This year’s Tirreno-Adriatico race has attracted some of the best stage racers, classics riders and sprinters, with the testing seven stages between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic seas set to produce a week of entertaining racing.
Organisers, RCS Sport has managed to transform Tirreno-Adriatico from a preparation for Milan-San Remo to a tough stage race that Grand Tour riders are keen to add to their palmares. Last year, Nairo Quintana (Movistar) showed his intentions for the season by winning in the snow on Terminillo and taking home the trident shaped winner’s trophy.
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The 50th edition of Tirreno-Adriatico starts on Tuesday March 8 with a 22km team time trial on the coast between Lido di Camaiore and Forte dei Marmi. Palo Bettini has designed stage to Pomerance and then the decisive stages head into the Apennines with the key mountain stage finishing atop Monte san Vicino on Sunday, March 13.
This year the battle for overall victory looks set to be between Vincenzo Nibali (Astana), Quintana’s teammate Alejandro Valverde and the USA’s Tejay van Garderen (BMC). All three have shown some sold early-season form.
Nibali won the recent Tour of Oman and won Tirreno-Adriatico in 2012 and 2013. He is targeting the Giro d’Italia and will no doubt want to send out a signal to his rivals. Valverde is also riding the Giro d’Italia but will first contest a series of spring Classics. It will be interesting to see how he performs in Italy over consecutive stages.
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