Tirreno–Adriatico
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History | |
First edition | 1966 |
Editions | 59 (as of 2024) |
First winner | Dino Zandegù (ITA) |
Most wins | Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) (6 wins) |
Most recent | Jonas Vingegaard (DEN) |
Tirreno–Adriatico, nicknamed the "Race of the Two Seas", is an elite
First held in 1966, the race was held over three stages. Since 2002 it is held over seven stages. Except for the first edition, the last stage has always finished in San Benedetto del Tronto on the Adriatic Seaside.[1] Belgian Roger De Vlaeminck holds the record for most wins with six consecutive victories in the 1970s.[1][2][3] Italian Francesco Moser also finished six times on the podium and won the race twice.[4]
History
The Tirreno–Adriatico was created in 1966 by the Lazio-based cycling club Forze Sportive Romane.[5] As all the illustrious Italian cycling races were held in Northern Italy, the race was named "Tre Giorni del Sud" (English: Three days of the South). The first edition was a three-day race, starting on 11 March 1966 in Rome and finishing two days later in Pescara.[4] Dino Zandegù won the inaugural edition. In 1967 the second edition was run over five stages, won by Franco Bitossi.
In the 1970s the young race manifested itself as an ideal preparation race for the monument classic Milan–San Remo which was run one week later. Belgian classics specialist Roger De Vlaeminck monopolized the race with six consecutive wins. After De Vlaeminck's reign, the race was the scene of the rivalry between Italian cycling icons Giuseppe Saronni and Francesco Moser, each winning the event twice.[4]
From 1984 to 2001 the race grew to an event raced over six to eight stages and the location shifted more towards northern Central Italy. Swiss time trial specialist Tony Rominger and Danish rider Rolf Sørensen won the race twice in the 1990s.
Since 2002 the Tirreno–Adriatico is raced over seven stages, starting on Italy's western, Tyrrhenian seashore and finishing in
In recent years the race regularly includes mountain stages in the
The 2020 event was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10]
Route
In its early years Tirreno–Adriatico often started close to Rome and even
The route of the
Trophy and leader's jersey
Since 2010, the overall winner of Tirreno–Adriatico is presented with a large gilded
List of overall winners
Multiple winners
Wins | Rider | Editions |
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6 | Roger De Vlaeminck (BEL) | 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 |
2 | Giuseppe Saronni (ITA) | 1978, 1982 |
Francesco Moser (ITA) | 1980, 1981 | |
Rolf Sørensen (DEN) | 1987, 1992 | |
Tony Rominger (SUI) | 1989, 1990 | |
Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | 2012, 2013 | |
Nairo Quintana (COL) | 2015, 2017 | |
Primož Roglič (SLO) | 2019, 2023 | |
Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | 2021, 2022 |
Wins per country
Wins | Country |
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24 | Italy |
8 | Belgium |
5 | Switzerland |
4 | Slovenia Spain |
3 | Denmark Netherlands |
2 | Colombia |
1 | Australia Germany Great Britain Norway Poland Sweden |
References
- ^ ISBN 978-88-540-0635-5
- ^ "Tirreno–Adriatico Official Website – Palmares" Archived 2013-03-10 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 12 February 2013
- ^ (Italian) "Il Palmares di Eddy Merckx", MuseoCiclismo.it. Retrieved 12 February 2013
- ^ a b c d "L'albo d'oro: breve storia della Tirreno-Adriatico riassunta in sei campioni". maredelpiceno.it (in Italian). Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ Franco Recanatesi. Nasce la Tirreno-Adriatico trampolino per la Sanremo. p. 10.
- ^ "Tirreno-Adriatico 2011: Cadel Evans wins 'race of the two seas' following Fabian Cancellara's time trial victory". The Telegraph. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ Brown, Gregor. "Nibali wins Tirreno-Adriatico overall". Cycling Weekly. IPC Media Company. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ Wynn, Nigel. "Nairo Quintana wins 2015 Tirreno Adriatico". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ "Quintana seals Tirreno-Adriatico victory". Cycling News. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
- ^ "Milan - San Remo and Tirreno-Adriatico have been postponed - Cycling Weekly". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 6 March 2020.
- ^ a b Condé, Mikkel. "Tirreno-Adriatico Preview". cyclingtips.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ Hartigan, Susie. "Five ways to awesome: A Tirreno-Adriatico preview". podiumcafe.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
- ^ Lindsey, Joe; Yost, Whit. "Cycling's Best (and Weirdest) Prizes and Trophies". bicycling.com. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
External links
- Official website
- Tirreno–Adriatico palmares at Cycling Archives
- Stages 2014