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The non-participation of last year's top finishers meant that Pippo Pozzato (Katusha) and Daniele Bennati (Liquigas) would carry the expectations of local fans on the 190km course that included eight sections of unpaved white gravel road, known as strade bianche that added up to nearly 58km of dust inhalation for anyone riding further back than third wheel.

PezCyclingNews.com 2009

Held over the narrow roads in the heart of Tuscany’s wine country, the race’s calling card are the famous white gravel roads called strade bianche.

Euro Racing this Weekend: White Roads and a Race to the Sun 2011

Le strade dell'Urbe sono sporche, e specialmente c'è un ricchissimo business delle Truffe!

Global Voices in English » Japan: Reactions to the Japanese tourist rip-off in Italy 2009

The Giro will open with a 22km team time trial before heading south with a rumored return to the strade bianchi across Tuscany that made for a spectacular day of racing this year, with world champion Cadel Evans taking the win.

Giro d’Italia 2011: It could be spectacular 2010

The bike is tuned, the beard is gone and Ryder Hesjedal is ready to hit the strade bianche ... and then dash to Paris | Andrew Hood photo

Ryder Hesjedal talks about the special ‘white roads’ of Eroica 2011

Evans won on the strade bianche on stage 7 of the 2010 Giro

Evans to debut at Friuli before Strade Bianche 2011

The Giro d'Italia witnessed an epic weekend, with yesterday's stage over the strade bianche? white dirt roads? producing thrilling racing.

Mark Cavendish grabs third win of the season in California 2010

The Giro d'Italia witnessed an epic weekend, with yesterday's stage over the strade bianche? white dirt roads? producing thrilling racing.

Ben Swift wins stage and helps Team Sky triumph in Tour de Picardie 2010

A proposito di lavoro, la settimana scorsa ho anche vissuto il mio primo 'snow day', o meglio 'snow morning' - in pratica poiche' aveva nevicato tutta la notte al mattino si arriva a lavoro piu tardi del solito per avere il tempo di sgomberare le strade, ridurre il ghiaccio, etc -molto bello!

Riding the wave. Or something like that. Ra 2009

A proposito di lavoro, la settimana scorsa ho anche vissuto il mio primo 'snow day', o meglio 'snow morning' - in pratica poiche' aveva nevicato tutta la notte al mattino si arriva a lavoro piu tardi del solito per avere il tempo di sgomberare le strade, ridurre il ghiaccio, etc -molto bello!

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