The 51st edition of the

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 ...

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was held from 9 to 15 March 2016. It was the third event of the

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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

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, where the race starts. The first stage is a

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on the coast. The second – and first road stage – finishes on a short climb, suiting

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riders. The third and fourth stages have flat finishes, favouring sprinters. The fifth stage is the

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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

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for the fiftieth consecutive year with a

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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

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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 –

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, ( TTT)

Stage 2

;10 March 2016 —

to Pomarance,

Stage 3

;11 March 2016 — Castelnuovo Val di Cecina to

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Stage 4

;12 March 2016 —

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Stage 5

;13 March 2016 —

to Monte San Vicino, Stage cancelled due to snow.

Stage 6

;14 March 2016 —

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Stage 7

;15 March 2016 —

Classification leadership table

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2016 Tirreno-Adriatico Tirreno–Adriatico Tirreno-Adriatico 2016 in Italian sport