STRADE BIANCHE BY LIMAR 5 CONTINENTS REPRESENTED

IN THE RACE BETWEEN TWO UNESCO HERITAGE CITIES Milan, March 5, 2014 – The new race route from San Gimignano to Siena (both cities are Unesco World Heritage Sites), will host the spectacle of the classic of the dirty roads to be staged next Saturday. Organized by RCS Sport/La Gazzetta dello Sport, the Strade Bianche by Limar features some 50km of dirt roads in its 197km route, which is divided into 10 segments with stretches of "5 stars" difficulty. Among the participants are world-class athletes, representing 29 countries (including Eritrea and Rwanda) and 5 continents. Included in the starting line-up are the winners of six of the seven most recent editions of the race: Moser 2013, Cancellara 2012 and 2008, Maxim Iglinskiy 2010, Thomas Lovkvist 2009 and Aleksandr Kolobnev 2007. There will also be an important representation of stage race champions with Cadel Evans, Bradley Wiggins, Rigoberto Uran, Samuel Sanchez, Alejandro Valverde, Nairo Quintana and Roman Kreuziger . The race also features some of the best young "promising future" athletes, such as Fabio Aru, Sonny Colbrelli, Diego Ulissi, Michal Kwiatkowski, Warren Barguil. The Race Headquarters (Race direction and press room) is located at Palazzo Sansedoni, Fondazione Monte dei Paschi di Siena head office (Banchi di Sotto, 34 in Siena). TEAMS 18 teams (8 riders each), 11 are UCI ProTeams and 7 are UCI Professional Continental Teams: 1. CANNONDALE (ITA) – Moreno Moser, Peter Sagan 2. ANDRONI GIOCATTOLI (ITA) – Franco Pelizzoti, Johnny Hogerland 3. ASTANA PRO TEAM (KAZ) – Maxim Iglinskiy, Fabio Aru 4. BARDIANI CSF (ITA) – Sonny Colbrelli, Marco Coledan

5. BMC RACING TEAM (USA) – Cadel Evans, Samuel Sanchez 6. COLOMBIA (COL) – Miguel Rubiano Chavez, Fabio Duarte 7. IAM CYCLING (SWI) – Thomas Lövkvist, Gustav Larsson 8. LAMPRE-MERIDA (ITA) – Filippo Pozzato, Diego Ulissi 9. MOVISTAR TEAM (ESP) – Alejandro Valverde, Nairo Quintana 10. MTN - QHUBEKA (RSA) – Linus Gerdemann, Daniel Teklehaimanot 11. OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP CYCLING TEAM (BEL) – Mark Cavendish, Michal

Kwiatkowski 12. TEAM GIANT-SHIMANO (NED) – Warren Barguil, Tom Stamsnijder 13. TEAM KATUSHA (RUS) – Alexandr Kolobnev, Luca Paolini 14. TEAM SKY (GBR) – Bradley Wiggins, Ian Stannard 15. TINKOFF-SAXO (RUS) – Daniele Bennati, Roman Kreuziger 16. TREK FACTORY RACING (USA) – Fabian Cancellara, Yaroslav Popovich 17. UNITEDHEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL CYCLING TEAM (USA) – Alessandro

Bazzana, Martijn Maaskant 18. YELLOW FLUO (ITA) – Mauro Finetto, Matteo Rabottini HALL OF FAME 2007 - Aleksandr Kolobnev (RUS) 2008 - Fabian Cancellara (SVI) 2009 - Thomas Lovkvist (SVE) 2010 - Maxim Iglinskiy (KAZ) 2011 - Philippe Gilbert (BEL) 2012 - Fabian Cancellara (SVI) 2013 - Moreno Moser (ITA) Info: SHIFT Active Media Matteo Cavazzuti RCS Sport cycling press office Ph. (+44) 01225 448333 Ph.: (+39) 348 5838779 E-mail: matteo.cavazzuti@shiftactivemedia.com Tw.: @Shiftactive - @MatCavazzuti

RCS Sport Stefano Diciatteo RCS Sport press office coordinator Ph.: (+39) 02 25848758 Mob.: (+39) 335 5468466 E-mail: Stefano.diciatteo@rcs.it Tw.: @rcssport - @stedicia