2017 Tirreno-Adriatico, March 8-14, WT

[dick the quick]

La Corsa dei Due Mari starts tomorrow, so this is an appropriate moment to start the thread.

2017 edition provides for a traditional route, very similar to the ones which we used to see in recent years. It begins with a flat TTT, then goes across the peninsule including several nicely designed (most of them quite long) hilly/HTF stages and one MTF stage (Terminillo), and ends with a short and flat ITT.

Profiles:

Stage 1: Lido di Camaiore - Lido di Camaiore, 22km (TTT)

Stage 2: Camaiore - Pomarance, 229 km

Stage 3: Monterotondo Marittimo - Montalto di Castro, 204 km

Stage 4: Montalto di Castro - Terminillo (Campoforogna), 187 km

Stage 5: Rieti - Fermo, 210 km

Stage 6: Ascoli Piceno - Civitanova Marche, 159 km

Stage 7: San Benedetto del Tronto - San Benedetto del Tronto, 10 km (ITT)

Full startlist: http://www.tirrenoadriatico.it/it/squadre/

Starring (in alphabetical order):
Ag2R: Geniez, Pozzovivo
Androni: Bernal
Astana: Aru, Scarponi
Bahrain: Nibali, Pellizzotti
BMC: Dennis, van Avermaet, van Garderen
Bora: Majka, P. Sagan
Cannondale: Uran, Vanmarcke
Dimension Data: Boasson Hagen, Cavendish
FdJ: Pinot, Reichenbach
Katusha: Spilak, Taaramae
Lotto-Jumbo: Gesink, Roglic
Lotto-Soudal: Benoot, Wellens
Movistar: Amador, N. Quintana
Nippo: Arredondo, Santaromita
Orica: Ewan, Kreuziger, A. Yates
Quickstep: Boonen, Gaviria, Jungels, Stybar
Sky: Kwiatkowski, Landa, Rosa, Thomas
Sunweb: Dumoulin, Kelderman
Trek: Felline, Mollema, Stuyven
UAE: Costa, Modolo

 

[Max Rockatansky]

The Tirreno-Adriatico peloton have won a combined total of 7 Grand Tours, 10 Monuments, 6 World Titles and nearly 140 Grand Tour stages.

Bring it on!

 

[Singer01]

They must be the 2 flattest time trials in the same race ever. They are both like a snooker table.

 

[Strange Loop]

Sunweb: Dumoulin, Kelderman

Kelderman is out, he broke his finger during Strade Bianche(Dutch; NOS.nl).

 

[Laplaz]

Pomarance and Fermo will particularly suit the Strade Bianche protagonists Kwiat, Stybar and GVA. And Sagan of course, although Fermo will probably be too steep for him.

 

[rghysens]

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Pomarance and Fermo will particularly suit the Strade Bianche protagonists Kwiat, Stybar and GVA. And Sagan of course, although Fermo will probably be too steep for him.

Fermo is murito territory. It will be too difficult for GVA and Stybar too.

 

[afpm90]

Is there any possibility of snow on the Terminillo stage?

 

[Max Rockatansky]

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Is there any possibility of snow on the Terminillo stage?

It is snowing there right now. Today something between 10 and 30 cm.

https://www.3bmeteo.com/meteo/terminillo

It looks like it could be a bit better, but still very cold.

 

[Rollthedice]

Pinot for the win.

 

[vladimir]

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Pomarance and Fermo will particularly suit the Strade Bianche protagonists Kwiat, Stybar and GVA. And Sagan of course, although Fermo will probably be too steep for him.

Fermo is murito territory. It will be too difficult for GVA and Stybar too.

Some thought the course in Rio would be too difficult for GVA too

 

[Alexandre B.]

 

[jaylew]

Why does Froome never ride these races? From what I can tell he's only done TA once and he's never raced PN. It's a bit odd.

 

[Netserk]

The final of the stage to Fermo:

 

[kingjr]

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Greg really doesn't look like he wants to be there.

 

[Escarabajo]

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Shut, now I have a problem. I am supposed to be a cycling fan and I don't know everyone in that picture. Maybe once they put their helmet on and start riding I will recognize them LOL.

Seriously, maybe they put somebody that shouldn't be there. I'll find out!!
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(Only one left to identify)

 

[sQiD]

Look out for that Rock Star at the left. Hope he recovered well.

 

[Isaak-Gabriel]

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Shut, now I have a problem. I am supposed to be a cycling fan and I don't know everyone in that picture. Maybe once they put their helmet on and start riding I will recognize them LOL.

Seriously, maybe they put somebody that shouldn't be there. I'll find out!!
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(Only one left to identify)

I would say A. Yates, between Sagan and Pinot.

 

[Netserk]

I think it's (from the left): Sagan, Yates, Pinot, Greg, Aru, Mollema, TJ, Quintana, Cav, Gav, Nibali.

 

[Escarabajo]

Is it TJ?
Ok. I suck at this.

 

[carolina]

I think it's rui costa, not mollema.

 

[Valv.Piti]

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Is it TJ?
Ok. I suck at this.

TJ was the last name which crossed my mind since all the rest are stars. Doesn't really fit in.

 

[SafeBet]

100% Bauke.

 

[kingjr]

Nah, that's Mollema

 

[DNP-Old]

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I think it's (from the left): Sagan, Yates, Pinot, Greg, Aru, Mollema, TJ, Quintana, Cav, Gav, Nibali.

You are correct.

 

[Tour_de_Calvados]

Don't tell Kirby they left Reichenbach out of that picture!

Looking forward to this - some serious GC contenders there, reminders of Quintana racing up Terminillo in the snow a few years back.