The Strade Bianche is one of the toughest pro-cycling UCI World Tour races in the world. Taking place in Tuscany, Central Italy, it starts and finishes in Siena.

First held in 2007, the name Strade Bianche (Italian for White Roads) stems from the historic white gravel roads in the Crete Senesi, which are a defining feature of the race. One third of the total race distance is raced on dirt roads, covering 63 km of strade bianche, spread over 11 sectors.

Things always start with the sound of the police cars clearing the roads ahead of the cyclists until the helicopters arrive. Then with people lining the dusty roads the circus arrives with motorbikes, ambulances, police cars and of course, the pro cyclists themselves!

This footage shows the Strade Bianche in Monteroni D'Arbia and includes the race won in 2022 by Tadej Pogačar. The video also shows the female race, the Strade Bianche Donne, serving as the opening event of the UCI Women's World Tour.

We particularly like the old man checking his watch as the cyclists approach!

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