Sharked, not touched. 213 kilometers, with 16 passages on gravel slopes. The “Strade Bianche” is one of the wildest classic bike next to Paris-Roubaix. Felix Großschartner is the only Austrian in the Startersveld on Saturday, he drives for top favorite and last year’s winner Tadej Pogacar in the UAE Express. What the professional likes – and what everyone fears.
“The climbs are not long, but steep. And you can’t get up because otherwise the rear wheel will rot. It looks much easier on television, “says Großschartner. In fact, it looks wild on TV when 175 starters got on the Grindweg and – good weather yielded – tons of fabric swirls. “If you are in front, it’s pretty good,” laughs Großschaftner, “It is really dusting in the middle. And you can hardly avoid if someone makes a mistake.
Source: Krone
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