2016_Tirreno–Adriatico

2016 Tirreno–Adriatico

2016 Tirreno–Adriatico

Cycling race


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]

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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]

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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]

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UCI Professional Continental teams

Stages

Stage 1

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

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Stage 2

10 March 2016 Camaiore to Pomarance, 207 km (128.6 mi)
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Stage 3

11 March 2016 Castelnuovo Val di Cecina to Montalto di Castro, 176 km (109.4 mi)
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Stage 4

12 March 2016 Montalto di Castro to Foligno, 222 km (137.9 mi)
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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)
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Stage 7

15 March 2016 San Benedetto del Tronto, 10.1 km (6.3 mi)
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Classification leadership table

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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. Farrand, Stephen. "Tirreno-Adriatico stage 5 cancelled due to snow". cyclingnews.com. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  3. 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. "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.
  6. "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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