2017 Strade Bianche Women

For the men's race, see 2017 Strade Bianche.

2017 Strade Bianche Donne

2017 UCI Women's World Tour, race 1 of 20
Race details
Dates	4 March 2017
Stages	1
Distance	127 km (78.91 mi)
Winning time	3h 44' 45"
Results
Winner Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA) (Wiggle High5)   Second Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL) (WM3 Pro Cycling)   Third Lizzie Deignan (GBR) (Boels–Dolmans)

UCI Report

The third edition of the women's Strade Bianche was held on 4 March 2017, in Tuscany, Italy. Elisa Longo Borghini won the race, in bad weather, ahead of Katarzyna Niewiadoma and the previous year's champion, Lizzie Deignan.

The women's Strade Bianche served as the first event of the second UCI Women's World Tour, the highest level of professional women's cycling. The race is organized on the same day as the men's event, at a shorter distance, but on much of the same roads.

Results

Result

Rank	Rider	Team	Time
1	Elisa Longo Borghini (ITA)	Wiggle High5	3h 44' 45"
2	Katarzyna Niewiadoma (POL)	WM3 Pro Cycling	+ 2"
3	Lizzie Deignan (GBR)	Boels–Dolmans	+ 5"
4	Lucinda Brand (NED)	Team Sunweb	+ 8"
5	Annemiek van Vleuten (NED)	Orica–Scott	+ 9"
6	Shara Gillow (AUS)	FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope	+ 12"
7	Katrin Garfoot (AUS)	Orica–Scott	+ 18"
8	Amanda Spratt (AUS)	Orica–Scott	+ 36"
9	Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (DEN)	Cervélo–Bigla Pro Cycling	+ 1' 06"
10	Elena Cecchini (ITA)	Canyon–SRAM	+ 1' 06"

See also

• 2017 in women's road cycling
• 2017 UCI Women's World Tour