Tirreno-Adriatico

Tirreno-Adriatico 2024: Key details

Tirreno-Adriatico 2024 is the 59th edition of the race, which continues to be the hipster favourite of the early season stage races, running parallel with the more traditional Paris-Nice.

Coming after the gravel roads of Strade Bianche, the race is often used as something a bit different for the Classics men as they build for Milan-San Remo a week later. It also attracts some of the world's best GC riders, with two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar (UAE team Emirates) took the golden trident trophy home with him for a second time in 2022, while Primož Roglič was on the top step of the podium at the end of the week in 2023.

The seven-day event, known as 'The Race of the Two Seas', starts at the coast of the Tyrrhenian sea and makes its way across Italy to the shores of the Adriatic sea. Along the way, the riders tackle sharp climbs and long mountains, as well as sprint finishes and a time trial.

The race started in 1966 with Dino Zandegù taking the win ahead of Vito Taccone and Rolf Maurer. The record for the most overall victories his held by Belgian star Roger De Vlaeminck, who has a total of six wins, claimed between 1972 to 1977.

Key info: Route page | Where to watch | Start list (2024 details to be confirmed)

Tirreno-Adriatico 2024: The route

Tirreno-Adriatico 2024 consists of seven stage; a day one, completely flat 10km individual time trial is followed by three stages well suited to sprinters, the others to breakaway specialists, with rolling parcours, a few mountains, and one uphill finish in Monte Petrano, a 10km, 8% average gradient climb. 

The final stage sees a second half with not a hill in sight, but first there are the challenging climbs and undulations of the first 75km to get through.

The riders will pass through four regions of Central Italy, from Tuscany to the Marche.

Tirreno-Adriatico 2024: Stage-by-stage

Tirreno-Adriatico 2024: The jerseys

The leader of general classification – the rider with the shortest cumulative time as the race goes on – wears the Maglia Azzurra jersey, and the rider wearing it at the end of the final stage is crowned the overall winner of the race. 

The points classification is one for the sprinters, and the leader wears the Maglia Ciclamino, or pink jersey. King of the mountains wears a Maglia Verde and the leader of the young rider classification is awarded with the Maglia Bianca (white jersey).

Tirreno-Adriatico: Recent winners

2023: Primož Roglič  (Slo), LottoNL–Jumbo
2022: Tadej Pogačar (Slo), UAE Team Emirates
2021: Tadej Pogačar (Slo), UAE Team Emirates
2020: Simon Yates (GBr), Mitchelton-Scott
2019: Primož Roglič (Slo), Team Jumbo-Visma
2018: Michał Kwiatkowski (Pol), Team Sky
2017: Nairo Quintana (Col), Movistar Team
2016: Greg Van Avermaet (Bel), BMC Racing Teamv
2015: Nairo Quintana (Col), Movistar Team
2014: Alberto Contador (Esp), Tinkoff-Saxo
2013: Vincenzo Nibali (Ita), Astana Pro Team
2012: Vincenzo Nibali (Ita), Liquigas-Cannondale
2011: Cadel Evans (Aus), BMC Racing Team
2010: Stefano Garzelli (Ita), Acqua & Sapone
2009: Michele Scarponi (Ita), Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni-Androni Gicattoli

Key info: Route guide | Start list | How to watch

Official race links

Tirreno-Adriatico official website

Tirreno Adriatico official Twitter feed