PROS – Strade Bianche 2023: the route, the teams, the riders to watch, TV broadcast times

The Strade Bianche 2023 will take place on Saturday, March 4, in Siena, Italy, featuring the famous “white roads” (11 gravel sectors in total, covering 63 km) on a very hilly course. Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) are among the notable absentees from a race considered the sixth Monument of cycling for one-day events. However, Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin – Deceuninck), Julian Alaphilippe (Soudal – Quick Step), and Tom Pidcock (Ineos Grenadiers) will be present to ensure a spectacular race. Find the course, riders to watch, TV broadcast times, and participating teams for this 17th edition of the Strade Bianche.

Images: RCS / strade-bianche.it

How to watch the Strade Bianche 2023 on TV?

The race will be broadcast live on Eurosport 2 on Saturday, March 4, at 1:50 PM. The women’s event will be broadcast on the same channel starting at 11:30 AM. The race will be replayed on Eurosport 1 at 9 PM, and several times overnight and on the morning of March 5 on Eurosport 2.

The Strade Bianche 2023 course

The gravel sectors of the Strade Bianche 2023

1	Vidritta	between km 17.6 and km 19.7	2,100 m
2	Bagnaia	between km 25.0 and km 30.8	5,800 m
3	Radi	between km 36.9 and km 41.3	4,400 m
4	La Piana	between km 47.6 and km 53.1	5,500 m
5	Lucignano d’Asso	between km 75.8 and km 87.7	11,900 m
6	Pieve a Salti	between km 88.7 and km 96.7	8,000 m
7	San Martino in Grania	between km 111.3 and km 120.8	9,500 m
8	Monte Sante Marie	between km 130 and km 141.5	11,500 m
9	Monteaperti	between km 160 and km 160.8	800 m
10	Colle Pinzuto	between km 164.6 and km 167	2,400 m
11	Le Tolfe	between km 171 and km 172.1	1,100 m

Riders to watch at Strade Bianche 2023

Mathieu Van der Poel (Alpecin – Deceuninck)
Alaphilippe (Soudal – Quick Step)
Tom Pidcock (INEOS Grenadiers)
Pello Bilbao, Matej Mohoric (Bahrain Victorious)
Rui Costa (Intermarché – Circus – Wanty)
Tiesj Benoot (Jumbo – Visma)
Quinn Simmons (Trek – Segafredo)
Tim Wellens (UAE Team Emirates)
Alberto Bettiol (EF Education Easy Post)
Greg Van Avermaet (AG2R Citroën Team)
Warren Barguil (Team Arkéa – Samsic)
Valentin Madouas (Groupama – FDJ)

Teams participating in Strade Bianche 2023