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Strade Bianche 2012 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights

Strade Bianche (White Road) has rapidly risen as a favorite among bike racing fans and racers since the first edition in 2007. Italy's version of Paris-Roubaix is held on the dirt roads of Tuscany with the finish in Siena.

Big Photos from the 2011 race — sirotti

Big Photos from the 2010 race — sirotti

2012 Strade Bianche Teams

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News and Updates for Strade Bianche 2012

21 Big Photos from 2012 (more photos added) — sirotti/rcs

2012 Strade Bianche results
1.  Fabian Cancellara (RadioShack - Nissan)
2.  Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana)                  + 00:42
3.  Oscar Gatto (Farnese Vini - Selle Italia)
4.  Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing)            + 00:46
5.  Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing)            + 00:48
6.  Roman Kreuziger (Astana)                  + 01:03
7.  Francesco Reda (Acqua & Sapone)          
8.  Francesco Ginanni (Acqua & Sapone)
9.  Elia Favilli (Farnese Vini - Selle Italia)
10. Johan Vansummeren (Garmin - Barracuda)

Full Official Results — gazzetta.it

Fabian Cancellara wins Strade Bianche — cyclingnews

Cancellara triomfeert op Toscaanse grindwegen — sporza.be

Cancellara Scores First Win For Radioshack Nissan Trek — radioshacknissantrek

Cancellara on Strade Bianche triumph: I always ride to win — cyclingnews

Cancellara re delle Strade Bianche Spartacus marcia sul grande Nord — gazzetta.it

Strade Bianche '12: Cancellara's Masterclass — pezcyclingnews

Fabian Cancellara powers away to second Strade Bianche victory — velonation

Last Km, Key Moments Clips (Flemish) — sporza.be

21 Big Photos from 2012 (more photos added) — sirotti/rcs

March 2 update:

Official startlist now posted — steephill
March 1 update:

2012 Montepaschi Strade Bianche Race Preview

Start time: Saturday 11:00 CET (); Current Weather in Gaiole in Chianti
Earliest live video: 14:40 CET (); Live video, audio and text options
Approximate finish: 15:45 CET (); Current Weather in Siena

STRADE BIANCHE: STARS TO CLASH ON THE DIRT ROADS OF TUSCANY
February 29 update: - Philippe Gilbert will wear number one at the Strade Bianche race on Saturday but faces serious competition from some of the best riders in the peloton as he attempts to win on the iconic dirt roads of Tuscany for a second year. Gilbert’s powerful BMC Racing Team line-up includes George Hincapie, Alessandro Ballan and Greg Van Avermaet. Tour de France winner Cadel Evans will ride in support of Gilbert before targeting Tirreno-Adriatico.

Some of the best classsics riders and climbers in the peloton will be out to beat the BMC team. The names of previous winners Fabian Cancellara (Radioshack Nissan Trek) and Maxim Iglinskiy (Astana) stand out on the official entry list of 14 teams, as do those of 2011 Paris-Roubaix winner Johan Van Summeren (Garmin-Barracuda), Peter Sagan (Liquigas-Cannondale) and Roman Kreuziger (Astana). The Garmin-Barracuda team also includes Dan Martin, Ryder Hesjedal and Christian Vande Velde.

Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) leads the Italian challenge and proved he is on form with his stage win at the recent Tour of Oman. Italian national champion Giovanni Visconti captains the Movistar team and recently trained on the dirt roads, learning the secrets of the farm tracks that wind through the Tuscany vineyards. Other Italians include sprinter and Tuscan resident Daniele Bennati (Radioshack Nissan Trek), Trofeo Laigueglia winner Moreno Moser (Liquigas-Cannondale) and the prodigious Enrico Battaglin (Colnago-CSF Inox). Despite fracturing his collarbone in Qatar, Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini-Selle Italia) is due to ride Strade Bianche. Also on the entry list are China’s Ji Cheng (Team 1t4i), while Fabio Duartes leads the Colombia-Coldeportes team.

The testing 190km race route starts in Giaole in Chianti and ends in the spectacular Piazza del Campo in the centre of Siena that hosts the annual Palio horse race. There are eight hilly sections of dirt roads for a total of 57.2km of racing on the Strade Bianche. The final sections of dirt roads usually split the peloton before the climb to the centre of Siena and the downhill sprint to the finish.

Philippe Gilbert leads an all-star cast to Saturday’s Strade Bianche race — velonation
Strade Bianche - Building a classic — podiumcafe
Evans and Gilbert to join forces at Strade Bianche — sbs.au
Is Ballan BMC's best hope at Strade Bianche? — cyclingnews
Gilbert da battere nelle Strade Bianche 8 tratti di sterri, arrivo in Piazza a Siena — gazzetta.it
Official Site — gazzetta.it
Montepaschi Strade Bianche History/Past Winners — en.wikipedia.org
Big Photos from the 2011 — sirotti
Big Photos from the 2010 — sirotti

In Diretta: Live Video Streaming ... in progress and TV Coverage

Start time: Saturday 11:00 CET (); Current Weather in Gaiole in Chianti

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Earliest live video: 14:40 CET ();
Approximate finish: 15:45 CET (); Current Weather in Siena

March 1 update: Initial options to view the 2012 Montepaschi Strade Bianche in your part of the world. Check back at race time for updates to the online links and tv schedules. Feel free to send in additional sources for live video or tv coverage as they become known. Big Photos from Sirotti right after the race. More to come... — Steve

media source	tv or internet	comments/restrictions
	live video (italian)	Italy and Worldwide; unrestricted video announced for 14:40 CET.
	live video (restricted) tv schedule	Italy; Earliest live coverage starting at 14:30 CET
	delayed video (restricted) live video (unrestricted) tv schedule	Italy; delayed coverage at 16:55 CET (60 min).
	live video (english) live video (english) tv schedule (british) tv schedule (int'l/cet)	Live at 15h30 on Eurosport 2; Same-day race highlights on British Eurosport 2 at 21.00-22.00; Special Report on Eurosport Int'l Monday 5/3 at 14h55
	live video (flemish) live video (flemish) live video (flemish) tv schedule	Belgium/Europe; live coverage starting at 14:40 CET.
	live video (spanish) tv schedule	Basque/Spanish; Live on 14:45-16:30 on ETBK; delayed on ETB1 at 20:30 (Basque) and ETB2 (Spanish) at 21:30
	live video ($ english) tv schedule (see comments)	United States and Canada; live online ($4.99) at 9 AM ET; and delayed TV coverage in select U.S. markets. Delayed coveraged at 8-10 PM ET Universal Sports TV Channel.
	live video (english) tv schedule (see comments)	Australia; live video streaming on Cycling Central at 1230am to 3am AEDT (March 4th for Australia)
	live video (dutch) live video (dutch) tv schedule	Dutch ticker with restricted video; Netherlands
	live video (norwegian) tv schedule	Norway; live at 14:40-16:45
	live text updates IT live text updates EN	Italian; official source for race updates
	steephill text updates #stradebianche twitter group	short text updates from any and everyone
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