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2016 Tirreno–Adriatico

The 51st edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico cycling stage race was held from 9 to 15 March 2016. It was the third event of the 2016 UCI World Tour.[1] Due to the cancellation of stage 5, the race was run over six stages, covering a total distance of 850.8 km (529 mi).[2][N 1]

Route

The route for the 2016 Tirreno–Adriatico was announced in December 2015 in Camaiore, where the race starts.[3] The first stage is a 22.7-kilometre (14.1 mi) team time trial on the coast. The second – and first road stage – finishes on a short climb, suiting classics riders. The third and fourth stages have flat finishes, favouring sprinters. The fifth stage is the queen stage of the race: it features five categorised climbs, finishing with the 13-kilometre (8.1 mi) ascent of Monte San Vicino. The sixth stage again suits sprinters. The race finishes in San Benedetto del Tronto for the fiftieth consecutive year with a 10.1-kilometre (6.3 mi) individual time trial to decide the final standings.[3]

Participating teams

As Tirreno–Adriatico is a UCI World Tour event, all eighteen UCI Pro Teams were invited automatically and obliged to enter a team into the race.[5] Five other teams were given wild cards to enter the race.[6] All teams sent the allowed number of riders, eight, totaling 184 riders.[7][8]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI Professional Continental teams

Stages

Stage 1

9 March 2016 – Lido di Camaiore, 22.7 km (14.1 mi) (TTT)

Stage 2

10 March 2016 — Camaiore to Pomarance, 207 km (128.6 mi)

Stage 3

11 March 2016 — Castelnuovo Val di Cecina to Montalto di Castro, 176 km (109.4 mi)

Stage 4

12 March 2016 — Montalto di Castro to Foligno, 222 km (137.9 mi)

Stage 5

13 March 2016 — Foligno to Monte San Vicino, 178 km (110.6 mi)

Stage cancelled due to snow.

Stage 6

14 March 2016 — Castelraimondo to Cepagatti, 210 km (130.5 mi)

Stage 7

15 March 2016 — San Benedetto del Tronto, 10.1 km (6.3 mi)

Classification leadership table

Notes

  1. ^ Originally scheduled as 1,019.8 km (634 mi), the distance was scaled back to 850.8 km (529 mi) after the cancellation of stage 5.

References

  1. ^ Wynn, Nigel. "UCI WorldTour calendar 2016". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 18 December 2015.
  2. ^ a b Farrand, Stephen. "Tirreno-Adriatico stage 5 cancelled due to snow". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. ^ a b Farrand, Stephen (21 December 2015). "Tirreno-Adriatico 2016 route unveiled". Cyclingnews.com. Immediate Media Company. Retrieved 10 January 2016.
  4. ^ "2016 Route". La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
  5. ^ "UCI Cycling Regulations: Part 2: Road Races page 110 article 2.15.127" (PDF). Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  6. ^ "Giro d'Italia, Tirreno-Adriatico and Milano-Sanremo wild cards 2016 announced". La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 20 February 2016.
  7. ^ "51th Tirreno – Adriatico – Regulations" (PDF). tirrenoadriatico.it. RCS Mediagroup S.P.A. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  8. ^ "Start List" (PDF). tirrenoadriatico.it. RCS Mediagroup S.P.A. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 10 March 2016.

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