technical info

As per Tirreno-Adriatico tradition, this will be the iconic ‘tappa dei muri’ – the ‘wall stage’. The route begins with a large circuit, to be covered just once, from Osimo Stazione, through endless undulations across Recanati, Santa Maria del Monte, Macerata, Treia and Montefano, all the way to the finish line. The route then takes 3 laps of a really challenging circuit, with 4 walls: one that is not too difficult, leading up to Offagna; one across Abbazia, and – lastly – two brutal ascents up to Via Roncisvalle and Via Olimpia.
Final kilometres
The last 10 kms are extremely challenging. The route enters Osimo to tackle the ‘wall’ of Via Roncisvalle, which continues along Via del Borgo. The peloton will be riding on flagstone for over 1 kilometre, with an average 15% gradient, and peaks topping out at 22%. After a short and steep drop, the route climbs up the Via Olimpia for less than 1 km (rising with 16% ramps for a few hundred metres), and then enters the old town, still climbing slightly, on porphyry. The home straight is 300 m long, on 7 m wide tarmac.