Stybar and Brambilla praise Cancellara despite defeat at Strade Bianche

Zdenek Stybar and Gianluca Brambilla stood either side of Fabian Cancellara on the Strade Bianche podium in Siena as he celebrated his third victory. They had secured yet another result for Etixx-Quickstep but were left wondering how they had failed to win after a show of aggressive riding and numerical superiority.

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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.