The 2009
Tirreno–Adriatico
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite road bicycle racing, road cycling stage race in Italy, run between the Tyrrhenian Sea, Tyrrhenian and Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coasts. Traditionally held in the early part of th ...
, the 44th running of the
race, started on 11 March and finished on 17 March. The race started in
Cecina
Cecina may refer to
* Cecina (river), a river in Tuscany, Italy
* Cecina (meat), a Spanish and Mexican culinary specialty made of beef
* ''Cecina'' (gastropod), a genus of freshwater snails in the family Pomatiopsidae
* Cecina, Tuscany, Italy
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and ended 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 P ...
. The race was the third event in the inaugural
UCI World Ranking
The UCI men's road racing world rankings are a points system used to rank men's road cycling riders. Points are awarded based on results in UCI sanctioned races, with points varying widely based on the importance and prestige of the race. The ...
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Teams
Twenty-five teams, containing a total of 200 riders, participated in the race:
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Route
Stages
Stage 1
;11 March 2009 —
Cecina
Cecina may refer to
* Cecina (river), a river in Tuscany, Italy
* Cecina (meat), a Spanish and Mexican culinary specialty made of beef
* ''Cecina'' (gastropod), a genus of freshwater snails in the family Pomatiopsidae
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to
Capannori
Capannori () is an Italian town and ''comune'' in the province of Lucca, in northern Tuscany.
History
The 40 hamlets of Capannori are located on the lands that once corresponded to the eastern territories of the Republic of Lucca. Most of those ...
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Stage 2
;12 March 2009 —
Volterra
Volterra (; Latin: ''Volaterrae'') is a walled mountaintop town in the Tuscany region of Italy. Its history dates from before the 8th century BC and it has substantial structures from the Etruscan, Roman, and Medieval periods.
History
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Marina di Carrara,
Stage 3
;13 March 2009 —
Fucecchio
Fucecchio () is a town and (municipality) of the Metropolitan City of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany. The main economical resources of the city are the leather industries, shoes industry and other manufacturing activities, although in ...
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Santa Croce sull'Arno
Santa Croce sull'Arno is an Italian town in the province of Pisa, Tuscany
Tuscany ( ; ) is a Regions of Italy, region in central Italy with an area of about and a population of 3,660,834 inhabitants as of 2025. The capital city is Florence ...
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Stage 4
;14 March 2009 —
Foligno
Foligno (; Central Italian, Southern Umbrian: ''Fuligno'') is an ancient town of Italy in the province of Perugia in east central Umbria, on the Topino river where it leaves the Apennine Mountains, Apennines and enters the wide plain of the Clit ...
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Montelupone
Montelupone is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about south of Ancona and about northeast of Macerata.
Montelupone borders the following municipalities: Macerata, Montecosaro, Morroval ...
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Stage 5
;15 March 2009 —
Loreto to
Macerata
Macerata () is a city and ''comune'' in central Italy, the county seat of the province of Macerata in the Marche region. It has a population of about 41,564.
History
The historical city centre is on a hill between the Chienti and Potenza (ri ...
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ITT
ITT may refer to:
Communication
*Tank phone, Infantry-Tank Telephone, a device allowing infantrymen to speak to the occupants of armoured vehicles.
Mathematics
*Intuitionistic type theory, other name of Martin-Löf Type Theory
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Stage 6
;16 March 2009 —
Civitanova Marche
Civitanova Marche () is a (municipality) in the Province of Macerata in the Italian region Marche, located about southeast of Ancona and about east of Macerata.
Geography
Civitanova Marche borders the municipalities: Montecosaro, Porto San ...
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Camerino
Camerino is a town in the province of Macerata, Marche, central-eastern Italy. It is located in the Apennines bordering Umbria, between the valleys of the rivers Potenza and Chienti, about from Ancona.
Camerino is home to the University of Ca ...
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Stage 7
;17 March 2009 —
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 P ...
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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 P ...
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Final standings
General classification
The general classification (or the GC) in road bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for riders in multi-stage races. Each stage will have a stage winner, but the overall winner in the GC is the rider who has the fastest cumulati ...
Points classification
Mountains classification
Youth Classification
Jersey progress
Withdrawals
References
Further reading
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