The 2020 Tirreno–Adriatico was a

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that was originally scheduled to take place between 11 and 17 March 2020 in Italy. On 6 March 2020, it was postponed due to COVID-19 concerns in Italy and rescheduled to 7 to 14 September. It was the 55th edition of

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 ...

and part of the

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Teams

All nineteen

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s and six wildcard

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s made up the twenty-four teams that participated in the race. Each team entered seven riders, making up a starting peloton of 175 riders. Of these riders, 152 finished the race. UCI WorldTeams * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * UCI ProTeams * * * * * *

Route

Stages

Stage 1

;7 September 2020 —

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to Lido di Camaiore,

Stage 2

;8 September 2020 — Camaiore to Follonica,

Stage 3

;9 September 2020 — Follonica to

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Stage 4

;10 September 2020 —

Terni Terni ( ; ; ) is a city in the southern portion of the region of Umbria, in Central Italy. It is near the border with Lazio. The city is the capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera (Tiber), River Nera. It is northeast ...

Cascia Cascia () is a town and ''comune'' (municipality) of the Italian province of Perugia in a rather remote area of the mountainous southeastern corner of Umbria. It is about 21 km from Norcia on the road to Rieti in the Lazio (63 km). It is ...

Stage 5

11 September 2020 —

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to Sassotetto,

Stage 6

;12 September 2020 —

Castelfidardo Castelfidardo ( Marchigiano: ''Castello'') is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Ancona, in the Marche region of central-eastern Italy. It is remembered for a Piedmontese victory over an army composed of foreign volunteers defending the ...

Senigallia Senigallia (or Sinigaglia in Old Italian; ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) and port town on Italy's Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coast. It is situated in the province of Ancona, in the Italian region of Marche, and lies approximately 30 kilometres nor ...

Stage 7

;13 September 2020 — Pieve Torina to Loreto,

Stage 8

;14 September 2020 —

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 ...

to San Benedetto del Tronto, ,

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(ITT)

Classification leadership table

Final classification standings

General classification

Points classification

Mountains classification

Young rider classification

Teams classification

References

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