Where: Italy
When: March 10-16 2021
Rank: UCI WorldTour
The 2019 Tirreno-Adriatico peloton (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)
The 2021 edition of Tirreno-Adriatico will see the week long stage race enter its 56th year.
Tirreno-Adriatico often serves as a preparation ground for those aiming for Milan-San Remo glory as well as those riders thinking of taking home the Maglia Rosa at the Giro d’Italia in May.
The race known as ‘the race of the two seas’ takes place in mid March alongside Paris-Nice in France, both serving as preparation races for the Spring Classics and Grand Tours alike.
The traditional route would start on the west coast of Italy with a team time trial, but that has changed in the last couple of years to accommodate the sprinters.
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, but in 2021 the route has been changed slightly and is now 11.1km long.
Last year, Simon Yates (Mitchelton-Scott) managed to do what his brother, Adam, missed out on by one second a year previous by winning the overall title ahead of Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) and Rafał Majka (then Bora-Hansgrohe)
The 2019 win went to Primož Roglič (Jumbo Visma), the Slovenian took victory on the final day with a margin of just one second ahead of Adam Yates (then Mitchelton-Scott).
In 2018, the win was Michał Kwiatkowski’s, whilst 2017’s victor was Nairo Quintana who also won in 2015. Both Alberto Contador and Vincenzo Nibali have two wins to their names, too.
The full details of the Tirreno-Adriatico 2021 route are now available, see more on our route page.
| Stage 1, March 10 | Lido di Camaiore – Lido di Camaiore | 156km, flat |
| Stage 2, March 11 | Camaiore – Chiusdino | 226km, hills |
| Stage 3, March 12 | Monticiano – Gualdo Tadino | 189km, hills |
| Stage 4, March 13 | Terni – Prati di Tivo | 148km, mountains |
| Stage 5, March 14 | Castellalto – Catelfidaro | 205km, hills |
| Stage 6, March 15 | Castelraimondo – Lido di Fermo | 169km, flat |
| Stage 7, March 16 | San Benedetto del Tronto – San Benedetto del Tronto | 11.1km, ITT |
2020 Simon Yates (GBr)
2019 Primož Roglič (Slo)
2018 Michał Kwiatkowski (Pol)
2017 Nairo Quintana (Col)
2016 Greg Van Avermaet (Bel)
2015 Nairo Quintana (Col)
2014 Alberto Contador (Esp)
2013 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita)
2012 Vincenzo Nibali (Ita)
2011 Cadel Evans (Aus)
2010 Stefano Garzelli (Ita)
2009 Michele Scarponi (Ita)
2008 Fabian Cancellara (Sui)
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
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.
Wout van Aert said Tirreno-Adriatico was “not a bad start” to his general classification experiment.
The Race of the Two Seas provided a classic edition in 2021 - here's what we learned from the 56th Tirreno-Adriatico
Wout van Aert took stage victory on the final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2021 in the individual time trial, beating European champion Stefan Küng and world champion Filippo Ganna on the day.
Mathieu van der Poel’s dad says the Dutch star still has the ability to surprise him after his unforgettable solo victory in Tirreno-Adriatico.
Cherie Pridham didn’t have to wait long before celebrating her first victory as a WorldTour sports director.
Mads Würtz Schmidt took stage six victory after out-sprinting the rest of his breakaway partners after the break managed to hold off the peloton all the way to the line
Wout van Aert "continues to amaze" as he has held is own against multiple Tour de France champions in Tirreno Adriatico.+
The Dutchman just held off Tadej Pogačar to take yet another impressive win
Pogačar extended his GC lead over Wout van Aert to over a minute
The Welshman says he's happy to just be in the mix as he builds towards this summer's Tour de France
The Slovenian held off the Brit on the summit finish to take the stage win
Mathieu van der Poel took stage three of Tirreno-Adriatico 2021 ahead of overall leader, Wout van Aert thanks to his immense acceleration after the final corner.
World champion Julian Alaphilippe holds off Mathieu van der Poel and Wout van Aert taking victory on stage two of Tirreno-Adriatico 2021.
Peter Sagan says he needs to “get back the race rhythm” as he returned to racing after a forced break due to coronavirus.
Wout van Aert comes to Tirreno-Adriatico to test his legs in the overall standings for the first time after showing he is a very capable climber with excellent displays at the Tour de France and Critérium du Dauphiné.
Wout van Aert took the opening stage of Tirreno-Adriatico showing his raw power in the sprint, beating Caleb Ewan, Fernando Gaviria and several other big sprinting names.
The hilly race between the two seas has released its 2021 route with varied terrain to be tackled
Major stage racing continues this week as the 2021 Tirreno-Adriatico gets underway with a start-studded start list - here’s how you can watch the race.
Tadej Pogačar has said that he could see Mathieu van der Poel compete for the overall classification at Tirreno-Adriatico after the Dutch champion's incredible riding at Strade Bianche.
The start list is coming together nicely for the race of the two seas with some of the sports biggest names down to race (March 10-16)
Simon Yates is set to try and retain his Tirreno-Adriatico title after taking victory last year in fine style against fellow British rider, Geraint Thomas.
The Race of the Two Seas is packed to the rafters with talent for the 2021 edition
Simon Yates wrapped up the overall victory at Tirreno-Adriatico with a strong performance on the stage eight time trial.
Mathieu van der Poel put in an outstanding performance to take stage seven at the 2020 Tirreno-Adriatico beating Rubén Guerreiro and Matteo Fabbro after kicking hard on the final climb.
