04 Mar 2017
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Michal Kwiatkowski
A beautiful race, won beautifully by Michal Kwiatkowski. Recap the team's first Strade Bianche victory below.
All photos TDWSport: We were presented to the Italian crowd before the start
The weather forecast didn't look too good... and nor did the clouds
Rain started to fall as the race blew apart
A classic Strade Bianche shot
Michal Kwiatkowski was right in the mix and he drove a number of attacks
The conditions were anything but easy
Kwiato had the power to respond to several attacks
With 14km to go he hit out on a solo mission. Could he stay away?
He built a 30 second advantage on the final gravelled sector
And he stayed away to take a famous victory in Siena's Piazza del Campo
Greg van Avermaet and Tim Wellens claimed second and third
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