

EOLO-Kometa

81  ALBANESE Vincenzo 

82  BEVILACQUA Simone 

83  DINA Márton 

84  FANCELLU Alessandro 

85  GARCÍA Sergio 

86  RIVI Samuele 

87  SEVILLA Diego Pablo

Groupama-FDJ

91  ASKEY Lewis 

92  DUCHESNE Antoine 

93  LIENHARD Fabian 

94  LUDVIGSSON Tobias 

95  PACHER Quentin 

96  VALTER Attila 

97  VAN DEN BERG Lars

Ineos Grenadiers

101  PIDCOCK Thomas 

102  CARAPAZ Richard 

103  KWIATKOWSKI Michał 

104  RODRIGUEZ Carlos 

105  THOMAS Geraint 

106  TULETT Ben 

107  TURNER Ben

Intermarché-Wanty-Gobert Matériaux

111  HERMANS Quinten 

112  BAKELANTS Jan 

113  DELACROIX Théo 

114  PETILLI Simone 

115  POZZOVIVO Domenico 

116  ROTA Lorenzo 

117  VAN DER HOORN Taco

Israel Start-Up Nation

121  FUGLSANG Jakob 

122  BERWICK Sebastian 

123  BIERMANS Jenthe 

124  CLARKE Simon 

125  HOLLENSTEIN Reto 

126  NEILANDS Krists 

127  SAGIV Guy

Jumbo-Visma

131  BENOOT Tiesj 

132  BOUWMAN Koen 

133  DUMOULIN Tom 

134  GESINK Robert 

135  KUSS Sepp 

136  ROOSEN Timo 

137  VADER Milan

Lotto-Soudal

141  WELLENS Tim 

142  CAMPENAERTS Victor 

143  KRON Andreas 

144  SWEENY Harry 

145  VAN GILS Maxim 

146  VAN MOER Brent 

147  KLUGE Roger

Movistar Team

151  MAS Lluís 

152  ARCAS Jorge 

153  NORSGAARD Mathias 

154  OLIVEIRA Nelson 

155  VALVERDE Alejandro 

156  RUBIO Einer Augusto 

157  SERRANO Gonzalo

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161  ALAPHILIPPE Julian 

162  ASGREEN Kasper 

163  SERRY Pieter 

164  DEVENYNS Dries 

165  HONORÉ Mikkel Frølich 

166  SCHMID Mauro 

167  VERVAEKE Louis

Team Arkéa-Samsic

171  BARGUIL Warren 

172  DELAPLACE Anthony 

173  FLÓREZ Miguel Eduardo 

174  GESBERT Élie 

175  HARDY Romain 

176  RIOU Alan 

177  RUSSO Clément

Team BikeExchange-Jayco

181  MATTHEWS Michael 

182  COLLEONI Kevin 

183  BEWLEY Sam 

184  KONYCHEV Alexander 

185  MAAS Jan 

186  GRMAY Tsgabu 

187  SOBRERO Matteo

Team DSM

191  BARDET Romain 

192  BRENNER Marco 

193  COMBAUD Romain 

194  HAMILTON Chris 

195  HEINSCHKE Leon 

196  NIEUWENHUIS Joris 

197  TUSVELD Martijn

Trek-Segafredo

201  BRAMBILLA Gianluca 

203  CATALDO Dario 

204  KAMP Alexander 

205  MOSCA Jacopo 

206  SIMMONS Quinn 

207  SKUJIŅŠ Toms

UAE Team Emirates

211  POGAČAR Tadej 

212  BJERG Mikkel 

213  COVI Alessandro 

214  RICHEZE Maximiliano 

215  LAENGEN Vegard Stake 

216  SOLER Marc 

217  ULISSI Diego

Strade Bianche 2022 start list (women)

The 25 women's teams, with the riders we know, taking in the 136km elite women's course:

SD Worx

1  VAN DEN BROEK-BLAAK Chantal 

2  FISHER-BLACK Niamh 

3  KOPECKY Lotte 

4  MOOLMAN Ashleigh 

5  SHACKLEY Anna 

6  VOLLERING Demi

Aromitalia-Basso Bikes-Vaiano

11  LELEIVYTĖ Rasa 

12  BALDUCCI Francesca 

13  BARONI Francesca 

14  ČEŠULIENĖ Inga 

15  DEL SARTO Milena 

16  SERNISSI Gemma

Bepink

21  ZANARDI Silvia 

22  DRUMMOND Michaela 

23  HÁJKOVÁ Marketa 

24  QUAGLIOTTO Nadia 

25  TEOLIS Jade 

26  VITILLO Matilde

Born To Win G20 Ambedo

31  CASASOLA Sara 

32  CHILI Anna 

33  CHILI Tatiana 

34  CLERICI Sofia 

35  LUCIANI Giulia 

36  SIMONI Giorgia

Canyon-SRAM Racing

41  NIEWIADOMA Katarzyna 

42  AMIALIUSIK Alena 

43  CHABBEY Elise 

44  CROMWELL Tiffany 

45  HARVEY Mikayla 

46  PALADIN Soraya

Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling

51  CONFALONIERI Maria Giulia 

52  ALESSIO Camilla 

53  ASENCIO Laura 

54  LACH Marta 

55  NILSSON Hanna 

56  VIECELI Lara

EF Education-TIBCO-SVB

61  BANKS Elizabeth 

62  BORGHESI Letizia 

63  NEWSOM Emily 

64  POIDEVIN Sara 

65  SHAPIRA Omer 

66  SMITH Abi

FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope

71  LUDWIG Cecilie Uttrup 

72  BORGLI Stine 

73  CAVALLI Marta 

75  GUILMAN Victorie 

76  LE NET Marie

Human Powered Health

81  YONAMINE Eri 

82  BUYSMAN Nina 

83  MALCOTTI Barbara 

84  RAAIJMAKERS Marit 

85  SCHMID Kaia 

86  WILLIAMS Lily

Isolmant-Premac-Vittoria

91  REALINI Gaia 

92  ALBERT Ainara 

93  CAPASSO Alice 

94  EREMITA Noemi Lucrezia 

95  GASPARINI Alice 

96  ZONTONE Asia

Jumbo-Visma Women

181  VOS Marianne 

182  BEEKHUIS Teuntje 

183  HENDERSON Anna 

184  KOSTER Anouska 

185  LABECKI Coryn 

186  RIEDMANN Linda

Liv Racing Xstra

101  STULTIENS Sabrina 

102  DEMEY Valerie 

103  JASKULSKA Marta 

104  KOREVAAR Jeanne 

105  MCGOWAN Ayesha 

106  RAGUSA Katia

Movistar 

111  VAN VLEUTEN Annemiek 

112  AALERUD Katrine 

113  BIANNIC Aude 

114  GONZÁLEZ Alicia 

115  MARTÍN Sara 

116  PATIÑO Paula Andrea

Parkhotel Valkenburg

121  GERRITSE Femke 

122  LIMPENS Pien 

123  SCHOENS Quinty 

124  VAN BOKHOVEN Julia 

125  VAN DER WOLF Rosalie 

126  VAN ROOIJEN Anne

Plantur-Pura

131  CANT Sanne 

132  EIBL Ronja 

133  GHEKIERE Justine 

134  SÜßEMILCH Laura 

135  VAN DE VELDE Julie 

136  KASTELIJN Yara

Roland Cogeas Edelweiss Squad

141  ZABELINSKAYA Olga 

142  CANTERA Ines 

143  DRONOVA-BALABOLINA Tamara 

144  KHATUNTSEVA Gulnaz 

145  KLIMOVA Diana 

146  SEITZ Aline

Servetto-Makhymo-Beltrami TSA

151  IVANIUK Maryna 

152  BARBIERI Isotta 

153  BARBIERI Sofia 

154  BORTOLOTTI Silvia 

155  MELNYCHUK Viktoriia 

156  PEDRELLI Chia

Team BikeExchange-Jayco

161  SPRATT Amanda 

162  ALLEN Jessica 

163  FAULKNER Kristen 

164  ROSEMAN-GANNON Ruby 

165  SANTESTEBAN Ane 

166  WILLIAMS Georgia

Team DSM

171  KIRCHMANN Leah 

172  CURINIER Léa 

173  KOCH Franziska 

174  LABOUS Juliette 

175  LIPPERT Liane 

176  MACKAIJ Floortje

Team Mendelspeck

191  CANVELLI Vania 

192  COSENTINO Caris 

193  GATSCHER Eva Maria 

194  ORO Angela 

195  PISCIALI Francesca 

196  POZZOBON Beatrice

Top Girls Fassa Bortolo

201  GUDERZO Tatiana 

202  BARIANI Giorgia 

203  MARTURANO Greta 

204  MICHIELETTO Vanessa 

205  SILVESTRI Debora 

206  VETTORELLO Giorgia

Trek-Segafredo Women

211  BALSAMO Elisa 

212  BRAND Lucinda 

213  DIDERIKSEN Amalie 

214  LONGO BORGHINI Elisa 

215  VAN ANROOIJ Shirin 

216  WILES Tayler

UAE Team ADQ

221  BASTIANELLI Marta 

222  BERTIZZOLO Sofia 

223  BOOGAARD Maaike 

224  BUJAK Eugenia 

225  GARCÍA Mavi 

226  MAGNALDI Erica

Uno-X

231  BARNES Hannah 

232  KOERNER Rebecca 

233  LETH Julie 

234  LUDWIG Hannah 

235  OLAUSSON Wilma 

236  OTTESTAD Mie Bjørndal

Valcar - Travel & Service

241  PERSICO Silvia 

242  ARZUFFI Alice Maria 

243  BARIL Olivia 

244  CARBONARI Anastasia 

245  PIRRONE Elena 

246  SANGUINETI Ilaria

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Adam is Cycling Weekly’s news editor – his greatest love is road racing but as long as he is cycling on tarmac, he's happy. Before joining Cycling Weekly he spent two years writing for Procycling, where he interviewed riders and wrote about racing, speaking to people as varied as Demi Vollering to Philippe Gilbert. Before cycling took over his professional life, he covered ecclesiastical matters at the world’s largest Anglican newspaper and politics at Business Insider. Don't ask how that is related to cycling.