Errant horse interrupts the racing at women’s Strade Bianche

Demi Vollering accompanied by the animal on her way to victory

Horse
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The women’s Strade Bianche was disrupted by an errant horse that found itself on the road ahead of the race leader. 

The animal was seen galloping along the Colle Pinzuto gravel sector during the race, causing surprise and alarm among the riders. 

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Stephen Puddicombe is a freelance journalist for Cycling Weekly, who regularly contributes to our World Tour racing coverage with race reports, news stories, interviews and features. Outside of cycling, he also enjoys writing about film and TV - but you won't find much of that content embedded into his CW articles.