Where: Italy
When: March 7-13 2022
Rank: UCI WorldTour
Heading into it's 57th year in 2022, Tirreno-Adriatico continues to be the hipster favourite over the more traditional Paris-Nice which runs alongside.
Coming after the gravel roads of Strade Bianche, the race is often used as something a bit different for the Classics men as they build for Milan-San Remo a week later. But it also attracts some of the world's best GC riders with now-double Tour de France winner, Tadej Pogačar (UAE team Emirates) taking the golden trident trophy home with him at the end of the 2021 race.
Known as 'the race of the two seas' it starts at the coast of the Tyrrhenian sea and makes its way across Italy to the shores of the Adriatic sea with sharp climbs, long mountains and a couple of sprints and time trials along the way.
The route often follows the same style with a team time trial on the Tyrrhenian coastline before a sprint stage, a couple of hilly days, summit finish, and an individual time trial at San Benedetto del Tronto on the Adriatic coast.
This has changed in the last few years to change the now out of fashion TTT to a sprinters stage with a couple of mountain sprints in there too to make sure all the jerseys are handed out on day one.
After that the race will get progressively hilly with at least one big mountains stage before the hills start to flatten out later into the race finishing in San Benedetto del Tronto for the traditional individual time trial, usually 10km long.
This isn't really expected to change too dramatically in the 2022 route which is yet to be announced.
The race started in 1966 with Dino Zandegù taking the win ahead of Vito Taccone and Rolf Maurer. The record for the most overall victories his held by Belgian star Roger De Vlaeminck with a total of six wins from 1972 to 1977.
Tirreno-Adriatico 2022 route
The full details of the Tirreno-Adriatico 2022 has not yet been released.
| Stage 1, March 7 | Row 0 - Cell 1 | Row 0 - Cell 2 |
| Stage 2, March 8 | Row 1 - Cell 1 | Row 1 - Cell 2 |
| Stage 3, March 9 | Row 2 - Cell 1 | Row 2 - Cell 2 |
| Stage 4, March 10 | Row 3 - Cell 1 | Row 3 - Cell 2 |
| Stage 5, March 11 | Row 4 - Cell 1 | Row 4 - Cell 2 |
| Stage 6, March 12 | Row 5 - Cell 1 | Row 5 - Cell 2 |
| Stage 7, March 13 | Row 6 - Cell 1 | Row 6 - Cell 2 |
Tirreno-Adriatico: Recent winners
2021: Tadej Pogačar (Slo), UAE Team Emriates
2020: Simon Yates (GBr), Mitchelton-Scott
2019: Primož Roglič (Slo), Team Jumbo-Visma
2018: Michał Kwiatkowski (Pol), Team Sky
2017: Nairo Quintana (Col), Movistar Team
2016: Greg Van Avermaet (Bel), BMC Racing Team
2015: Nairo Quintana (Col), Movistar Team
2014: Alberto Contador (Esp), Tinkoff-Saxo
2013: Vincenzo Nibali (Ita), Astana Pro Team
2012: Vincenzo Nibali (Ita), Liquigas-Cannondale
2011: Cadel Evans (Aus), BMC Racing Team
2010: Stefano Garzelli (Ita), Acqua & Sapone
2009: Michele Scarponi (Ita), Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Gicattoli
2008: Fabian Cancellara (Sui), CSC ProTeam.
Key info: TV guide | Start list | Route guide
Previous editions: 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012
Key riders: Vincenzo Nibali | Greg Van Avermaet | Nairo Quintana | Peter Sagan
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Tadej Pogačar stamps authority on Tirreno-Adriatico with stage six victory
The Slovenian increases his overall lead with one stage remaining
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Tadej Pogačar and Remco Evenepoel scupper chances of winning Tirreno-Adriatico stage five after missing turn
Jonas Vingegaard was also a part of the trio of riders catching the breakaway group before completely missing a turn 6km from the line
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Warren Barguil smashes competition on stage five of Tirreno-Adriatico with powerful climb
The Frenchman managed to hold onto victory after he kicked on the 21% gradient climb to steal a march on the breakaway
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Caleb Ewan steals stage three win at Tirreno-Adriatico on the finish line
The Australian wins his third race of the season with a powerful final sprint on the third stage of the Italian event
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Tim Merlier takes victory on stage two of Tirreno-Adriatico
The Alpecin-Fenix rider rode confidently to win the first bunch sprint of the race
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Filippo Ganna wins stage one as Remco Evenepoel takes seven seconds on Tadej Pogačar at Tirreno-Adriatico
The world time trial champion wins the race against the clock on home soil
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Tirreno-Adriatico 2022 route: Stages for the 57th edition of the 'Race of the Two Seas'
The hilly race between the two seas has released its 2022 route with varied terrain to be tackled
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Filippo Ganna says he's 'not a robot' after losing first time trial in over a year
Filippo Ganna says that he is "human, not a robot" after losing his first time trial in over a year on the final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2021 in San Benedetto del Tronto.
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‘Not a bad start to the experiment’ - Wout van Aert wants to race for overall wins again after Tirreno-Adriatico podium
Wout van Aert said Tirreno-Adriatico was “not a bad start” to his general classification experiment.
