The 2023 Strade Bianche Donne was an Italian road cycling one-day race that took place on 4 March 2023. It was the ninth edition of Strade Bianche Donne and the fifth event of the 2023 UCI Women's World Tour.
The race was won by Dutch rider Demi Vollering, who outsprinted her SD Worx teammate Lotte Kopecky in Siena.
Route The race starts and finishes in Siena, Italy. The route was identical to that of the previous years, containing 30 km of 'strade bianche gravel roads spread over eight sectors, for a total distance of 136 km. The final kilometre in Siena to the finish line in the Piazza del Campo has a maximum gradient of 16%.
+ Sectors of Name Distance from Length() Category Description Start() Finish() 1 Vidritta 17.6 118.4 2.1 Perfectly straight and slightly downhill 2 Bagnaia 25 111.0 5.8 Short descent followed by a long climb with sections of over 10% gradient 3 Radi 36.9 99.1 4.4 A classic gravel section 4 La piana 47.6 88.4 5.5 No significant gradient 5 San Martino in Grania 67.5 68.5 9.5 A long sector with continuous ups and downs to start with, and ends with a twisting climb 6 Monteaperti 111.3 24.7 0.8 Short, but features a double-digit gradient ramp 7 Colle Pinzuto 116.6 19.4 2.4 The climb toward Colle Pinzuto, with gradients of up to 15% 8 Le Tolfe 123.6 12.4 1.1 A sequence of demanding descents followed by a very punchy climb with a maximum gradient of 18%
Teams Fourteen UCI Women's WorldTeams and eleven UCI Women's Continental Teams make up the twenty-five teams that will compete in the race.UCI Women's WorldTeams
UCI Women's Continental Teams'
GB Junior Team Piemonte Pedale Castanese A.S.D.
Result Dutch rider Demi Vollering outsprinted her SD Worx teammate Lotte Kopecky at the finish in Siena to win the race. 3rd place rider Kristen Faulkner of Team Jayco–AlUla was later disqualified for wearing a continuous blood glucose monitor - despite the monitor not being used during the race. Amanda Spratt of Trek–Segafredo retained the leaders jersey of the UCI Women's World Tour.
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