Ellen van Dijk rides Strade Bianche on Koen de Kort's bike

SIENA ITALY AUGUST 01 Ellen Van Dijk of The Netherlands and Team TrekSegafredo Women Christine Majerus of Luxembourg and Boels Dolmans Cyclingteam Lisa Brennauer of Germany and Ceratizit WNT Pro Cycling Team Dust Public Fans during the Eroica 6th Strade Bianche 2020 Women Elite a 136km race from Siena to Siena Piazza del Campo StradeBianche on August 01 2020 in Siena Italy Photo by Luc ClaessenGetty Images
Ellen van Dijk leads the breakaway group at Strade Bianche on Koen de Kort's bike (Image credit: Getty Images)

Strade Bianche is challenging enough on your own bike, but Ellen van Dijk (Trek-Segafredo) was forced to do it on Koen de Kort’s after her's was stolen ahead of the race.

Van Dijk’s Emonda was one of six bikes taken from the Trek-Segafredo truck by thieves the night before the race. Her spare equipment was not an option for the gravel race and, instead, she ended up riding De Kort’s bike.

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