The route of the 2024 Tirreno-Adriatico, seven days of racing, combines a number of sprints and hilly days in addition to a gap 10km time trial and a summit end atop Monte Petrano.
The race follows largely the identical method because the previous two editions, kicking off with a brief, flat time trial in Lido di Camaiore on Italy’s western coast in Tuscany earlier than winding eastwards in direction of a penultimate day mountain stage after which the ultimate dash day within the metropolis of San Benedetto del Tronto in Marche.
Monte Petrano is undoubtedly the spotlight of the week of racing, rounding out the 180km stage 6 and showing on a race route for the primary time for the reason that 2009 Giro d’Italia, the place Carlos Sastre took the win forward of Denis Menchov and Danilo Di Luca.
The stage, which is up and down all day earlier than the difficult 10.1m, 8.1% ascent, ought to be the spot which decides the overall classification of the 59th version of the race. Jonas Vingegaard will little doubt be the highest favorite for glory on the slopes of Monte Petrano.
“As in previous editions, it guarantees to be an enthralling and spectacular Tirreno-Adriatico, stuffed with nice stars who’ve made the Race of the Two Seas essentially the most prestigious one-week stage race on this planet,” mentioned RCS Sport head of biking Mauro Vegni.
“Each levels and the overall classification are the territories of riders who play an excellent and main position all through the season, from the Classics to the three-week races. All these situations create nice curiosity and guarantee that there’s a second of huge visibility for the territories, additionally due to the dwell TV broadcast deliberate globally.”
Stage 1: Lido di Camaiore (ITT), 10km
The opening day on March 4 options the identical seaside time trial used up to now two years, with Filippo Ganna set to take intention at his third win in a row on the out-and-back course in Lido di Camaiore.
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Stage 2: Camaiore-Follonica, 198km
After the quick TT opens 1,115km of racing throughout central Italy, a dash stage on the next day takes the peloton 198km from Camaiore to Follonica for a flat end.
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Stage 3: Volterra – Gualdo Tadino, 220km
Stage 3 is the longest of the race at 220km and a rising end in Gualdo Tadino. The 4% gradient of the ending straight will delay some sprinters, although anticipate one other giant group coming to the road.
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Stage 4: Arrone-Giulianova, 207km
Giulianova hosts the fourth stage, one other lengthy one at 207km and a day which additionally options the excessive level of the week, the early climb of the 1,521-metre Valico di Castelluccio. The rest of the stage is much less difficult, nonetheless, it does conclude with a hilly finale and a 4.5% rise to the end line.
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Stage 5: Torricella Sicura – Valle, 146km
Stage 5, a 146km run from Torricella Sicura to Valle Castellana, figures to be the second-toughest of the race behind the queen stage at Monte Petrano. The roads rise and fall all day, and the most important climb of the stage – San Giacomo (12km at 6.2%) – at 24km from the end will play a serious half within the final result of the day, which concludes with a 7% closing kilometre.
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Stage 6: Sassoferrato – Cagli (Monte Petrano), 180km
The riders deal with Monte Petrano on stage 6, with the summit end taking the place of Sassotetto, Monte Carpegna, and Prato di Tivo as the large mountain check of the race. A number of smaller climbs and hills punctuate the majority of the 180km day, although the motion will likely be focussed inside the closing 10km.
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Stage 7: San Benedetto del Tronto – San Benedetto del Tronto, 154km
The closing stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2024 falls on March 10, taking the riders on an uncomplicated 154km run round San Benedetto del Tronto on the Adriatic coast. Jasper Philipsen and Phil Bauhaus have taken wins on the pan-flat ending circuit up to now two editions and one other mass dash is predicted to shut out the race subsequent spring.
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