Action from the mountaintop finish at Prati di Tivo (14.5 km at 7.1%) during Stage 5 on Sunday. Chris Horner, Roman Kreuziger and Vincenzo Nibali... that's the order of appearance in this photo and that's the general classification after St 5.
and now complete...

Big Photos from all 2012 stages
Photos from previous years:

Big Photos from 2011 — sirotti/rcs

Big Photos from 2010 — sirotti/rcs

Big Photos from 2009 — sirotti/rcs

Wednesday, March 7

16.9 km

San Vincenzo → Donoratico

Thursday, March 8

230 km

San Vincenzo → Indicatore

Friday, March 9

178 km

Indicatore → Terni

Saturday, March 10

252 km

Amelia → Chieti

Sunday, March 11

196 km

Martinsicuro → Prati di Tivo

Monday, March 12

181 km

Offida → Offida

Tuesday, March 13

9.3 km

San Benedetto del Tronto

Total Distance

1063 km

2012 Tirreno-Adriatico Teams

Team Rosters and ~~Withdrawals~~

Group riders by: or

BMC RACING (BMC)
(USA)

1	EVANS Cadel	AUS
2	GILBERT Philippe	BEL
3	BALLAN Alessandro	ITA
4	HINCAPIE George	USA
5	PINOTTI Marco	ITA
6	QUINZIATO Manuel	ITA
7	SCHÄR Michael	SUI
8	VAN AVERMAET Greg	BEL

ACQUA & SAPONE (ASA)
(ITA)

11	GARZELLI Stefano	ITA
12	BETANCUR GOMEZ Carlos Alberto	COL
13	CODOL Massimo	ITA
14	DI LUCA Danilo	ITA
15	GINANNI Francesco	ITA
16	MIHOLJEVIC Vladimir	CRO
17	NAPOLITANO Danilo	ITA
18	TABORRE Fabio	ITA

AG2R LA MONDIALE (ALM)
(FRA)

21	NOCENTINI Rinaldo	ITA
22	BELLETTI Manuel	ITA
23	HOUANARD Steve	FRA
24	GODDAERT Kristof	BEL
25	HINAULT Sébastien	FRA
26	RIBLON Christophe	FRA
27	MONDORY Lloyd	FRA
28	MONTAGUTI Matteo	ITA

ASTANA (AST)
(KAZ)

31	KREUZIGER Roman	CZE
32	KESSIAKOFF Fredrik Carl Wilhelm	SWE
33	BOZIC Borut	SLO
34	GASPAROTTO Enrico	ITA
35	IGLINSKIY Maxim	KAZ
36	MURAVYEV Dmitriy	KAZ
37	PONZI Simone	ITA
38	TIRALONGO Paolo	ITA

COLNAGO - CSF INOX (COG)
(IRL)

41	MODOLO Sacha	ITA
42	POZZOVIVO Domenico	ITA
43	BATTAGLIN Enrico	ITA
44	PIRAZZI Stefano	ITA
45	PAGANI Angelo	ITA
46	COLEDAN Marco	ITA
47	SAVINI Filippo	ITA
48	BRAMBILLA Gianluca	ITA

COLOMBIA - COLDEPORTES (COL)
(COL)

51	DUARTE AREVALO Fabio Andres	COL
52	ATAPUMA HURTADO Darwin	COL
53	CHALAPUD GOMEZ Robinson Eduardo	COL
54	CHAVEZ RUBIO Johan Esteban	COL
55	MARENTES TORRES Wilson Alexander	COL
56	PANTANO Jarlinson	COL
57	LAVERDE JIMENEZ Luis Felipe	COL
58	PENA GRISALES Victor Hugo	COL

EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI (EUS)
(ESP)

61	VERDUGO MARCOTEGUI Gorka	ESP
62	IZAGUIRRE INSAUSTI Jon	ESP
63	LANDA MEANA Mikel	ESP
64	URTASUN PEREZ Pablo	ESP
65	MARTINEZ DE ESTEBAN Egoi	ESP
66	PEREZ MORENO Ruben	ESP
67	OROZ UGALDE Juan Jose	ESP
68	TXURRUKA Amets	ESP

FARNESE VINI - SELLE ITALIA (FAR)
(GBR)

71	POZZATO Filippo	ITA
72	GATTO Oscar	ITA
73	FAILLI Francesco	ITA
74	CACCIA Diego	ITA
75	MAZZANTI Luca	ITA
76	HULSMANS Kevin	BEL
77	FAVILLI Elia	ITA
78	ASCANI Luca	ITA

FDJ-BIG MAT (FDJ)
(FRA)

81	GERARD Arnaud	FRA
82	ROUX Anthony	FRA
83	PINOT Thibaut	FRA
84	RASCH Gabriel	NOR
85	ROLLIN Dominique	CAN
86	VAUGRENARD Benoît	FRA
87	VICHOT Arthur	FRA
88	BONNET William	FRA

GARMIN-BARRACUDA (GRM)
(USA)

91	FARRAR Tyler	USA
92	MILLAR David	GBR
93	NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas	LTU
94	HUNTER Robert	RSA
95	RASMUSSEN Alex	DEN
96	TALANSKY Andrew	USA
97	VAN SUMMEREN Johan	BEL
98	WEGMANN Fabian	GER

GREENEDGE (GEC)
(AUS)

101	GOSS Matthew Harley	AUS
102	O'GRADY Stuart	AUS
103	LANGEVELD Sebastian	NED
104	MOURIS Jens	NED
105	COOKE Baden	AUS
106	VAITKUS Tomas	LTU
107	TUFT Svein	CAN
108	MEYER Cameron	AUS

KATUSHA (KAT)
(RUS)

111	RODRIGUEZ OLIVER Joaquin	ESP
112	FREIRE GOMEZ Oscar	ESP
113	BRUTT Pavel	RUS
114	IGNATYEV Mikhail	RUS
115	GUSEV Vladimir	RUS
116	MORENO FERNANDEZ Daniel	ESP
117	HORRACH RIPPOLL Juan	ESP
118	PAOLINI Luca	ITA

LAMPRE - ISD (LAM)
(ITA)

121	SCARPONI Michele	ITA
122	PETACCHI Alessandro	ITA
123	VIGANO Davide	ITA
124	HONDO Danilo	GER
125	MALORI Adriano	ITA
126	NIEMIEC Przemyslaw	POL
127	SPEZIALETTI Alessandro	ITA
128	STORTONI Simone	ITA

LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE (LIQ)
(ITA)

131	NIBALI Vincenzo	ITA
132	SAGAN Peter	SVK
133	AGNOLI Valerio	ITA
134	CANUTI Federico	ITA
135	BODNAR Maciej	POL
136	DA DALTO Mauro	ITA
137	KOREN Kristijan	SLO
138	OSS Daniel	ITA

LOTTO BELISOL (LTB)
(BEL)

141	GREIPEL André	GER
142	DEBUSSCHERE Jens	BEL
143	DOCKX Gert	BEL
144	REYNES MIMO Vicente	ESP
145	VAN DE WALLE Jurgen	BEL
146	SIEBERG Marcel	GER
147	VANENDERT Jelle	BEL
148	WILLEMS Frederik	BEL

MOVISTAR (MOV)
(ESP)

151	VISCONTI Giovanni	ITA
152	LASTRAS GARCIA Pablo	ESP
153	AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA Andrey	CRC
154	FARIA DA COSTA Rui Alberto	POR
155	HERRADA LOPEZ José	ESP
156	INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA Benat	ESP
157	VENTOSO ALBERDI Francisco José	ESP
158	SAMOILAU Branislau	BLR

OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP (OPQ)
(BEL)

161	CATALDO Dario	ITA
162	CIOLEK Gerald	GER
163	GRABSCH Bert	GER
164	PINEAU Jérôme	FRA
165	STEEGMANS Gert	BEL
166	TERPSTRA Niki	NED
167	PAUWELS Serge	BEL
168	VELITS Peter	SVK

RABOBANK (RAB)
(NED)

171	KRUIJSWIJK Steven	NED
172	BOOM Lars	NED
173	BRESCHEL Matti	DEN
174	GARATE Juan Manuel	ESP
175	MARTENS Paul	GER
176	MATTHEWS Michael	AUS
177	TANKINK Bram	NED
178	TJALLINGII Maarten	NED

RADIOSHACK-NISSAN (RNT)
(LUX)

181	CANCELLARA Fabian	SUI
182	BENNATI Daniele	ITA
183	GALLOPIN Tony	FRA
184	HORNER Christopher	USA
185	RAST Grégory	SUI
186	NIZZOLO Giacomo	ITA
187	POPOVYCH Yaroslav	UKR
188	ROULSTON Hayden	NZL

SKY PROCYCLING (SKY)
(GBR)

191	CAVENDISH Mark	GBR
192	BOASSON HAGEN Edvald	NOR
193	EISEL Bernhard	AUT
194	HUNT Jeremy	GBR
195	HAYMAN Mathew	AUS
196	LÖVKVIST Thomas	SWE
197	STANNARD Ian	GBR
198	SUTTON Christopher	AUS

SAXO BANK (SAX)
(DEN)

201	TANNER David	AUS
202	MAJKA Rafal	POL
203	CHRISTENSEN Mads	DEN
204	BOARO Manuele	ITA
205	SÖRENSEN Nicki	DEN
206	PAULINHO Sergio Miguel Moreira	POR
207	PIRES Bruno	POR
208	TOSATTO Matteo	ITA

VACANSOLEIL-DCM (VCD)
(NED)

211	HOOGERLAND Johnny	NED
212	VAN HUMMEL Kenny Robert	NED
213	CARRARA Matteo	ITA
214	DEVOLDER Stijn	BEL
215	LIGTHART Pim	NED
216	POELS Wouter	NED
217	SELVAGGI Mirko	ITA
218	MARCATO Marco	ITA

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News and Updates for Tirreno-Adriatico 2012

March 7 update:
Overlapping with Tirreno-Adriatico through Sunday March 11th is Paris-Nice: live video, results, photos and video everyday

Stage 7 Results
1  CANCELLARA, Fabian (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)   10:36
2  BENNATI, Daniele (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)     + 0:12
3  MEYER Cameron (GREENEDGE)                + 0:16
4  TUFT, Svein (GREENEDGE)                  
5  BOARO Manuele (SAXO BANK)                
6  ROULSTON, Hayden (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)     + 0:17
7  STANNARD, Ian (SKY PROCYCLING)           + 0:18
8  VELITS, Peter (OMEGA PHARMA-QUICKSTEP)   + 0:20
9  NIBALI, Vincenzo (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)   
10 PINOTTI, Marco (BMC RACING)              + 0:21

Final General Classification
1  NIBALI, Vincenzo (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)    29:38:08
2  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)     + 0:14
3  KREUZIGER, Roman (ASTANA)                   + 0:26
4  NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE)       + 0:53
5  HOOGERLAND, Johnny (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)        + 1:00
6  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)         + 1:16
7  SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE - ISD)          
8  POELS, Wouter (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)             + 1:25
9  RIBLON, Christophe (AG2R LA MONDIALE)       + 1:31
10 MEYER, Cameron (GREENEDGE)                  + 1:33

Full/Official Stage 7 Results and Final General Classification — gazzetta

Nibali triumphs at Tirreno-Adriatico (full results) — cyclingnews

Cancellara wins Tirreno TT; Nibali tops Horner in final overall — velonews

Nibali turns focus to Tour de France bid — velonews

Nibali snatches last-gasp Tirreno-Adriatico victory in San Benedetto time trial — velonation

Nibali snoept Horner nog eindzege Tirreno af — sporza.be

No regrets for Horner after second place at Tirreno — velonews

Nibali conquista la Tirreno E adesso marcia su Sanremo — gazzetta.it

Meyer finishes strongly in Italy; Evans comments on 32nd overall — sbs.au

12 Big Photos from Stage 7 ITT (more photos added) — sirotti/rcs
Last Km of Stage 7, Chris Horner finishing (1:31 Italian) — gazzetta
Fabian Cancellara's Stage 7 TT ride and podium (01:44 English) — universalsports
Vincenzo Nibali's Stage 7 TT ride and podium (02:24 English) — universalsports
Chris Horner's Stage 7 TT ride and podium (02:38 English) — universalsports
Post-Stage 7. Nibali: Che impresa! (1:11 Italian) — gazzetta
Post-Stage 7. Cancellara e Kreuziger dopo la crono (1:19 Italian) — gazzetta

Chris Horner: ‘Tactically I think we rode a brilliant race’ (02:16 English) — velonews
Post-Stage 7. Bennati: Crono di Londra? Potrei pensarci (2:05 Italian) — gazzetta
Cameron Meyer Post-Stage 7 (02:16 English) — greenedge
Brief Stage 7 Highlights (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport

Stage 7 preview: San Benedetto del Tronto, 9.3 km (TT)

March 12 update: This is about the easiest time trial course you'll could ever ask for; it's basically a flat, out and back 9.3 km course on the San Benedetto del Tronto shoreline. Other than the first km and the turn around, this course is literally straightforward. It's all about pure power so surely Fabian Cancellara will win it, but the GC is where the real battle will be fought.

After six stages, the podium for this year's the race is decided and the now time trial will settle the order. Only six seconds separate the top three riders: Chris Horner (RadioShack-Nissan), Roman Kreuziger (Astana) and Vincenzo Nibali (Liquigas-Cannondale) so there should be a thrilling conclusion to Tirreno-Adriatico 2012. See the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). — Steve
Stage 7 Start Order and Times (CET - subtract 5 hrs for EDT/ 8 hrs for PDT) — gazzetta
Horner on the verge of Tirreno-Adriatico victory — cyclingnews
Horner, Kreuziger and Nibali weigh in on three-way race of truth for Tirreno-Adriatico title — velonews

Stage 7 start time: Tuesday 13:15 CET (12:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
Earliest live video: 14:40 CET (1:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:10 CET (3:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy

Stage 6 results: Joaquim Rodríguez attacks and holds on with one km to go; Vincenzo Nibali takes second and gains six bonus seconds

18 Big Photos from Stage 6 — sirotti/rcs

Stage 6 Results
1  RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA)       4:38:27
2  NIBALI, Vincenzo (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)    
3  DI LUCA, Danilo (ACQUA & SAPONE)          
4  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)   
5  NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE)     
6  POELS, Wouter (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)           

General Classification after Stage 6
1  HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)   29:27:06
2  KREUZIGER, Roman (ASTANA)                   + 0:05
3  NIBALI, Vincenzo (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)      + 0:06
4  NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE)       + 0:45
5  SCARPONI, Michele (LAMPRE - ISD)            + 0:47
6  HOOGERLAND, Johnny (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)        + 0:48

Full/Official Stage 6 Results and General Classification — gazzetta

Rodriguez attacks to take penultimate stage victory — cyclingnews

Rodriguez batte Nibali e Di Luca Si decide tutto nella crono finale — gazzetta.it

Taaie Rodriguez triomfeert in Tirreno — sporza.be

Joachim Rodriguez escapes to Tirreno-Adriatico stage six win — velonation

Rodriguez attacks for Tirreno win; Horner defends overall lead — velonews

Danilo Di Luca muses on near miss in Tirreno-Adriatico stage six — velonation
Last 10 Km of Stage 6 (15:49 Italian) — gazzetta

18 Big Photos from Stage 6 — sirotti/rcs
Last Km of Stage 6 (2:12 Italian) — gazzetta
Stage 6 Highlights (1:37 Italian) — gazzetta
Stage 6 Winners Interview (2:32 Italian) — gazzetta
Post-Stage 6 Interview with Chris Horner (2:51 English) — gazzetta
Stage 6 Highlights (04:21 English) — universalsports
Last 10 Kms of Stage 6 (16:40 English) — eurosport

Stage 6 preview: Offida → Offida, 181 km (lumpy)

March 12 update: A lumpy circuit race in and around Offida. As you can see from the finish profile to the left, there is a 7% section for 2 km just 4 km from the finish which will make the end of the stage interesting. This looks like a good finish for a sprinter like Oscar Freire (Katusha), who can get over this sort of course. Bonus seconds on the course could impact the general classification. See the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). — Steve

Gilbert, Boasson Hagen and Goss out of Tirreno-Adriatico — cyclingnews

Start line photos — cyclingnews
Scarponi ci proverà fino all'ultimo5 (1:37 Italian) — gazzetta

Stage 6 start time: Monday 11:35 CET (10:35:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Offida, Italy
Earliest live video: 14:50 CET (1:50:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:13 CET (3:13:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Offida, Italy

Stage 5 results: Vincenzo Nibali gains on the GC contenders with a win on Prati di Tivo

24 Big Photos from Stage 4 — sirotti/rcs

Stage 5 results
1. Vincenzo Nibali   Liquigas - Cannondale   05:46:33
2. Roman Kreuziger   Astana Pro Team          + 00:16
3. Chris Horner   RadioShack - Nissan   
4. Johnny Hoogerland   Vacansoleil - DCM      + 00:18
5. Michele Scarponi   Lampre - ISD   zt.
6. Domenico Pozzovivo   Colnago CSF Bardiani

General Classification after Stage 5
1. Chris Horner   RadioShack - Nissan        24:48:39
2. Roman Kreuziger   Astana Pro Team          + 00:05
3. Vincenzo Nibali   Liquigas - Cannondale    + 00:12
4. Rinaldo Nocentini   Ag2R - La Mondiale     + 00:45
5. Michele Scarponi   Lampre - ISD            + 00:47
6. Johnny Hoogerland   Vacansoleil - DCM      + 00:48

Full/Official Stage 5 Results and General Classification — gazzetta

Nibali wins atop Prati di Tivo — cyclingnews

Nibali wint koninginnenrit in Tirreno-Adriatico — sporza.be

Tirreno, impresa di Nibali Lo Squalo domina le aquile — gazzetta.it

Horner: Tricky tactical day for Tirreno defense — velonews

Horner calculates to hold Tirreno-Adriatico lead — velonation

Evans’ Tirreno defence unravels after Australian is delayed — velonation
Last Km of Stage 5 (2:54 Italian) — gazzetta
Stage 5 Highlights (1:58 Italian) — gazzetta
Last Minute of Stage 5 (01:00 Ambient Noise, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last 5 Km of Stage 5 (14:48 Italian) — rai
Last 5 Kms of Stage 5 (14:07 English) — eurosport

24 Big Photos from Stage 5 — sirotti/rcs
Stage 5 Highlights (04:03 English) — universalsports

Stage 5 preview: Martinsicuro → Prati di Tivo, 196 km (Mountain)

March 10 update: After Stage 4, Chris Horner is the surprise leader and he'll like Stage 5 because it features the only mountaintop finish of the seven stages. After the start in Martinsicuro along the coast of the Adriatic Sea, stage 6 gets progressively harder as we head inland with two big climbs siutated at the end of the stage. The two big climbs at the end of stage are Piano Roseto (20.7 km at 4.7%) which crests 35 km before the finish of this 196 km stage. Then there is the mountaintop finish at Prati di Tivo (14.5 km at 7.1%). Most riders feel that this stage will determine the winner of this year's race. See the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). — Steve

Stage 5 start time: Sunday 10:05 CET (9:05:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Martinsicuro, Italy
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:50 CET (2:50:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Prati di Tivo, Italy

Stage 4 results: Peter Sagan wins in Chieti

18 Big Photos from Stage 4 (more photos added) — sirotti/rcs

Stage 4 Results
1  SAGAN Peter (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)        7:24:50
2  KREUZIGER Roman (ASTANA)                 
3  NIBALI Vincenzo (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)    
4  DI LUCA Danilo (ACQUA & SAPONE)          
5  HORNER Christopher (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)   
6  HOOGERLAND Johnny (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)       + 0:08

General Classification after Stage 4
1  HORNER Christopher (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)   19:01:54
2  KREUZIGER Roman (ASTANA)                   + 0:07
3  MEYER Cameron (GREENEDGE)                  + 0:13
4  SAGAN Peter (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)          + 0:21
5  DI LUCA Danilo (ACQUA & SAPONE)            + 0:22
6  CANCELLARA Fabian (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)      + 0:30

Full/Official Stage 4 Results and General Classification — gazzetta

Sagan prevails in Chieti — cyclingnews

Sagan slaat in Tirreno toe op steile slotklim — sporza.be

Chris Horner Climbs To The Top — radioshacknissantrek

Sagan wins stage 4, Horner seizes lead — velonation

Horner makes triumphant return to racing at Tirreno-Adriatico — cyclingnews

Horner, back in the high life at Tirreno — velonews

18 Big Photos from Stage 4 (more photos added) — sirotti/rcs
Last Km of Stage 4 (2:26 Italian) — gazzetta
Nibali: Sono rimasto di sasso (2:16 Italian) — gazzetta
Sagan: Conta che abbia vinto la Liquigas (3:00 Italian) — gazzetta
Stage 4 Highlights (1:35 Italian) — gazzetta
Last 8 Kms of Stage 4 (19:40 English) — eurosport
Stage 4 Highlights (05:16 English) — universalsports
Stage 4 Brief Highlights (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Last Minute of Stage 4 (01:00 Ambient Noise, restricted to Europe) — eurosport

Sagan wins at Nibali's expense — cyclingnews

Stage 4 preview: Amelia → Chieti, 252 km (steep finish)

Michele Scarponi (inset) is looking to win in Chieti for the third straight year. The narrow, steep, cobbled finish up to the town square has become symbolic of this race
Finish Profile:

March 9 update: Stage 4 is very long at 252 km and it ends with the steep, uphill, cobbled finish in Chieti (see finish profile above) with a max grade of 19% (12.2% average). Michele Scarponi has won this stage the last two years. Before the peloton reaches the finish, they will climb 1300m Passo Lanciano. Update: Tirreno-Adriatico stage 4 re-routed due to weather .
For more details, see the new stage profile, new map and timetable in the race summary table (right). — Steve
Photos of the Chieti finish from last two years:

Big Photos from 2011, Chieti Stage 4 — sirotti/rcs

Big Photos from 2010, Chieti Stage 4 — sirotti

Stage 4 start time: Saturday 9:30 CET (8:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Amelia, Italy
Earliest live video: 14:45 CET (1:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:37 CET (3:37:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Chieti, Italy

Stage 3 results: Team Sky sprint win again, but this time it's Edvald Boassan Hagen

18 Big Photos from Stage 3 — sirotti/rcs

Stage 3 Results
1  BOASSON HAGEN Edvald (SKY PROCYCLING)       4:45:31
2  GREIPEL André (LOTTO BELISOL)               
3  SAGAN Peter (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)           
4  FARRAR Tyler (GARMIN-BARRACUDA)             
5  BELLETTI Manuel (AG2R LA MONDIALE)          
6  GOSS Matthew Harley (GREENEDGE)             
7  VAN HUMMEL Kenny Robert (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)   
8  VENTOSO ALBERDI Francisco José (MOVISTAR)   

General Classification after Stage 3
1  GOSS Matthew Harley (GREENEDGE)         11:36:44
2  O'GRADY Stuart (GREENEDGE)                + 0:03
3  MEYER Cameron (GREENEDGE)               
4  LANGEVELD Sebastian (GREENEDGE)         
5  FARRAR Tyler (GARMIN-BARRACUDA)           + 0:13
6  BOASSON HAGEN Edvald (SKY PROCYCLING)

Full/Official Stage 3 Results and General Classification — gazzetta

Boasson Hagen continues Sky success in Tirreno-Adriatico — cyclingnews

Boasson Hagen underlines Sanremo credentials with Tirreno stage win — velonation

Goss gets it together for Milan-San Remo — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Last Km of Stage 3 (1:55 Italian) — gazzetta
Stage 3 Highlights (1:25 Italian) — gazzetta

18 Big Photos from Stage 3 — sirotti/rcs
Stage 3 Highlights (04:42 English) — universalsports
Last 10 Kms of Stage 3 (12:47 English) — eurosport
Post-Stage 3 Interviews (2:26 Italian) — gazzetta

Stage 3 preview: Indicatore → Terni, 178 km (flat)

March 8 update: After a rolling, relatively short 178 km route southeast along spine of Italy, stage 4 will have a flat finish Terni, located in the center of mainland Italy. Tirreno-Adriatico hasn't finished here recently, but other than several left hand turns in the final 3.5 km (finish map) this looks straight-forward for another sprint finish. See the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). — Steve

Stage 3 start time: Friday 11:55 CET (10:55:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Indicatore, Italy
Earliest live video: 15:00 CET (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:15 CET (3:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Terni, Italy

Stage 2 results: Mark Cavendish (Sky) is the easy sprint finish winner in Indicatore

18 Big Photos from Stage 2 — sirotti/rcs

Stage 2 Results
1  CAVENDISH Mark (SKY PROCYCLING)            6:32:32
2  FREIRE GOMEZ Oscar (KATUSHA)               
3  FARRAR Tyler (GARMIN-BARRACUDA)            
4  SAGAN Peter (LIQUIGAS-CANNONDALE)          
5  MODOLO Sacha (COLNAGO - CSF INOX)          
6  VAN HUMMEL Kenny (VACANSOLEIL-DCM)         
7  NAPOLITANO Danilo (ACQUA & SAPONE)         
8  BOZIC Borut (ASTANA)                       
9  BONNET William (FDJ-BIG MAT)               
10 PEREZ MORENO Ruben (EUSKALTEL - EUSKADI)   

General Classification after Stage 2
1  GOSS Matthew Harley (GREENEDGE)           6:51:13
2  O'GRADY Stuart (GREENEDGE)                 + 0:00
3  LANGEVELD Sebastian (GREENEDGE)           
4  MEYER Cameron (GREENEDGE)                 
5  CAVENDISH Mark (SKY PROCYCLING)            + 0:13
6  FARRAR Tyler (GARMIN-BARRACUDA)           
7  BENNATI Daniele (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)        + 0:17
8  HORNER Christopher (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)    
9  CANCELLARA Fabian (RADIOSHACK-NISSAN)     
10 NAVARDAUSKAS Ramunas (GARMIN-BARRACUDA)

Full/Official Stage 2 Results and General Classification — gazzetta

Cavendish takes sprint victory in Indicatore — cyclingnews

Cavendish wins opening road stage of Tirreno-Adriatico — cyclingweekly.co.uk

Cavendish clocks up fourth win of the season — velonation

18 Big Photos from Stage 2 — sirotti/rcs
Last 4 Km of Stage 2 (05:52 English) — eurosport

Last 20 km of Stage 2 (25:53 Italian) — rai
Last 10 Kms of Stage 2 (15:00 English) — eurosport
Last Km of Stage 2 (1:43 Italian) — gazzetta
Stage 2 Highlights (1:37 Italian) — gazzetta
Post-Stage 2 Interview with Mark Cavendish (0:37 Italian) — gazzetta
Stage 2 Highlights (05:07 English) — universalsports
Stage 2 Brief Highlights (01:00 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport

Stage 2 preview: San Vincenzo → Indicatore, 230 km (flat)

Garmin's Tyler Farrar won the sprint finish in Indicatore last year
March 7 update: Garmin's Tyler Farrar is back to defend his sprint finish win in Indicatore, but Mark Cavendish is the heavy favorite this year. The long, straight final km is made for the pure sprinters. See the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). — Steve

Big Photos from last year's T-A stage that finished in Indicatore — sirotti/rcs

Stage 2 start time: Thursday 10:25 CET (9:25:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for San Vincenzo, Italy
Earliest live video: 15:00 CET (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:50 CET (3:50:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Indicatore, Italy

Stage 1 results: GreenEDGE easily wins the opening team time-trial

16 Big Photos from Stage 1 — sirotti/rcs

Stage 1 TTT results
1   GreenEdge                18:41 
2   Radioshack-Nissan-Trek + 00:17
3   Garmin-Barracuda 
4   Team Sky               + 00:23
5   Team Astana            + 00:30
6   Saxo Bank              + 00:38
7   Acqua & Sapone         + 00:39
8   Katusha                + 00:40
9   AG2R-La Mondiale       + 00:43
10  Lotto-Belisol          + 00:45
11  Lampre-ISD             + 00:46
12  Farnese Vini           + 00:47
13  Vacansoleil-DCM        + 00:51
14  Omega Pharma-QuickStep
15  Liquigas               + 00:55
16  Rabobank               + 00:57
17  BMC Racing Team        + 00:58
18  Colnago CSF            + 01:09
19  FDJ-Big Mat            + 01:18
20  Team Movistar          + 01:19
21  Euskaltel-Euskadi      + 01:25
22  Colombia-Coldeportes   + 01:45

Full/Official Stage 1 Results (coming) — gazzetta

GreenEdge wins stage 1 team time trial — cyclingnews

GreenEDGE Wins Tirreno Team Time Trial — greenedgecycling

GreenEdge wint, Gilbert lost in ploegentijdrit — sporza.be

White on Tirreno win: I’ve never seen a more consistent and smooth ride — cyclingnews

16 Big Photos from Stage 1 — sirotti/rcs
Stage 1 TT Highlights (1:23 Italian) — gazzetta
Stage 1 Winner's Interview (1:45 English/Italian) — gazzetta
GreenEDGE Backstage Pass - Teams Time Trial (06:06 English/Music) — greenedge
Cancellara and RSN in Tirreno stage 1 (02:57 English) — universalsports
Cadel Evans and BMC in Tirreno stage 1 (01:44 English) — universalsports
Stage 1 TTT Highlights (02:12 English) — universalsports

Stage 1 preview: San Vincenzo → Donoratico, 16.9 km (TTT)

Action from last year's opening team time-trial won by Rabobank
March 6 update: Naturally, as you'd expect, stage 1 starts on the west coast of Italy. Race organizers RCS likes an opening team time trial in their stage races these days. Similar to last year's start we'll open with a flat, 16.9 km team time trial with 4 sharp corners but mostly uneventful which is the way most riders like it although the roads will be narrow at points passing through vineyards. This stage starts and finishes in San Vincenzo and Donoratico, respectively, which are the same host towns used by last February's, G.P. Costa degli Etruschi classic.

RadioShack-Nissan with last weekend's Strade Bianche winner and multiple world time-trial champion, Fabian Cancellara, are among the favorites. Although, Matt White, sport director of GreenEdge, feels "GreenEdge, Sky and BMC are the top teams for Wednesday's stage." See the stage profile, map and timetable in the race summary table (right). — Steve
Update with GreenEdge Sports Director, Matt White (02:16 English) — greenedge
Stage 1 TTT Course Recon (01:43 Music) — SHIMANORaceTV
Team start order and times (CET) — steephill

Stage 1 start time: Wednesday 14:50 CET (1:50:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for San Vincenzo, Italy
Earliest live video: 14:50 CET (1:50:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:15 CET (3:15:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Donoratico, Italy

Pre-Race Press Conference

March 6 update:

12 Big Photos from the coast guard delivery of riders and the press conference — sirotti/rcs

Gilbert plays down Tirreno - Adriatico chances — cyclingnews

2012 Tirreno-Adriatico Race Preview

March 6 update:

Official startlist now posted — steephill

Evans to check on form at Tirreno-Adriatico — cyclingnews

Peter Velits to lead Omega Pharma-Quick Step at Tirreno-Adriatico — cyclingnews

Paris-Nice, Tirreno-Adriatico crucial for GreenEdge — cyclingnews

Evans and Horner looking for test at Tirreno-Adriatico — velonews

Colombia-Coldeportes excited for Tirreno-Adriatico WorldTour baptism — cyclingnews

Tirreno-Adriatico 2012: Who will win? — cyclingweekly.co.uk

February 13 update:
Cadel Evans to defend title at Tirreno Adriatico — velonation
2012 Official Promo (01:14 music) — ciclismomadeinitaly

February 1 update:
Balanced 2012 Tirreno-Adriatico route unveiled — cyclingnews
Tirreno-Adriatico route unveiled with a lot of climbs and two time trials — velonation
Scarponi on Tirreno: ‘I want to win it again’ — velonews.com
Garzelli turns attention to Tirreno-Adriatico — cyclingnews
Scarponi sets sights on early season goal of Tirreno-Adriatico — velonation

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Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

March 5 update: A work in progress. Check back at race time for the latest live links and feel free to send in additional sources for live video or tv coverage as they become known. — Steve

media source	tv or internet	comments/restrictions
	live video (italian)	Italy and free Worldwide; every stage starting between 14:30-15:00 CET. Stage 7 Live
	live video (restricted) live video (unrestricted) tv schedule	Italy; live video restricted to Italy
	live video (restricted) live video (unrestricted) tv schedule	Italy;
	live video (english) live video (english) live video (english) live video (french) tv schedule (british) tv schedule (int'l/cet)	Europe; Live weekday on Eurosport 2 at 14:00 BST (15:00 CET) and delayed on Eurosport. Delayed video on Sunday Stage 7 Live
	live video (flemish) live video (flemish) live video (restricted) tv schedule	Sporza; stage 1 at starts at 14:50 CET Stage 7 Live
	live video (spanish) tv schedule	Spanish/Basque; restricted
	live video ($) tv schedule (see comments)	United States, Canada and surrounding US territories; Online and tv coverage. TV coverage at 12:30-1:30 ET each day; live streaming video for subscribers. Universal Sports TV Channel. Find Universal Sports TV in your area.
	live text updates IT live text updates EN	Italian; official source for race updates
	live text updates	English
	live text updates ES	The Spanish website Biciciclismo will have the latest race updates in Spanish
	steephill text updates #tirreno twitter group	short text updates from any and everyone
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News and Updates for Tirreno-Adriatico 2012

Stage 7 preview: San Benedetto del Tronto, 9.3 km (TT)

Stage 6 results: Joaquim Rodríguez attacks and holds on with one km to go; Vincenzo Nibali takes second and gains six bonus seconds

Stage 6 preview: Offida → Offida, 181 km (lumpy)

Stage 5 results: Vincenzo Nibali gains on the GC contenders with a win on Prati di Tivo

Stage 5 preview: Martinsicuro → Prati di Tivo, 196 km (Mountain)

Stage 4 results: Peter Sagan wins in Chieti

Stage 4 preview: Amelia → Chieti, 252 km (steep finish)

Stage 3 results: Team Sky sprint win again, but this time it's Edvald Boassan Hagen

Stage 3 preview: Indicatore → Terni, 178 km (flat)

Stage 2 results: Mark Cavendish (Sky) is the easy sprint finish winner in Indicatore

Stage 2 preview: San Vincenzo → Indicatore, 230 km (flat)

Stage 1 results: GreenEDGE easily wins the opening team time-trial

Stage 1 preview: San Vincenzo → Donoratico, 16.9 km (TTT)

Pre-Race Press Conference

2012 Tirreno-Adriatico Race Preview

Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage

2012 Tirreno-Adriatico Route Map

2011 Tirreno-Adriatico Archived Coverage

2010 Tirreno-Adriatico Archived Coverage

2009 Tirreno-Adriatico Archived Coverage

2008 Tirreno-Adriatico Archived Coverage

News and Updates for Tirreno-Adriatico 2012

Stage 6 results: Joaquim Rodríguez attacks and holds on with one km to go; Vincenzo Nibali takes second and gains six bonus seconds

Stage 5 results: Vincenzo Nibali gains on the GC contenders with a win on Prati di Tivo

Stage 4 results: Peter Sagan wins in Chieti

Stage 3 results: Team Sky sprint win again, but this time it's Edvald Boassan Hagen

Stage 2 results: Mark Cavendish (Sky) is the easy sprint finish winner in Indicatore

Stage 1 results: GreenEDGE easily wins the opening team time-trial

Pre-Race Press Conference

2012 Tirreno-Adriatico Race Preview

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2012 Tirreno-Adriatico Route Map

Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage