Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 March 9-15

[AlfaLum]

Bit said that a big champion like Mathieu does not work together with Del Toro.

 

[Tim Cahill]

Van Aert the idiot looked quite good but started in like P100

 

[ChewbaccaDefense]

Van Aert is forever stuck in a loop chasing MVDP

Those days are gone. Wout doesn't have the fire and nerve to fight for the right position for days like this (or any classic). He doesn' want to get hurt...and looking at it now, he is dropping off of the chase group. For whatever competition he had with MVDP, those days are long gone.

 

[pastronef]

AAAAAAA ALMOST BEATEN!

 

[Samu Cuenca]

Close sprint.

 

[Didinho]

What a battle. All dead.

 

[Rou]

Mvdp takes it breathing harder than my vacuum cleaner.
Not impressed at all.

 

[Salvarani]

Wow...

Super-impressive from Del Toro after doing all that work to still almost win it

 

[DJO]

That was a sensational finish.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

Nice bit of racing in the last 6-7kms today.

 

[saunaking]

well that was awesome!!
although they should have packed the gravel road a bit better

 

[Rob5091]

Nothing like some wet gravel to sort out the men from the boys! Pellizzari the surprise at the finish, but MvdP showed how it's done - chapeau!

 

[Berniece]

It's not over, there's still climbing left. Del Toro can beat him.

I meant it more like MVDP was looking good on these steep sections against someone like Del Toro who weighs 10kg less. So Cipressa/Poggio are even easier for him.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

Del Toro 2nd!!

 

[Andre]

Oh Happy Day!...whenever UAE is defeated...thank you MVP

 

[Salvarani]

Those days are gone. Wout doesn't have the fire and nerve to fight for the right position for days like this (or any classic). He doesn' want to get hurt...and looking at it now, he is dropping off of the chase group. For whatever competition he had with MVDP, those days are long gone.

Huh?

I dont what you saw, but just said that because he was literally just chasing and pulling the group behind.

It was just a joke...

 

[Rou]

A sad day for Primoz. Pelizzari giving him the donkey work notice.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Great finale! Battle of classics specialists and punchy climbers. Congrats to Van der Poel on a nice win. Also congrats to Del Toro and Pelizzari. Del Toro did almost all the work in the finale to gain in the GC but it maybe cost him the stage.

 

[ChasingPotatoes]

If this is what it takes to beat a UAE rider (MvdP going very very deep), brace yourself for a long season!
Del Toro is wearing MvdP out so he won't be fresh in MSR.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

I meant it more like MVDP was looking good on these steep sections against someone like Del Toro who weighs 10kg less. So Cipressa/Poggio are even easier for him.

Not sure what you meant by dominating? Winning a sprint vs Pog? Ok then.

 

[Berniece]

Del Toro did almost all the work in the finale to gain in the GC but it maybe cost him the stage.

Did he though? They were ahead for 40-50s, and eventually they finished at 15-20s. Felt he was saving himself for the sprint too, or just wasn't strong enough to keep that lead

 

[pastronef]

Vendrame 5th, Pinarello 6th. great ride by riders of teams I support

 

[Berniece]

Not sure what you meant by dominating? Winning a sprint vs Pog? Ok then.

Yeah, dominate is the wrong word. He'll be in perfect control.

 

[Squire]

Did he though? They were ahead for 40-50s, and eventually they finished at 15-20s. Felt he was saving himself for the sprint too, or just wasn't strong enough to keep that lead

I really doubt the gap was ever anywhere near 40-50 seconds.

 

[Krzysztof_O]

Did he though? They were ahead for 40-50s, and eventually they finished at 15-20s. Felt he was saving himself for the sprint too, or just wasn't strong enough to keep that lead

There was never 40-50 sec, GPS live timing is off so often and it has jumps.