The 51st edition of the
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of the season, it is considered to be an important prep ...
cycling stage race
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was held from 9 to 15 March 2016. It was the third event of the
2016 UCI World Tour
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. Due to the cancellation of stage 5, the race was run over six stages, covering a total distance of .
Route
The route for the 2016 Tirreno–Adriatico was announced in December 2015 in
Camaiore
Camaiore is a city and ''comune'' of 32,513 inhabitants within the province of Lucca, Tuscany, central-western Italy. It stretches from the Apuan Alps to the east, to the plains and the coast of Versilia to the west.
History
Camaiore has Roman or ...
, where the race starts.
The first stage is a
team time trial on the coast. The second – and first road stage – finishes on a short climb, suiting
classics riders. The third and fourth stages have flat finishes, favouring
sprinters. The fifth stage is the
queen stage of the race: it features five categorised climbs, finishing with the ascent of
Monte San Vicino. The sixth stage again suits sprinters. The race finishes in
San Benedetto del Tronto
San Benedetto del Tronto is a city and ''comune'' in Marche, Italy. Part of an urban area with 100,000 inhabitants, it is one of the most densely populated areas along the Adriatic Sea coast. It is the most populated city in Province of Ascoli Pi ...
for the fiftieth consecutive year with a
individual time trial
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to decide the final standings.
Participating teams
As Tirreno–Adriatico is a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI Pro Teams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team into the race. Five other teams were given
wild cards
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to enter the race.
All teams sent the allowed number of riders, eight, totaling 184 riders.
Stages
Stage 1
9 March 2016 –
Lido di Camaiore
Camaiore is a city and ''comune'' of 32,513 inhabitants within the province of Lucca, Tuscany, central-western Italy. It stretches from the Apuan Alps to the east, to the plains and the coast of Versilia to the west.
History
Camaiore has Roman or ...
, (
TTT)
Stage 2
;10 March 2016 —
Camaiore
Camaiore is a city and ''comune'' of 32,513 inhabitants within the province of Lucca, Tuscany, central-western Italy. It stretches from the Apuan Alps to the east, to the plains and the coast of Versilia to the west.
History
Camaiore has Roman or ...
to
Pomarance
Pomarance is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Pisa in the Italian region Tuscany, located about southwest of Florence and about 60 km southeast of Pisa.
Pomarance borders the following municipalities: Casole d'Elsa, Castelnuov ...
,
Stage 3
;11 March 2016 —
Castelnuovo Val di Cecina to
Montalto di Castro
Montalto di Castro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Lazio, located about northwest of Rome and about west of Viterbo.
It is home to a large fossil fuel powered power plant managed by ENEL and the l ...
,
Stage 4
;12 March 2016 —
Montalto di Castro
Montalto di Castro is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Viterbo in the Italian region Lazio, located about northwest of Rome and about west of Viterbo.
It is home to a large fossil fuel powered power plant managed by ENEL and the l ...
to
Foligno,
Stage 5
;13 March 2016 —
Foligno to
Monte San Vicino,
Stage cancelled due to snow.
Stage 6
;14 March 2016 —
Castelraimondo
Castelraimondo is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southwest of Ancona and about southwest of Macerata.
Castelraimondo borders the following municipalities: Camerino, Fiuminata ...
to
Cepagatti,
Stage 7
;15 March 2016 —
San Benedetto del Tronto
San Benedetto del Tronto is a city and ''comune'' in Marche, Italy. Part of an urban area with 100,000 inhabitants, it is one of the most densely populated areas along the Adriatic Sea coast. It is the most populated city in Province of Ascoli Pi ...
,
Classification leadership table
Notes
References
External links
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