Big names set to ride the 56th edition of Tirreno-Adriatico

The start list for this year’s Tirreno-Adriatico Eolo has been announced.

The 56th edition of the Tirreno-Adriatico Eolo starts tomorrow and features 7 stages between 10 and 16 March, with many of the strongest riders in the world at the start.

Among those competing to conquer the Tridente di Nettuno include last year’s winner, Simon Yates; winner of the 2020 Tour de France and, more recently, the 2021 UAE Tour, Tadej Pogačar; winners of the 2019 and 2018 Grande Boucle, Egan Bernal and Geraint Thomas; as well as Vincenzo Nibali (Giro d’Italia winner in 2013 and 2016, and Tirreno-Adriatico in 2012 and 2013); Nairo Quintana (Giro d’Italia 2014, and Tirreno-Adriatico 2015 and 2017); João Almeida; Jakob Fuglsang; Mikel Landa; Romain Bardet; Thibaut Pinot; Ilnur Zakarin; and Sergio Higuita.

Cycling’s leading stage hunters, sprinters, finisseurs and time-trial specialists will be at the start line of the 56th edition of Tirreno-Adriatico Eolo. Winner of Strade Bianche and Milan-Sanremo 2020 Van Aert will make his debut at the Corsa dei Due Mari this year. Among the big names chasing the wins on the two finisseurs’ stages, as well as the ‘Muri stage’ (arriving in Castelfidardo), are cyclocross world champion and winner of Strade Bianche Eolo Mathieu van der Poel, road world champion Julian Alaphilippe, three-time road world champion Peter Sagan and Olympic champion Greg van Avermaet.

There will also be opportunities to shine for some of the fastest wheels in the group like Caleb Ewan, Fernando Gaviria, Davide Ballerini, Elia Viviani and Tim Merlier, while world time-trial champion Filippo Ganna will look to build on his victory at the final stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2020 as he targets the individual time-trial stage of San Benedetto del Tronto.

Click here for the start list.

The new website of Tirreno-Adriatico Eolo

The Race of the Two Seas now has a new website, with a clear and intuitive design, even faster navigation, plenty of dynamic content, news and photos, and a new video section with increasingly exciting content for the race’s fans.

The new website aims to bring cycling fans even closer to the action, especially during the key moments of the race. From the early hours of the morning, users will be able to access all the latest info on the stage of the day. Scrolling through the page will reveal the stage plan, videos of the stage, the media center and a link to the social media profiles of the race. The website is available in both Italian and English. Discover the new website at www.tirrenoadriatico.it/en/.

TV Coverage

The TV coverage of Tirreno-Adriatico Eolo 2021, consisting of three hours of live broadcasting for each stage produced by the host broadcaster RAI, will reach over 200 countries around the world. In Italy, the images of each stage will first be shown on the thematic channel RAI Sport + HD, to eventually move to RAI 2 for the last hour of the race and post-race analysis. Italian fans will also be able to follow the Race of the Two Seas on Eurosport, as can those based in the rest of Europe and in Southeast Asia, and on Eurosport Player and GCN+, which will provide exclusive live streaming of the seven stages in France, USA and Canada, the Middle East, Africa, the Indian Subcontinent and Australia, while in Japan the race will also be broadcast by J Sports.

In South America and the Caribbean, the race will be featured exclusively on ESPN screens and TUDN will offer it to fans in Mexico and Central America. In New Zealand the spectacle of the Tirreno-Adriatico Eolo will be staged on the channels of SKY Sport.