| 2016 UCI Women's World Tour, race 1 of 17 | |||||||||||||
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| Dates | 5 March 2016 | ||||||||||||
| Stages | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Distance | 121 km (75.19 mi) | ||||||||||||
| Winning time | 3h 30' 13" | ||||||||||||
| Results | |||||||||||||
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The second edition of the women's Strade Bianche was held on 5 March 2016, in Tuscany, Italy. British world champion Lizzie Armitstead won the race, in bad weather, ahead of Katarzyna Niewiadoma and Emma Johansson.[1]
The women's Strade Bianche served as the first event of the inaugural UCI Women's World Tour, the highest level of professional women's cycling.[2][3] The race is organized on the same day as the men's event, at a shorter distance, but on much of the same roads.[3]
- ^ Braverman, Jessi. "Lizzie Armitstead wins Strade Bianche Women". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- ^ Weislo, Laura. "UCI announces 2016 Women's World Tour". Cycling News. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ a b "Siena start for Strade Bianche in 2016. Women's WorldTour to start on dirt roads". Cycling News. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 19 February 2016.