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Strade Bianche 2012: the 14 teams for this year’s race

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Category: Race 2012

Published on Thursday, 26 January 2012 16:27

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RCS Sport has selected the 14 teams that will compete in this year’s Strade Bianche race on the spectacular dirt roads of Tuscany. The race will be held on Saturday March 3, starting in Gaiole in Chianti and ending in the breathtaking Piazza del Campo in the centre of Siena. 7 UCI Pro Teams and 7 UCI Professional Teams have been invited, with each team consisting of eight riders.

Pro Team:

ASTANA Pro Team (KAZ)

BMC Racing Team (USA)

Garmin – Cervelo (USA)

Lampre – ISD (ITA)

Liquigas – Cannondale (ITA)

Movistar Team (ESP)

RAdioshack – Nissan (LUX)

Professional team:

Acqua & Sapone (ITA)

Colombia – Coldeportes (COL)

Colnago – CSF Inox (IRL)

Farnese Vini (GBR)

PROJECT 1T4I (NED)

RUSVELO (RUS)

tEAM TYPE 1 - SANOFI (USa)

This year marks the sixth edition of the Strade Bianche race. However it already has a prestigious list of former winners, including Philippe Gilbert, who won in 2011:

2007: Alexandr Kolobnev

2008: Fabian Cancellara

2009: Thomas Lovkvist

2010: Maxim Iglinskiy

2011: Philippe Gilbert

This year the Strade Bianche race will be broadcast live on television to better show the spectacular racing on the dirt roads of Tuscany.

Press release