2021 Tirreno–Adriatico Explained

2021 Tirreno–Adriatico
Series:	2021 UCI World Tour
Race No:	5
Season No:	29
Date:	10–16 March 2021
Stages:	7
Distance:	1103.1
Unit:	km
First:	Tadej Pogačar
First Nat:	SLO
First Color:	blue
Second:	Wout van Aert
Second Nat:	BEL
Third:	Mikel Landa
Third Nat:	ESP
Points:	Wout van Aert
Points Nat:	BEL
Points Color:	violet
Mountains:	Tadej Pogačar
Mountains Nat:	SLO
Mountains Color:	green
Youth:	Tadej Pogačar
Youth Nat:	SLO
Youth Color:	white
Previous:	2020
Next:	2022

The 2021 Tirreno–Adriatico was a road cycling stage race that took place between 10 and 16 March 2021 in Italy. It was the 56th edition of Tirreno–Adriatico and part of the 2021 UCI World Tour.^[1]

Teams

Twenty-five teams participated in the race, including all nineteen UCI WorldTeams and six UCI ProTeams. Each team entered seven riders, for a total of 175 riders, of which 159 finished.^[2] ^[3]

UCI WorldTeams

UCI ProTeams

Route

Stage characteristics and winners^[4] ^[5]
scope=col	Stage	scope=col	Date	scope=col	Route	scope=col	Distance	scope=col colspan="2"	Type	scope=col	Winner
scope=row	1	10 March	Lido di Camaiore to Lido di Camaiore	156km (97miles)		Flat stage
scope=row	2	11 March	Camaiore to Chiusdino	226km (140miles)		Hilly stage
scope=row	3	12 March	Monticiano to Gualdo Tadino	189km (117miles)		Hilly stage
4	13 March	Terni to Prati di Tivo	148km (92miles)		Mountain stage
5	14 March	Castellalto to Castelfidardo	205km (127miles)		Hilly stage
6	15 March	Castelraimondo to Lido di Fermo	169km (105miles)		Flat stage
7	16 March	San Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto	10.1km (06.3miles)		Individual time trial
Total		1103.1km (685.4miles)

Stages

Stage 1

10 March 2021 — Lido di Camaiore to Lido di Camaiore, 156km (97miles)

Stage 2

11 March 2021 — Camaiore to Chiusdino, 226km (140miles)

Stage 3

12 March 2021 — Monticiano to Gualdo Tadino, 189km (117miles)

Stage 4

13 March 2021 — Terni to Prati di Tivo, 148km (92miles)

Stage 5

14 March 2021 — Castellalto to Castelfidardo, 205km (127miles)

Stage 6

15 March 2021 — Castelraimondo to Lido di Fermo, 169km (105miles)

Stage 7

16 March 2021 — San Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto, 10.1km (06.3miles), individual time trial (ITT)

Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage
Stage	Winner	General classification	Points classification	Mountains classification	Young rider classification
1	Wout van Aert	Wout van Aert	Wout van Aert	Vincenzo Albanese	Mattia Bais
2	Julian Alaphilippe				Pavel Sivakov
3	Mathieu van der Poel				Tadej Pogačar
4	Tadej Pogačar	Tadej Pogačar		Tadej Pogačar
5	Mathieu van der Poel
6	Mads Würtz Schmidt
7	Wout van Aert
Final		Tadej Pogačar	Wout van Aert	Tadej Pogačar	Tadej Pogačar

On stages 2 and 3, Caleb Ewan, who was second in the points classification, wore the violet jersey, because first-placed Wout van Aert wore the blue jersey as the leader of the general classification.
On stage 4, Davide Ballerini, who was fourth in the points classification, wore the violet jersey, because first-placed Wout van Aert wore the blue jersey as the leader of the general classification, second-placed Mathieu van der Poel wore the jersey of the Dutch national road race champion, and third-placed Julian Alaphilippe wore the jersey of the UCI world road race champion.
On stages 5 and 7, Mads Würtz Schmidt, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Tadej Pogačar wore the blue jersey as the leader of the general classification. On stage 6, Würtz Schmidt, who dropped to third in the mountains classification, still wore the green jersey, because first-placed Tadej Pogačar wore the blue jersey and second-placed Mathieu van der Poel wore the jersey of the Dutch national road race champion.
On stage 5, João Almeida, who was third in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first-placed Tadej Pogačar wore the blue jersey as the leader of the general classification and second-placed Sergio Higuita wore the jersey of the Colombian national road race champion.
On stages 6 and 7, Egan Bernal, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first-placed Tadej Pogačar wore the blue jersey as the leader of the general classification.

Final classification standings

Team classification

Notes and References

Web site: 2021 Tirreno - Adriatico. 7 February 2021.
Web site: Wild Cards. Tirreno–Adriatico. RCS Sport. 10 February 2021. 25 February 2021.
Web site: Tirreno–Adriatico 2021 Startlist. ProCyclingStats. 7 February 2021.
Web site: 56th Tirreno–Adriatico: a 7 stage spectacle awaits. Tirreno–Adriatico. RCS Sport. 2 February 2021. 25 February 2021.
Web site: Route 2021 Tirreno - Adriatico. Tirreno–Adriatico. RCS Sport. 7 February 2021.