Pogacar has set a record at Strade Bianch, and Chabbey has prevailed in the women's classic
Tadej Pogacar has been the first runner with four wins in the men's race, and Elise Chabbey has won a spectacular victory in the women's test.
The Slovenian cyclist Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) won his third consecutive victory (fourth in his palmaris) this Saturday in the Strade Bianche, a 203-kilometer test that began and ended in Siena, Italy.
The Slovenian has attacked on Mount Sante Marie, 79 kilometers from the finish line, and has only crossed the finish line in Piazza del Campo to win the fourth victory in Siena (2022, 2024, 2025 and 2026), and to undo thetie in the palmaris with the Swiss Fabian Cancellara (2008, 2012 and 2016).
Pogacarhas finished the tour with a time of 4 hours 45 minutes and 15 hours, tothe French Paul Seixas (Decathlon-CMA CGM) one minute and 1 minute and 09 seconds tohis Mexican teammate Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG).
Meanwhile, the La Strade Bianche Women's Elite 2026 has offered an intense and very tactical rivalry. After a 133-kilometer tour of the white roads of Tuscany, the Swiss Elise Chabbey (FDJ United ‑ Suez) has won the victory thanks to her brilliant final sprint atthe Piazza of the Siena Field .
Chabbey has outperformed Polish Kasia Niewiadoma (Canyon) and German Franziska Koch (FDJ United ‑ Suez) in the decisive meters. The race has been marked by strategic attacks and moments of uncertainty, and favorites have lost positions due to tactical failures in the final stages.
This victory is a very important victory for Chabbey, who has prevailed in one of themost famous classics of the Women's WorldTour .
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