Tirreno-Adriatico route altered by the wind

Twice before a finish at Tirreno-Adriatico, having hosted two stages also at the Giro d’Italia more than three decades ago, the Valico di Santa Maria Maddalena climb awaited the riders at the end of the race’s queen stage. This time, the ascent was 2.5 kilometers shorter, and that’s because the organisers had to redesign the finish due to safety concerns caused by the strong winds at the top, exceeding 70km/h in some parts.
On a day with more than 3000 vertical meters, Davide Ballerini joined the breakaway, putting in a solid effort in the six-man move that managed to remain at the front until the last 30 kilometers. Going into the last climb, Soudal Quick-Step had two riders in the main group – Julian Alaphilippe and Andrea Bagioli – who remained there until with four kilometers to go, when an injection of pace at the front of the bunch caused significant cracks.
Due to the headwind, the stage came down to a reduced sprint, won by Primoz Roglic (Jumbo-Visma), while Julian – who was our team’s first rider home – will now look to the hilly penultimate stage, set to include around two dozen steep climbs, culminating with the uphill finish in Osimo, the small town in the province of Ancona which for centuries was part of the Papal States.
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Race details
1 |
Primož Roglič Jumbo-Visma |
4:38:32 |
2 |
Giulio Ciccone Trek - Segafredo |
0:00 |
3 |
Tao Geoghegan Hart INEOS Grenadiers |
0:00 |
4 |
Jai Hindley BORA - hansgrohe |
0:00 |
5 |
Lennard Kämna BORA - hansgrohe |
0:00 |
6 |
Aleksandr Vlasov BORA - hansgrohe |
0:00 |
7 |
Mikel Landa Meana Bahrain - Victorious |
0:00 |
8 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
0:00 |
9 |
Damiano Caruso Bahrain - Victorious |
0:00 |
10 |
Brandon McNulty UAE Team Emirates |
0:00 |
47 |
Andrea Bagioli
Soudal - Quick Step |
4:58 |
49 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal - Quick Step |
4:58 |
124 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Soudal - Quick Step |
22:52 |
130 |
Casper Pedersen
Soudal - Quick Step |
22:57 |
133 |
Fabio Jakobsen
Soudal - Quick Step |
23:15 |
134 |
Dries Devenyns
Soudal - Quick Step |
23:15 |
153 |
Davide Ballerini
Soudal - Quick Step |
23:15 |
1 |
Primož Roglič Jumbo-Visma |
20:17:14 |
2 |
Lennard Kämna BORA - hansgrohe |
0:04 |
3 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
0:12 |
4 |
Brandon McNulty UAE Team Emirates |
0:17 |
5 |
Wilco Kelderman Jumbo-Visma |
0:19 |
6 |
Tao Geoghegan Hart INEOS Grenadiers |
0:19 |
7 |
Aleksandr Vlasov BORA - hansgrohe |
0:21 |
8 |
Jai Hindley BORA - hansgrohe |
0:22 |
9 |
Giulio Ciccone Trek - Segafredo |
0:24 |
10 |
Enric Mas Nicolau Movistar Team |
0:31 |
36 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal - Quick Step |
6:01 |
40 |
Andrea Bagioli
Soudal - Quick Step |
7:23 |
97 |
Casper Pedersen
Soudal - Quick Step |
33:13 |
109 |
Davide Ballerini
Soudal - Quick Step |
35:42 |
123 |
Bert Van Lerberghe
Soudal - Quick Step |
41:32 |
138 |
Fabio Jakobsen
Soudal - Quick Step |
43:00 |
154 |
Dries Devenyns
Soudal - Quick Step |
48:44 |
1 |
Primož Roglič Jumbo-Visma |
24 pt |
2 |
Jasper Philipsen Alpecin-Deceuninck |
22 pt |
3 |
Lennard Kämna BORA - hansgrohe |
16 pt |
4 |
Biniam Girmay Hailu Intermarché - Circus - Wanty |
15 pt |
5 |
Phil Bauhaus Bahrain - Victorious |
15 pt |
6 |
Fabio Jakobsen
Soudal - Quick Step |
14 pt |
7 |
Tao Geoghegan Hart INEOS Grenadiers |
14 pt |
8 |
Filippo Ganna INEOS Grenadiers |
12 pt |
9 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
10 pt |
10 |
Giulio Ciccone Trek - Segafredo |
10 pt |
12 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal - Quick Step |
10 pt |
36 |
Davide Ballerini
Soudal - Quick Step |
3 pt |
43 |
Casper Pedersen
Soudal - Quick Step |
2 pt |
1 |
Primož Roglič Jumbo-Visma |
20 pt |
2 |
Giulio Ciccone Trek - Segafredo |
16 pt |
3 |
Davide Bais EOLO-Kometa |
13 pt |
4 |
Stefano Gandin Team Corratec |
9 pt |
5 |
Julian Alaphilippe
Soudal - Quick Step |
8 pt |
6 |
Tao Geoghegan Hart INEOS Grenadiers |
8 pt |
7 |
Jai Hindley BORA - hansgrohe |
7 pt |
8 |
Mattia Bais EOLO-Kometa |
6 pt |
9 |
Florian Stork Team DSM |
5 pt |
10 |
Alessandro Santaromita Green Project-Bardiani CSF-Faizanè |
5 pt |
17 |
Davide Ballerini
Soudal - Quick Step |
3 pt |
1 |
João Almeida UAE Team Emirates |
20:17:26 |
2 |
Brandon McNulty UAE Team Emirates |
0:05 |
3 |
Andreas Leknessund Team DSM |
0:51 |
4 |
Santiago Buitrago Sánchez Bahrain - Victorious |
1:08 |
5 |
Felix Gall AG2R Citroën Team |
1:27 |
6 |
Thymen Arensman INEOS Grenadiers |
1:29 |
7 |
Sean Quinn EF Education-EasyPost |
2:30 |
8 |
Magnus Sheffield INEOS Grenadiers |
3:12 |
9 |
Attila Valter Jumbo-Visma |
6:54 |
10 |
Andrea Bagioli
Soudal - Quick Step |
7:11 |
1 | BORA - hansgrohe | 60:52:29 |
2 | UAE Team Emirates | 0:31 |
3 | Bahrain - Victorious | 1:52 |
4 | Jumbo-Visma | 2:43 |
5 | INEOS Grenadiers | 3:50 |
6 | Team DSM | 7:49 |
7 | Movistar Team | 8:01 |
8 | Team Arkéa Samsic | 8:27 |
9 | Groupama - FDJ | 9:38 |
10 | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | 14:30 |