UCI Womens World Tour 2026 7 2026-03-21 2026-03-21 The second modern edition of the women's "Classicissima" took the peloton on a 156km journey from Genoa to the iconic Via Roma in San Remo. The primary challenge for the Women's WorldTour field was the legendary double act of the Cipressa and the Poggio, which serve as the final judges of the spring's first Monument. For the pure sprinters like defending champion Lorena Wiebes, the objective was to survive the punchy Italian climbs, while the tactical priority for aggressors like Puck Pieterse was to shatter the group before the high-speed descent into the city center. Strategically, the race was defined by the tension between the "fast finishers" and the "attackers." The objective for Team SD Worx-Protime was to play a dual card with both Wiebes and World Champion Lotte Kopecky, while other teams looked to exploit the technical descent of the Cipressa—which had already seen late withdrawals from favorites like Marianne Vos and Elisa Longo Borghini. With the sun shining over the Ligurian coast, the goal for the leaders was to reach the foot of the Poggio with enough energy to respond to the inevitable explosions of speed that define this race. 2435387