Strade Bianche 2026, March 7, one-day race

[Krzysztof_O]

A lot of votes for Seixas in the poll. I still tend to think it will be Pidcock or Del Toro.

 

[Heston]

Im still expecting Pidcock 2nd if hes anywhere near last year's Strade shape. Gregoire likely in the podium fight as well

 

[Ilmaestro99]

100%. I have it on good authority that his calendar this year is built around all five monuments, the WC, and the Tour.

He should add the giro to his schedule as well

 

[search]

Live TV info, as sent out by RCS. "6’eren" in Denmark must be a new addition, I guess?

"Strade Bianche Crédit Agricole and Strade Bianche Women Elite Crédit Agricole will enjoy extensive global television coverage thanks to a wide network of broadcasters providing live coverage, news updates and highlights worldwide.

Across Europe, both events will be shown live on a pay-TV basis via Eurosport, with extensive territorial coverage, as well as on discovery+ and HBO Max. In Belgium, the men’s race will be available on pay-TV through RTL and free-to-air on VRT, while Switzerland will offer free-to-air live coverage via SRG. In the Nordic countries, Strade Bianche will be broadcast free-to-air in Denmark on 6’eren. Both races will also be shown in Italy on Rai, in Great Britain on TNT Sports and in Russia on Okko.

In North America, full live coverage in Canada and the United States will be provided by FloSports via its Flobikes digital platform, as well as by HBO Max.
In Latin America, Strade Bianche will be broadcast in Bolivia on SportTV, across South America on DirecTV, and in Central America via ESPN.

Coverage will also extend across the Asia-Pacific region, with broadcasts in Japan on J Sports, in Australia on SBS and in China via Zhibo TV, further underlining the increasingly global profile of Strade Bianche."

 

[Netserk]

Live TV info, as sent out by RCS. "6’eren" in Denmark must be a new addition, I guess?

part of discovery/max, aka kanal 6

last year they also showed the giro on kanal 5 in addition to eurosport 1 ( more people can watch kanal 4, 5 and 6 on their tv than eurosport 1 and 2 )

 

[Cycling111]

A lot of votes for Seixas in the poll. I still tend to think it will be Pidcock or Del Toro.

Yes, I think Pidcock is being underestimated.

 

[tobydawq]

100%. I have it on good authority that his calendar this year is built around all five monuments, the WC, and the Tour.

Yeah, I also heard this.

 

[tobydawq]

part of discovery/max, aka kanal 6

last year they also showed the giro on kanal 5 in addition to eurosport 1 ( more people can watch kanal 4, 5 and 6 on their tv than eurosport 1 and 2 )

I think they've been doing this for quite a lot of years now. Tirreno and Il Lombardia too.

 

[Cycling111]

Seixas is lined up at Strade Bianchi. Top 10 here could mean a possible run at Paris-Roubaix?

There is no correlation. Pidcock won this race and he's no good for Roubaix.

 

[Cookster15]

Glad its March and the big races are finally here. Hoping no serious crashes. Of course hard to bet against Pog who will be 100% motivated to set a standalone record for most wins at this race.

Hilarious OP btw - leaving out the obvious fav ..... a sign of the times. My $0.02:

Pog ***** (5 stars)
Del Toro *** (3 stars)
Pidders *** (3 stars)

Wildcards:
Seixas
Wout

As others have suggested, we are still finding out what Seixas is capable of. He is so young with no data to rely upon. Can he ride dirt?

I really have no clue about WvA's form but would be nice to see the old Wout back.

 

[AmRacer]

Glad its March and the big races are finally here. Hoping no serious crashes. Of course hard to bet against Pog who will be 100% motivated to set a standalone record for most wins at this race.

Hilarious OP btw - leaving out the obvious fav ..... a sign of the times. My $0.02:

Pog ***** (5 stars)
Del Toro *** (3 stars)
Pidders *** (3 stars)

Wildcards:
Seixas
Wout

As others have suggested, we are still finding out what Seixas is capable of. He is so young with no data to rely upon. Can he ride dirt?

I really have no clue about WvA's form but would be nice to see the old Wout back.

You want the younger Wout back,

 

[Old-school]

Glad its March and the big races are finally here. Hoping no serious crashes. Of course hard to bet against Pog who will be 100% motivated to set a standalone record for most wins at this race.

Hilarious OP btw - leaving out the obvious fav ..... a sign of the times. My $0.02:

Pog ***** (5 stars)
Del Toro *** (3 stars)
Pidders *** (3 stars)

Wildcards:
Seixas
Wout

As others have suggested, we are still finding out what Seixas is capable of. He is so young with no data to rely upon. Can he ride dirt?

I really have no clue about WvA's form but would be nice to see the old Wout back.

I remember Wout fighting with Bardet for the 3rd place in the last climb a few years ago , he had no more legs, both riders were destroyed by the harschness of this race.

 

[Cookster15]

You want the younger Wout back,

Why not, he is still only 31.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Hilarious OP btw - leaving out the obvious fav ..... a sign of the times. My $0.02:

IIRC @Netserk invented it last year.

 

[Netserk]

IIRC @Netserk invented it last year.

Best of the rest?

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Please also mention in the thread who else you think will finish on the podium.

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Who will finish 2nd (or be the great upset and unexpectedly win the race)?

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[Wyndbrook]

Poll say top four pretty much locked in, just the two to four order to be decided.

 

[Armchair Cyclist]

Hilarious OP btw - leaving out the obvious fav ..... a sign of the times.

No: it's set up as win or come second to Pogacar: very standard bookies procedure when there is a very hot favourite.

 

[Red Rick]

Best of the rest?

Who will finish highest in the Tour de France 2014 besides the two top favorites Contador and Froome?

forum.cyclingnews.com

Tour de France - 2023 Tour de France: Best of the Rest?

Who other than Vingegaard and Pogačar will finish highest in GC in this year's Tour de France?

forum.cyclingnews.com

Giro d'Italia - 2024 Giro d'Italia pre-race poll: Best of the Rest?

Please also mention in the thread who else you think will finish on the podium.

forum.cyclingnews.com

Strade Bianche 2025: Best of the Rest?

Who will finish 2nd (or be the great upset and unexpectedly win the race)?

forum.cyclingnews.com

Giro d'Italia - Il Giro d'Italia 2025: Best of the Rest? Pre-race poll.

forum.cyclingnews.com

The utter hilarity of Simon Yates with 0 votes.

 

[KoopaCycling]

I don't like supporting against someone, but it's my genuine hope Pogacar does not win Strade, San Remo and Roubaix this year. I think that would be good for cycling. alas... it will not be.

 

[SHAD0W93]

He should add the giro to his schedule as well

He’s throwing Vingegaard a bone before the domination starts.

 

[AmRacer]

I don't like supporting against someone, but it's my genuine hope Pogacar does not win Strade, San Remo and Roubaix this year. I think that would be good for cycling. alas... it will not be.

I hope he wins them, it would be great for cycling.

 

[Berniece]

Glad its March and the big races are finally here. Hoping no serious crashes. Of course hard to bet against Pog who will be 100% motivated to set a standalone record for most wins at this race.

Hilarious OP btw - leaving out the obvious fav ..... a sign of the times. My $0.02:

Pog ***** (5 stars)
Del Toro *** (3 stars)
Pidders *** (3 stars)

Wildcards:
Seixas
Wout

As others have suggested, we are still finding out what Seixas is capable of. He is so young with no data to rely upon. Can he ride dirt?

I really have no clue about WvA's form but would be nice to see the old Wout back.

Didn’t Seixas used to do CX?

 

[Oldman]

There is no correlation. Pidcock won this race and he's no good for Roubaix.

and a good quote to pass on to the young stars:

Niewiadoma-Phinney goes a step further, suggesting this kind of racing offers the opportunity to become a more complete athlete. "I feel like it's great for the young riders to realise that they need to work on skills other than only power output."

Again, it's not just about numbers.

 

[Cookster15]

Didn’t Seixas used to do CX?

Yes, you are right. I think he will have no problems on the dirt. Good catch. Another reason to keep an eye on this guy.

 

[Extinction]

I'm torn between del Toro and Seixas, but voted for del Toro only because of the level he showed at UAE Tour. Although I'm really curious to see what Seixas can do, while not forgetting Pidcock's potential.