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SOPHIE HURCOM
DEPUTY EDITOR
WHY I LOVE…
STRADE BIANCHE
7 March | Italy | 1.UWT/WWT
When Piazzo del Campo came to be in medieval times, it was positioned at the joining of three roads in and out of Siena. The idea was for the square to be neutral ground. Rules were even put in place to ensure all buildings were homogenous. Today there’s only one road in and out that matters, when it comes to Strade Bianche: the climb of Via Santa Caterina to the finish. A road so steep its gradient zaps every last drop out of the riders right at the end of the
