Tirreno-Adriatico 2013 Live Dashboard
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
Race Info, Preview, Live Video, Results, Photos and Highlights
 For the second year in a row and this time against a much tougher field, Vincenzo Nibali is your Tirreno-Adriatico overall winner: "This victory, the second one, is sweeter, because it's better. Against a podium like this, with the caliber of riders who lined up here, it's definitely better."  Big Photos from all 2013 stages — sirotti/rcs Big Photos from 2012 stages — sirotti/rcs Big Photos from 2011 — sirotti/rcs Big Photos from 2010 — sirotti/rcs Big Photos from 2009 — sirotti/rcs |
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| 1 | Wednesday, March 6 | 16.9 km | ||||||||||
 San Vincenzo → Donoratico | ||||||||||||
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| 2 | Thursday, March 7 | 232 km | ||||||||||
| San Vincenzo → Indicatore | ||||||||||||
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| 3 | Friday, March 8 | 198 km | ||||||||||
| Indicatore → Narni Scalo | ||||||||||||
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| 4 | Saturday, March 9 | 173 km | ||||||||||
 Narni → Prati di Tivo | ||||||||||||
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| 5 | Sunday, March 10 | 224 km | ||||||||||
| Ortona → Chieti | ||||||||||||
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| 6 | Monday, March 11 | 209 km | ||||||||||
| Porto Sant'Elpidio → Porto Sant'Elpidio | ||||||||||||
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| 7 | Tuesday, March 12 | 9.2 km | ||||||||||
 San Benedetto del Tronto | ||||||||||||
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| Total Distance | 1062 km | |||||||||||
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News and Updates for Tirreno-Adriatico 2013
March 6 update:Overlapping with Tirreno-Adriatico through Sunday March 10th is Paris-Nice: live video, results, photos and video everyday
Stage 7 Post-Race Coverage 
30 Big Photos from Stage 7 — sirotti/rcs
Stage 7 Results GER 1 MARTIN, Tony (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 10:25 ITA 2 MALORI, Adriano (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 6 CRC 3 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 10 SUI 4 CANCELLARA, Fabian (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) + 12 ESP 5 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 14 GBR 6 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) + 15 NZL 7 ROULSTON, Hayden (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) + 20 POL 8 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 21 ITA 9 CATALDO, Dario (SKY PROCYCLING) + 23 GBR 10 DOWSETT, Alex (MOVISTAR TEAM) NED 11 DUMOULIN, Tom (ARGOS-SHIMANO) + 24 ITA 12 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA) + 26 NED 13 MOURIS, Jens (ORICA GREENEDGE) + 27 BEL 14 DEVOLDER, Stijn (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) + 29 SLO 15 KOREN, Kristijan (CANNONDALE) AUS 16 DENNIS, Rohan (GARMIN SHARP) + 30 ESP 17 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO-TINKOFF) CZE 18 BARTA, Jan (NETAPP - ENDURA) + 31 ESP 19 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR TEAM) ITA 20 QUINZIATO, Manuel (BMC RACING) + 32 SVK 21 SAGAN, Peter (CANNONDALE) + 33 GER 22 GESCHKE, Simon (ARGOS-SHIMANO) + 36 USA 23 FARRAR, Tyler (GARMIN SHARP) + 39 GER 24 HONDO, Danilo (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) ITA 25 RABOTTINI, Matteo (VINI FANTINI - SELLE ITALIA) POL 26 BODNAR, Maciej (CANNONDALE) + 40 FRA 27 ROUX, Anthony (FDJ) CZE 28 STYBAR, Zdenek (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 42 ITA 29 MOSER, Moreno (CANNONDALE) COL 30 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING) ESP 31 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA) USA 32 HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) GRE 33 TAMOURIDIS, Ioannis (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) + 43 FRA 34 CASAR, Sandy (FDJ) COL 35 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING) ESP 36 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) ESP 37 VICIOSO ARCOS, Angel (KATUSHA) + 44 BEL 38 ROELANDTS, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL) + 45 NED 39 LANGEVELD, Sebastian (ORICA GREENEDGE) + 46 GER 40 GREIPEL, André (LOTTO BELISOL) + 47 Final General Classification ITA 1 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA) 28:08:17 GBR 2 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) + 23 ESP 3 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO-TINKOFF) + 52 POL 4 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 53 ESP 5 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) + 54 USA 6 HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) + 1:21 ITA 7 SANTAMBROGIO, Mauro (VINI FANTINI - SELLE ITALIA) + 2:03 CRC 8 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 2:42 POL 9 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 3:19 NED 10 POELS, Wouter (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) + 3:35Full Official Stage 7 Results and Final General Classification — gazzetta.it
World champion Tony Martin wins final Tirreno time trial — cyclingnews
Nibali clinches Tirreno-Adriatico GC victory — velonews
Martin wins final time trial, Nibali holds off Froome to take Tirreno-Adriatico — velonation
Nibali: It's a huge personal satisfaction to win Tirreno-Adriatico — cyclingnews
Chris Froome happy w/ form despite finishing runner-up at Tirreno-Adriatico — telegraph.co.uk
Froome and Contador discuss mistakes made at Tirreno-Adriatico — cyclingnews
Nibali: It's a huge personal satisfaction to win Tirreno-Adriatico — cyclingnews
Rodríguez disappointed to miss Tirreno-Adriatico podium — cyclingnews
Stage 7 - Final ITT riders (08:53 English) — eurosport
Stage 7 Report (01:40 Italian) — gazzetta
Stage 7 Report (01:10 Italian) — rai
30 Big Photos from Stage 7 — sirotti/rcs
Graham Watson Gallery Stage 7 — velonews
Stage 7 Report (01:34 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Cycling Commentators - A Day In The Life Of (2:25 English) — globalcyclingnetwork
Stage 7 Highlights (02:14 English) — sbs
Following Vincenzo Nibali on Stage 7 (2:30 Ambient Noise) — AstanaProTeam
Stage 7 Full Broadcast On-Demand (1:10:14 Italian) — rai
Stage 7 preview: San Benedetto del Tronto, 9.2 km (TT)
Vincenzo Nibali warming up on the course before this morning's final day ITT
March 11 update: This is about the easiest time trial course you could ever ask for; it's basically a flat, out and back 9.2 km course on the San Benedetto del Tronto shoreline. Other than the first km and the turn around, this course is literally straightforward. Fabian Cancellara won here last year and Vincenzo Nibali moved passed Chris Horner to claim the overall win. This year, with a 34s lead, it's Vincenzo Nibali's race to lose. — Steve
Stage 7 ITT Start Order and Times — gazzetta.it
Big Photos from Last Year's Stage 7 ITT (same course) — sirotti/rcs
Stage 7 Detailed Preview & Favorites — c-cycling.blogspot.cz
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 7 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 7 start time: Tuesday 14:03 CET (1:03:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (1:30:00 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 Post-Race Coverage
26 Big Photos from Stage 6 (more photos added) — sirotti/rcs
Stage 6 Results SVK 1 SAGAN, Peter (CANNONDALE) 5:45:17 ITA 2 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA) + 2 ESP 3 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) ITA 4 SANTAMBROGIO, Mauro (VINI FANTINI - SELLE ITALIA) + 44 ESP 5 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) USA 6 HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) ESP 7 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO-TINKOFF) BEL 8 ROELANDTS, Jurgen (LOTTO BELISOL) + 50 NOR 9 HUSHOVD, Thor (BMC RACING) GER 10 GESCHKE, Simon (ARGOS-SHIMANO) ITA 11 PIETROPOLLI, Daniele (LAMPRE-MERIDA) CRC 12 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey (MOVISTAR TEAM) NED 13 POELS, Wouter (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) NED 14 MOLLEMA, Bauke (BLANCO) ITA 15 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE) POL 16 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) POL 17 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE-MERIDA) AUS 18 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING) GBR 19 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) ITA 20 RABOTTINI, Matteo (VINI FANTINI - SELLE ITALIA) + 1:55 FRA 21 VICHOT, Arthur (FDJ) RSA 22 IMPEY, Daryl (ORICA GREENEDGE) + 1:56 COL 23 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING) CZE 24 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF) + 2:16 SLO 25 KOREN, Kristijan (CANNONDALE) ESP 26 COBO ACEBO, Juan Jose (MOVISTAR TEAM) POR 27 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José Joao (NETAPP - ENDURA) ESP 28 MINGUEZ AYALA, Miguel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) ESP 29 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan (MOVISTAR TEAM) ITA 30 SELVAGGI, Mirko (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) ESP 31 VENTOSO ALBERDI, Francisco José (MOVISTAR TEAM) General Classification after Stage 6 ITA 1 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA) 27:57:26 GBR 2 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) + 34 ESP 3 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) + 37 ESP 4 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO-TINKOFF) + 48 POL 5 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 58 USA 6 HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) + 1:05 ITA 7 SANTAMBROGIO, Mauro (VINI FANTINI - SELLE ITALIA) + 1:20 POL 8 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 2:54 CRC 9 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 2:58 NED 10 POELS, Wouter (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) + 3:08Full Official Stage 6 Results and General Classification — gazzetta.it
Sagan wins, Nibali takes race lead in Tirreno-Adriatico breakaway — cyclingnews
Sagan wins wild Tirreno-Adriatico stage 6 — velonews
Sagan blasts home for stage win; Nibali attack upends race and deposes Froome — velonation
Andy Schleck abandons Tirreno-Adriatico in cold, wet weather — velonews
Nibali gets better as weather worsens in Tirreno-Adriatico — cyclingnews
Contador challenged by steep climbs in Tirreno-Adriatico — cyclingnews
Chris Froome 'tired and over-geared' in Tirreno-Adriatico — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Brutal day results in 54 DNFs at Tirreno-Adriatico — sbs.au
Phinney rides emotional, four-hour solo quest at Tirreno — velonews
Phinney time cut as Tirreno-Adriatico gruppetto quits — cyclingnews
Sagan says nothing is certain in relation to Milan Sanremo — velonation
Last Km of Stage 6 (03:02 English) — eurosport
Last 2 Km of Stage 6 (03:32 Dutch) — sporza
26 Big Photos from Stage 6 (more photos added) — sirotti/rcs
Graham Watson Stage 6 Gallery — velonews
Stage 6 Report/Highlights (02:03 Italian) — gazzetta
Nibali: 'Giornata perfetta' (02:36 Italian) — gazzetta
Sagan: 'Scalatori stanchi' (02:36 Italian) — gazzetta
Contador: 'Che tappa difficile!' (01:26 Italian) — gazzetta
Froome: 'Ho avuto freddo' (03:08 Italian) — gazzetta
Stage 6 Report (01:24 English) — eurosport
6a Tappa Highlights (01:14 Italian) — rai
On board the Death Star… The Sky Pro Cycling Team Bus (3:18 English) — gcn/road.cc
Stage 6 Highlights (03:00 English, restricted to Australia) — sbs
Backstage Pass - Stage 6 (06:33 English) — GreenEdgeCycling
Giuseppe Martinelli and Astana carcam on Stage 6 (2:30 Ambient Noise) — AstanaProTeam
Was The Sant’ Elpidio Climb Too Hard? — inrng
RadioShack Leopard to focus on ‘psychological recovery’ for Andy Schleck after Tirreno withdrawal — velonation
Stage 6 Full Broadcast On-Demand (2:11:56 Italian) — rai
Stage 6 preview: Porto Sant'Elpidio → Porto Sant'Elpidio, 209 km (lumpy)
March 10 update: From the race bible with some rewording: "Stage 6 is a circuit stage entirely in the Fermo territory. Two laps of approximately 90 km followed by the final one of approximately 28 km. Riders face eight sets of rollers between 1 to 3 km in length with a 7% average gradient, but maximum grades much higher than that on three occasions. Three KOMs will be awarded at Sant’Elpidio a Mare on the summit of the (new entry) slope of Strada Cocciari which in the last 300 m has very significant inclines with an average 18% gradient and of more than 25% in the last 50 m. The last steep incline is 10 km from finish and only the last 4 km are flat with a really narrow finish." In other words, this stage will be much like an Ardennes classic. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the Stage 6 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 6 Detailed Preview & Favorites — c-cycling.blogspot.cz
Stage 6 start time: Monday 10:50 CET (9:50:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Porto Sant'Elpidio, Italy
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:40 CET (3:40:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Porto Sant'Elpidio, Italy
Stage 5 Post-Race Coverage
19 Big Photos from Stage 5 — sirotti/rcs
Stage 5 Results ESP 1 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) 6:06:43 NED 2 MOLLEMA, Bauke (BLANCO) + 8 ESP 3 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO-TINKOFF) ITA 4 SANTAMBROGIO, Mauro (VINI FANTINI - SELLE ITALIA) USA 5 HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) GBR 6 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) ITA 7 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA) + 17 POL 8 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 22 CZE 9 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF) IRL 10 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP) + 28 CRC 11 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 31 COL 12 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING) + 35 COL 13 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING) ITA 14 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE) POL 15 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) ESP 16 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA) + 46 ITA 17 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 51 NED 18 POELS, Wouter (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) + 1:09 POR 19 PIMENTA COSTA MENDES, José Joao (NETAPP - ENDURA) ITA 20 RABOTTINI, Matteo (VINI FANTINI - SELLE ITALIA) + 1:17 GER 21 VOSS, Paul (NETAPP - ENDURA) + 1:20 ESP 22 SANCHEZ GONZALEZ, Samuel (EUSKALTEL EUSKADI) ITA 23 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE) ESP 24 COBO ACEBO, Juan Jose (MOVISTAR TEAM) ITA 25 TIRALONGO, Paolo (ASTANA) + 1:37 General Classification after Stage 5 GBR 1 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) 22:11:53 ESP 2 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO-TINKOFF) + 20 ITA 3 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA) POL 4 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 24 USA 5 HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) + 37 ITA 6 SANTAMBROGIO, Mauro (VINI FANTINI - SELLE ITALIA) + 52 ESP 7 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) + 55 COL 8 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING) + 57 CZE 9 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF) + 1:27 COL 10 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING) + 1:51Full Official Stage 5 Results and GC — gazzetta.it
Rodriguez solos to victory in Chieti — cyclingnews
Contador refuses to concede defeat at Tirreno-Adriatico — cyclingnews
“The race is not decided at all:” Contador pledges to battle on in Tirreno-Adriatico — velonation
Last 2 Km of Stage 5 (06:07 Italian) — rai
19 Big Photos from Stage 5 — sirotti/rcs
Stage 5 Report (02:56 Italian) — gazzetta
Rodriguez: 'Sono il Cavendish della salita' (02:18 Italian) — gazzetta
Cunego: 'Ci ho provato' (01:53 Italian) — gazzetta
Contador: 'Non è questa la maglia che voglio' (01:40 Italian) — gazzetta
Backstage Pass - Stage 5 (3:59 English) — GreenEdgeCycling
Stage 5 Report w/ Froome Interview (01:30 English, restricted to Europe) — eurosport
Stage 5 Full Broadcast On-Demand (48:12 Italian) — rai
Stage 5 preview: Ortona → Chieti, 224 km (Mountain)
March 9 update: Stage 5 finishes in Chieti which is becoming the signature stage finish for this race. After a long 224 km in the saddle with two decent climbs earlier in the stage, it ends with the steep, uphill, cobbled finish into the town center of Chieti (see the finish profile) with a max grade of 19% (12.2% average). — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 5 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 5 Detailed Preview w/ Favorites — c-cycling.blogspot.cz
Photos of the Chieti finish from the last three years:
Big Photos from 2012, Chieti Stage 4 — sirotti/rcs
Big Photos from 2011, Chieti Stage 4 — sirotti/rcs
Big Photos from 2010, Chieti Stage 4 — sirotti
Stage 5 start time: Sunday 10:05 CET (9:05:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Ortona, Italy
Earliest live video: 15:30 CET (2:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:20 CET (3:20:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Chieti, Italy
Stage 4 Post-Race Coverage
25 Big Photos from Stage 4 — sirotti/rcs
Stage 4 Results GBR 1 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) 4:41:31 ITA 2 SANTAMBROGIO, Mauro (VINI FANTINI - SELLE ITALIA) + 6 ITA 3 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA) + 11 POL 4 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 13 USA 5 HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) + 15 ESP 6 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO-TINKOFF) COL 7 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING) + 20 NED 8 POELS, Wouter (VACANSOLEIL-DCM) + 43 ESP 9 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) CZE 10 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF) + 58 ESP 11 MORENO FERNANDEZ, Daniel (KATUSHA) ESP 12 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 1:04 ESP 13 PARDILLA BELLON, Sergio (MTN - QHUBEKA) + 1:06 AUS 14 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING) + 1:13 COL 15 HENAO MONTOYA, Sergio Luis (SKY PROCYCLING) + 1:15 ITA 16 POZZOVIVO, Domenico (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 1:18 ITA 17 NOCENTINI, Rinaldo (AG2R LA MONDIALE) + 1:31 POL 18 NIEMIEC, Przemyslaw (LAMPRE-MERIDA) + 1:45 ITA 19 CARUSO, Damiano (CANNONDALE) ITA 20 CAPECCHI, Eros (MOVISTAR TEAM) IRL 21 MARTIN, Daniel (GARMIN SHARP) ITA 22 RABOTTINI, Matteo (VINI FANTINI - SELLE ITALIA) General Classification after Stage 4 POL 1 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 16:04:59 GBR 2 FROOME, Christopher (SKY PROCYCLING) + 4 ITA 3 NIBALI, Vincenzo (ASTANA) + 16 ESP 4 CONTADOR VELASCO, Alberto (SAXO-TINKOFF) + 30 COL 5 URAN URAN, Rigoberto (SKY PROCYCLING) + 33 USA 6 HORNER, Christopher (RADIOSHACK LEOPARD) + 40 ITA 7 SANTAMBROGIO, Mauro (VINI FANTINI - SELLE ITALIA) + 55 ESP 8 CASTROVIEJO NICOLAS, Jonathan (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 1:04 CZE 9 KREUZIGER, Roman (SAXO-TINKOFF) + 1:16 ESP 10 RODRIGUEZ OLIVER, Joaquin (KATUSHA) AUS 11 EVANS, Cadel (BMC RACING) + 1:18Full Official Stage 4 Results and General Classification — gazzetta.it
Froome wins summit finish at Prati di Tivo — cyclingnews
Froome scoops Tirreno-Adriatico queen stage win with final kilometre surge — velonation
Chris Horner praises Sky show from front-row seat on stage 6 — velonews
Former world junior champion Kwiatkowski vows to fight to hold onto race lead — velonation
Chris Froome: There are no secrets at Team Sky — cyclingnews
Last 3 Km of Stage 4 (7:55 Italian) — rai
25 Big Photos from Stage 4 — sirotti/rcs
Stage 4 Report (01:28 English) — eurosport
Stage 4 Report (01:57 Italian) — gazzetta
Santambrogio: 'Che gioia essere con i migliori' (02:37 Italian) — gazzetta
Nibali: 'Contador non mi ha aiutato' (01:40 Italian) — gazzetta
Froome: 'Vado davvero forte' (02:48 Italian) — gazzetta
Backstage Pass - Stages 3 & 4 (09:14 English) — GreenEdgeCycling
Stage 4 Highlights (03:06, restricted to Australia English) — sbs
Stage 4 Full Broadcast On-Demand (1:06:25 Italian) — rai
Stage 4 preview: Narni → Prati di Tivo, 173 km (Mountain)
March 8 update: The summit finish on Prati di Tivo (profile) was used last year. See the photos below for a visual preview. — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 4 profile, map and timetable.
24 Big Photos from Last Year's Stage 5 finish on Prati di Tivo — sirotti/rcs
Stage 4 Detailed Preview & Favorites — c-cycling.blogspot.cz
Contador-Nibali, sfida a Prati di Tivo (02:27 Italian) — gazzetta
Categorized Climbs for Stage 4:
| Km / To Go | Climb | Length | Grade | Max | Cat | Google Earth | Streetview |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.3 / 142 | Forxa di Arrone | 5.5 km | 4.8 % | 7 % | 2 | ||
| 132 / 41 | Passo Capannelle | 13.8 km | 4.5 % | 9 % | 1 |  3D Tour |  Streetview |
| 173 / 0 | Prati di Tivo | 14.6 km | 7.1 % | 12 % | HC | 3D Tour | Streetview |
Stage 4 start time: Saturday 11:25 CET (10:25:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Narni, Italy
Earliest live video: 15:00 CET (2:00:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 15:55 CET (2:55:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Prati di Tivo, Italy
Stage 3 Post-Race Coverage
11 Big Photos from Stage 3 — sirotti/rcs
Stage 3 Results SVK 1 SAGAN, Peter (CANNONDALE) 5:15:12 GBR 2 CAVENDISH, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) GER 3 GREIPEL, André (LOTTO BELISOL) GER 4 CIOLEK, Gerald (MTN - QHUBEKA) AUS 5 GOSS, Matthew Harley (ORICA GREENEDGE) ITA 6 CIMOLAI, Davide (LAMPRE-MERIDA) USA 7 FARRAR, Tyler (GARMIN SHARP) NOR 8 HUSHOVD, Thor (BMC RACING) ITA 9 BELLETTI, Manuel (AG2R LA MONDIALE) GER 10 GESCHKE, Simon (ARGOS-SHIMANO) General Classification after Stage 3 GBR 1 CAVENDISH, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 11:23:08 POL 2 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 7 NED 3 TERPSTRA, Niki (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 9 GER 4 MARTIN, Tony (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) CZE 5 STYBAR, Zdenek (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) SVK 6 SAGAN, Peter (CANNONDALE) + 18 GBR 7 DOWSETT, Alex (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 20 ITA 8 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOVISTAR TEAM) ESP 9 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR TEAM) ESP 10 COBO ACEBO, Juan Jose (MOVISTAR TEAM)Sagan speeds to soggy Tirreno-Adriatico stage win — cyclingnews
Sagan beats Cavendish and Greipel to grab sprint victory into Narni Scalo — velonation
Sagan bests Cavendish, Greipel in Tirreno sprint — velonews
Sagan savours his first win against Cavendish — cyclingnews
Last 5 Km of Stage 3 (07:13 Dutch) — sporza
Finish Still from Stage 3 — @RaiCiclismo
11 Big Photos from Stage 3 — sirotti/rcs
Last 3 Km of Stage 3 (3:21 English) — eurosport
Stage 3 Highlights (01:53 Italian) — gazzetta
Stage 3 winner's interview (02:40 Italian) — gazzetta
Stage 3 Report (01:23 Italian) — rai
Stage 3 Highlights (02:58, restricted to Australia English) — sbs
Stage 3 Full Broadcast On-Demand (2:08:05 Italian) — rai
Stage 3 preview: Indicatore → Narni Scalo, 198 km (lumpy)
March 7 update: A lumpy stage heading south with a finish in Narni Scalo where the race finishes with a small 7 km circuit featuring some sharp turns and a small hill 3 km from the finish line. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the Stage 3 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 3 start time: Friday 11:20 CET (10:20:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for Indicatore, Italy
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:50 CET (3:50:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Narni Scalo, Italy
Stage 2 Post-Race Coverage
19 Big Photos from Stage 2 — sirotti/rcs
Stage 2 Results AUS 1 GOSS, Matthew Harley (ORICA GREENEDGE) 5:48:41 ITA 2 BELLETTI, Manuel (AG2R LA MONDIALE) GER 3 CIOLEK, Gerald (MTN - QHUBEKA) ITA 4 FERRARI, Roberto (LAMPRE-MERIDA) GBR 5 CAVENDISH, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) FRA 6 DEMARE, Arnaud (FDJ) GER 7 GREIPEL, André (LOTTO BELISOL) ITA 8 SBARAGLI, Kristian (MTN - QHUBEKA) SVK 9 SAGAN, Peter (CANNONDALE) ITA 10 APPOLLONIO, Davide (AG2R LA MONDIALE) General Classification after Stage 2 GBR 1 CAVENDISH, Mark (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) 6:08:02 POL 2 KWIATKOWSKI, Michal (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 2 NED 3 TERPSTRA, Niki (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) + 3 GER 4 MARTIN, Tony (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) CZE 5 STYBAR, Zdenek (OMEGA PHARMA - QUICK-STEP) ITA 6 VISCONTI, Giovanni (MOVISTAR TEAM) + 14 GBR 7 DOWSETT, Alex (MOVISTAR TEAM) ESP 8 INTXAUSTI ELORRIAGA, Benat (MOVISTAR TEAM) ESP 9 COBO ACEBO, Juan Jose (MOVISTAR TEAM) CRC 10 AMADOR BAKKAZAKOVA, Andrey (MOVISTAR TEAM)Full Official Stage 2 Results and General Classification — gazzetta.it/
Goss win Tirreno-Adriatico stage in bunch sprint — velonews
Goss prevails in Indicatore — cyclingnews
Cavendish upset with Omega Pharma train — velonews
Goss all smiles after first win of season at Tirreno — cyclingnews
Goss foils rival sprinters for stage two win — velonation
Last 3 Km of Stage 2 (04:07 Dutch) — sporza
19 Big Photos from Stage 2 — sirotti/rcs
Stage 2 Highlights (01:52 Italian) — gazzetta
Stage 2 Winner's Interview (01:39 English) — gazzetta
Stage 2 Brief Highlights and Interview (01:30 English) — eurosport
Stage 2 Report (01:10 Italian) — rai
Belletti: 'Peccato, ma ci riprovo' (01:58 Italian) — gazzetta
Stage 2 preview: San Vincenzo → Indicatore, 232 km (hilly/flat)
March 6 update: Mark Cavendish is back to defend his sprint finish win in Indicatore and he'll be a favorite again of course, but he'll have to face Andre Greipel for the first time this year. The long, straight final km is made for the pure sprinters. This is the third consecutive year we've had this finish, see previous years photos just below. — SteveSee the race summary table (right) for the Stage 2 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 2 Detailed Preview — c-cycling.blogspot.cz
Big Photos from 2012 in Indicatore — sirotti/rcs
Big Photos from 2011 in Indicatore — sirotti/rcs
Stage 2 start time: Thursday 10:30 CET (9:30:00 AM GMT+0000); Weather for San Vincenzo, Italy
Earliest live video: 14:30 CET (1:30:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:25 CET (3:25:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Indicatore, Italy
Stage 1 Post-Race Coverage
17 Big Photos from Stage 1 — sirotti/rcs
Stage 1 TTT Results 1 Omega Pharma-Quick Step 19:24 2 Movistar Team + 0:11 3 BMC + 0:16 4 Cannondale + 0:19 5 Astana + 0:20 6 Orica-Greenedge + 0:24 7 Sky + 0:25 8 Team Saxo-Tinkoff + 0:32 9 Lampre-Merida + 0:35 10 RadioShack-Leopard + 0:36 11 Blanco + 0:37 12 NetApp-Endura + 0:39 13 Katusha + 0:44 14 Argps-Shimano + 0:51 15 Lotto-Belisol + 0:55 16 Garmin-Sharp + 0:57 17 MTN-Qhubeka + 1:00 18 FDJ + 1:02 19 Vacansoleil-DCM + 1:04 20 Ag2r-La Mondiale + 1:05 21 Vini Fantini + 1:06 22 Euskaltel-Euskadi General Classification after Stage 1 1 Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step)Omega Pharma-QuickStep win Tirreno-Adriatico team time trial — cyclingnews
Omega Pharma-Quick Step nails Tirreno-Adriatico team time trial — velonation
Mark Cavendish: Omega Pharma's plan to put him in Tirreno lead — cyclingweekly.co.uk
Horner back in action at Tirreno-Adriatico — cyclingnews
Contador and Rodriguez both lose some time in Tirreno-Adriatico TTT — velonation
The Tirreno TTT - Does it Matter? — podiumcafe
17 Big Photos from Stage 1 — sirotti/rcs
Stage 1 TTT Report (01:01 Italian) — rai
Stage 1 Final TTT Teams (9:54 Dutch) — sporza
Mark Canendish Interview Post Stage 1 (01:05 English) — eurosport
Nibali: 'Ho avuto paura' (01:02 Italian) — gazzetta
Cavendish: 'Finale durissimo' (01:50 Italian) — gazzetta
Cronosquadre: Froome, Contador, Cancellara e Sagan (02:45 Italian) — gazzetta
Stage 1 Highlights (01:39 Italian) — gazzetta
Backstage Stage 1 TTT pre and post race (04:57 Music) — CyclingProIT
Stage 1 TTT Full Broadcast On-Demand (1:07:04 Italian) — rai
Stage 1 preview: San Vincenzo → Donoratico, 16.9 km (TTT)
March 5 update: This is the same flat, non-technical team time-trial course that Orica GreenEdge won on last year. (see photos link below). — Steve
See the race summary table (right) for the Stage 1 profile, map and timetable.
Stage 1 TTT Start Order and Times — rcs
Big Photos from Last Year's TTT in San Vincenzo — sirotti
Stage 1 Detailed Preview — c-cycling.blogspot.cz
Stage 1 start time: Wednesday 14:45 CET (1:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for San Vincenzo, Italy
Earliest live video: 14:45 CET (1:45:00 PM GMT+0000); Live/delayed coverage options
Approximate finish: 16:10 CET (3:10:00 PM GMT+0000); Weather for Donoratico, Italy
2013 Pre-Race Press Conference
March 5 update:
14 Big Photos from the Pre-Race Press Conference — sirotti/rcs
Press Conference Interviews: Evans, J Rod, Cavendish, Cancellara, Froome, Sagan (04:22 Italian) — gazzetta
Contador: 'Sette tappe decisive' (01:30 Spanish/Italian) — gazzetta
Nibali: 'Crescerò giorno per giorno' (03:41 Italian) — gazzetta
2013 Tirreno-Adriatico Race Preview
March 5 update:
Official Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
Broadcasters and Live Video — steephill.tv
Cavendish: “We have a strong team here to win and we are going to try to do that” — velonation
"Best ever" field for Tirreno-Adriatico — cyclingnews
Tirreno-Adriatico: Preview & Favorites — c-cycling.blogspot.cz
March 5 update:
Evans cautious ahead of Tirreno-Adriatico start — sbs.au
Nibali wants to leave a mark on Tirreno-Adriatico — cyclingnews
Nibali hoping TT improvement will boost chances of second consecutive Tirreno title — velonation
Can Phinney change BMC's fortunes in Tirreno - Adriatico TTT? — cyclingnews
March 4 update:
Provisional Startlist w/ bib numbers — steephill.tv
Tirreno-Adriatico 2013: Who will win? — cyclingweekly.co.uk
After important Ciolek victory, MTN Qhubeka set to make history in Tirreno-Adriatico — velonation
Preview: Tirreno-Adriatico serves grand tour, classics antipasti — velonews
February 19 update:
Tirreno Adriatico 2013 Race Promo (1:15 Music) — ciclismomadeinitaly
January 28 update:
A TIRRENO – ADRIATICO TO SUIT ALL RIDERS
Two time-trial stages - one team and one individual - two sprinters’ stages, two stages for finisseurs and a finish for the climbers at Prati di Tivo. Vincenzo Nibali is looking for a second consecutive victory.
San Vincenzo, 28 January 2013 – Today, the Verdi Theatre in San Vincenzo (Italy) saw the official presentation of the 48th edition of the Corsa Dei Due Mari, in the presence of three cycling champions – Ivan Basso, Damiano Cunego and Moreno Moser. Other VIPs included the Mayor of San Vincenzo, Michele Biagi and the Mayor of Castagneto Carducci, Fabio Tinti, who will be hosting the start of the race. Rcs Sport’s Cycling Chief Operative Officer, Mauro Vegni and Technical and Sport Director, Stefano Allocchio, La Gazzetta dello Sports Cycling Editor in Chief Luca Gialanella and riders Damiano Caruso and Steve Cummings were also in attendance, together with Italian cycling legend Alfredo Martini.
The percorso for this year is similar to the one that saw Vincenzo Nibali take the overall victory in 2012. He will try once again to win the Sea Master Trophy, the Neptune’s Trident trophy given to the winner of the “Race of Two Seas”, as well as the honour of wearing the blue Banca Mediolanum jersey of the race leader.
The race starts on Wednesday 6th March in San Vincenzo with a 16.9km Team Time Trial, finishing in Donoratico. The following day sees the second stage also start in San Vincenzo, with 232km taking the peloton to Indicatore (Arezzo) – a stage designed for the sprinters. Third stage on Friday 8th March, from Indicatore to Narni-Scalo (190 km), looks undulating on the course profile but should again suit the sprinters.
Saturday 9th March will host the fourth stage: Narni – Prati di Tivo (173 km). The riders first face the Capannelle Pass and then at the end of the stage, the summit finish of Prati di Tivo at 1450m. This is a stern test at 14,550 m long, with an average gradient of 7,1% and a maximum of 12%, ideal for climbers. It was on this very climb last year Vincenzo Nibali launched his bid for overall victory. The following day the riders will face a long, difficult stage from Ortona to Chieti: 230 km, with the climbs of Forchetta di Palena and the Lanciano Pass, before facing the tough finale – with the gradient reaching 19% in some points – finishing in Chieti.
On Monday 11th March the sixth stage will be 209 km long, with the start and finish in Porto Sant’Elpidio. It will be a very hilly route, typical of Le Marche, with incessant up and downs. The final stage, a 9.2 km Individual Time Trial on Tuesday 12th March, will be on the San Benedetto del Tronto seafront.
The guests of honour at the launch had this to say:
Ivan Basso: “The race is ideal preparation for the Grand Tours, in particular to find the right balance you need in a team. Sometimes our race programs are drawn up in winter when you don’t know the specific details of the races. Now that Team Cannondale knows the route of Tirreno-Adriatico we will decide who will be our best team to race it”.
Damiano Cunego: “I will be at the start of this fantastic event. It’s a complete race: time trial stages, climbs, there’s everything. I will try to be as prepared as I can, thanks to the help of Michele Bartoli”.
Moreno Moser: “There is a great expectation on me this season - last year I was racing without that. I will race Tirreno-Adriatico without many races already in my legs but I will try to give everything I can. Tirreno is one of the most important races in Italy alongside Giro d’Italia, Milan-Sanremo and Il Lombardia. My stages will be the hilly ones.”
The Mayor of San Vincenzo, Michele Biagi: “Last year Tirreno-Adriatico was a big investment for us but we really wanted to have it here again because of the great impact it has on the image of our region. We will try to host it in 2014 too.”
Mauro Vegni, Rcs Sport’s Cycling Chief Operative Officer: “I particularly love Tirreno-Adriatico because it is where I started out in cycling many years ago. With 7 stages crossing 5 Italian regions and broadcast to 120 different countries all over the World. We believe professional cycling is now, more than ever, the best way to promote local communities and sustainable mobility.” Stefano Allocchio: “Tirreno-Adriatico is probably the cycling race with the highest profile start-list in the World. With two time trial stages, two sprinters’ stages, one for climbers and two for finisseurs, the 1060 km of the 48th Tirreno – Adriatico are extremely diverse, giving the whole spectrum of riders the ability to contest the race. It is sure to be exceedingly hard fought and a great spectacle.”
Tirreno-Adriatico Route Unveiled — cyclingnews
January 21 update:
Get Ready For A Spectacular Tirreno-Adriatico — cyclingnews
2012 Official Promo (01:14 music) — ciclismomadeinitaly
 
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Live Video Streaming and TV Coverage
March 5 update: There will be more international tv broadcasters but no official unrestricted streams. Please check back near race time for the 2013 live video options.
The Tirreno-Adriatico will be shown in 160 countries spread across 5 continents. Broadcasters include Eurosport (Europe and Asia Pacific), beIN SPORT (USA and France), Al Jazeera (Middle East and North Africa), VRT (Belgium), EITB – Euskal Telebista, TV3 Catalunya, TVG Galicia and TPA Asturias (Spain), Channel Six (India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, the Maldives, Nepal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan), TrueVisions (Thailand), Televisa Deportes Network (Mexico and Central America), Supersports (Africa), J Sports (Japan), Sportsnet (English-speaking Canada) and SBS (Australia). In Italy, Rai Sport will broadcast every stage of the 2013 Tirreno-Adriatic live. — Steve
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2013 Tirreno-Adriatico Route Map
Route Map (Large Version) — rcs
