The seventh edition of the Strade Bianche Donne took place on 6 March 2021. The Italian race is the first event of the 2021 UCI Women's World Tour as the usual first race of season in Australia, the Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race, was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was won by Chantal van den Broek-Blaak.
Route The race started and finished in Siena, Italy. The route is identical to that of the previous years, containing of gravel roads spread over eight sectors, for a total distance of .
+ Sectors of Name Distance from Length() Category Description Start() Finish() 1 Vidritta 17.6 118.4 2.1 Perfectly straight and slightly downhill 2 Bagnaia 25 111.0 5.8 Short descent followed by a long climb with sections of over 10% gradient 3 Radi 36.9 99.1 4.4 A classic gravel section 4 La piana 47.6 88.4 5.5 No significant gradient 5 San Martino in Grania 67.5 68.5 9.5 A long sector with continuous ups and downs to start with, and ends with a twisting climb 6 Monteaperti 111.3 24.7 0.8 Short, but features a double-digit gradient ramp 7 Colle Pinzuto 116.6 19.4 2.4 The climb toward Colle Pinzuto, with gradients of up to 15% 8 Le Tolfe 123.6 12.4 1.1 A sequence of demanding descents followed by a very punchy climb with a maximum gradient of 18%
Teams Nine UCI Women's WorldTeams and fourteen UCI Women's Continental Teams made up the twenty-three teams that competed in the race. Only three teams did not enter the maximum squad of six riders; these teams were , , and , and they each entered five riders. From the 135 riders who started the race, 85 finished.
UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams
Result
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