2020 Tirreno–Adriatico Explained

2020 Tirreno–Adriatico
Series:2020 UCI World Tour
Race No:13
Season No:21
Date:7–14 September 2020[1]
Stages:8
Distance:1309.05
Unit:km
First:Simon Yates
First Nat:GBR
First Color:blue
Second:Geraint Thomas
Second Nat:GBR
Third:Rafał Majka
Third Nat:POL
Points:Pascal Ackermann
Points Nat:GER
Points Color:orange
Mountains:Héctor Carretero
Mountains Nat:ESP
Mountains Color:green
Youth:Aleksandr Vlasov
Youth Nat:RUS
Youth Color:white
Previous:2019
Next:2021

The 2020 Tirreno–Adriatico was a road cycling stage race that was originally scheduled to take place between 11 and 17 March 2020 in Italy. On 6 March 2020, it was postponed due to COVID-19 concerns in Italy[2] and rescheduled to 7 to 14 September. It was the 55th edition of Tirreno–Adriatico and part of the 2020 UCI World Tour.

Teams

All nineteen UCI WorldTeams and six wildcard UCI ProTeams made up the twenty-four teams that participated in the race. Each team entered seven riders, making up a starting peloton of 175 riders. Of these riders, 152 finished the race.[3] [4]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners[5]
scope=col Stagescope=col Datescope=col Routescope=col Distancescope=col colspan="2" Typescope=col Winner
scope=row 17 SeptemberLido di Camaiore to Lido di Camaiore133km (83miles)Flat stage
scope=row 28 SeptemberCamaiore to Follonica201km (125miles)Flat stage
scope=row 39 SeptemberFollonica to Saturnia217km (135miles)Hilly stage
410 SeptemberTerni to Cascia194km (121miles)Mountain stage
511 SeptemberNorcia to Sassotetto202km (126miles)Mountain stage
612 SeptemberCastelfidardo to Senigallia171km (106miles)Flat stage
713 SeptemberPieve Torina to Loreto181km (112miles)Hilly stage
814 SeptemberSan Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto10.05km (06.24miles)Individual time trial
Total1309.05km (813.41miles)

Stages

Stage 1

7 September 2020 — Lido di Camaiore to Lido di Camaiore, 133km (83miles)

Stage 2

8 September 2020 — Camaiore to Follonica, 201km (125miles)

Stage 3

9 September 2020 — Follonica to Saturnia, 217km (135miles)

Stage 4

10 September 2020 — Terni to Cascia, 194km (121miles)

Stage 5

11 September 2020 — Norcia to Sassotetto, 202km (126miles)

Stage 6

12 September 2020 — Castelfidardo to Senigallia, 175km (109miles)

Stage 7

13 September 2020 — Pieve Torina to Loreto, 181km (112miles)

Stage 8

14 September 2020 — San Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto, 10.05km (06.24miles), individual time trial (ITT)

Classification leadership table

StageWinnerGeneral classification
Points classification
Mountains classification
Young rider classification
Teams classification
1Pascal AckermannPascal AckermannPascal AckermannNathan HaasSzymon Sajnok
2Pascal AckermannNicola Bagioli
3Michael WoodsMichael WoodsAleksandr Vlasov
4Lucas HamiltonMichael WoodsLucas Hamilton
5Simon YatesSimon YatesHéctor CarreteroAleksandr Vlasov
6Tim Merlier
7Mathieu van der Poel
8Filippo Ganna
FinalSimon YatesPascal AckermannHéctor CarreteroAleksandr Vlasov

Final classification standings

Teams classification

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The UCI unveils the revised 2020 calendars for the UCI WorldTour & UCI Women's WorldTour . UCI . 5 May 2020.
  2. News: Cycling and golf events cancelled as coronavirus continues to hit sport . 6 March 2020 . The Guardian . 6 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Tirreno–Adriatico 2020 Startlist. ProCyclingStats. 6 September 2020.
  4. Web site: Teams - Tirreno–Adriatico. Tirreno–Adriatico. 6 September 2020.
  5. Web site: Route 2020 Tirreno - Adriatico. 6 September 2020.