2015 Tirreno–Adriatico

September 2019 2015 Tirreno–Adriatico 2015 UCI World Tour 3 28 Tirreno-Adriatico_2015_logo.jpg 11–17 March 2015 7 1006.4 km 25h 11' 16" Nairo Quintana MOV 2015 COL blue Bauke Mollema TFR 2015 NED Rigoberto Urán EQS 2015 COL Carlos Quintero COL 2015 COL green Peter Sagan TTS 2015 SVK red Nairo Quintana MOV 2015 COL white MOV 2015 2014 2016 Logo of the 2015 Tirreno–Adriatico The 2015 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 50th edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico stage race. It took place from 11 to 17 March and was the third race of the 2015 UCI World Tour.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/uci-confirm-worldtour-calendar-2015 UCI confirm WorldTour Calendar 2015 4 January 2015 Cycling Newshttp://www.uci.ch/road/calendar/detail#date=20150301&view=list&categ=257&country=0&classc=0 2015 UCI Calendar 4 January 2015 UCI The race was one of the most important races in the early part of the cycling season and was used by riders preparing both for the Grand Tours and for the classics season. The route of the 2015 edition started and finished with individual time trials, one of which was rescheduled from a team time trial shortly before the race began. In between, the race consisted of two stages suitable for sprinters, one for puncheurs and two for climbers. The key stage of the race was stage 5, which involved a summit finish on Monte Terminillo. The defending champion from the 2014 edition was Alberto Contador (TTS 2015), who was expected to be challenged by three of the strongest stage racers in the world, Nairo Quintana (MOV 2015), Vincenzo Nibali (AST 2015) and Chris Froome (SKY 2015). Froome, however, pulled out shortly before the race. The first individual time trial was won by Adriano Malori (MOV 2015 y), who kept the lead for the first two stages. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC 2015) and Wout Poels (SKY 2015 y) won the next two stages, each taking the race lead for one day. The queen stage to Monte Terminillo was won by Quintana, who took the overall lead and was able to defend it to the end of the race. Bauke Mollema (TFR 2015) finished second, 18 seconds behind Quintana, with Rigoberto Urán (EQS 2015) third. Peter Sagan (TTS 2015 y) won the points classification, after he won one stage and finished in the top ten on three others. The mountains classification was won by Carlos Quintero (COL 2015), while Quintana won the young rider classification as a consequence of his overall race victory. Teams As Tirreno-Adriatico was a UCI World Tour event, all 17 UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and were obliged to send a squad.http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/16/82/39/2-ROA-20150619-E_English.pdf UCI Cycling Regulations: Part 2: Road Races page 110 article 2.15.127 UCI 1 July 2015 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20150702030045/http://www.uci.ch/mm/Document/News/Rulesandregulation/16/82/39/2-ROA-20150619-E_English.pdf 2 July 2015 Five Professional Continental teams received wildcard invitations.19 January 2015 Gregor Brown http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/giro-ditalia/giro-ditalia-2015-wildcards-announced-ccc-colombia-153068 Giro d'Italia 2015 wildcards announced: CCC in, Colombia out Cycling Weekly 17 March 2015 25 September 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150925001028/http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/giro-ditalia/giro-ditalia-2015-wildcards-announced-ccc-colombia-153068 dead WorldTeams ALM AST BMC OPQ FDJ IAM LAM LTB MOV OGE GRS GIA KAT BEL SKY TTS TFR 2015 Wildcard teams CSF TNE EUC MTN COL 2015 Pre-race favourites The key stages on the general classification were expected to be the time trials and the summit finish. The race was originally expected to be the first contest of the season between the four riders expected to contest the Tour de France: the 2014 Tirreno–Adriatico champion Alberto Contador (TTS 2015), the 2013 Tirreno–Adriatico champion Vincenzo Nibali (AST 2015), Nairo Quintana (MOV 2015) and Chris Froome (SKY 2015). Shortly before the race, however, Froome withdrew on account of a chest infection (he had also withdrawn at the last minute in 2013).Froome withdraws from Tirreno-Adriatico https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/froome-withdraws-from-tirreno-adriatico 17 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 10 March 2015 Following Froome's withdrawal, Contador was seen as the main favourite for the race; he had demonstrated his form when he and Froome fought a close battle in the Vuelta a Andalucía weeks earlier. Nibali, however, had not yet shown good form in the 2015 season, while Quintana had not raced for several weeks following a crash. Other riders considered to have a chance in the general classification included Rigoberto Urán (EQS 2015), Joaquim Rodríguez (KAT 2015), Dan Martin (GRS 2015) and Thibaut Pinot (FDJ 2015).Farrand Stephen Tour contenders face off in Tirenno-Adriatico https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2015/preview 17 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 10 March 2015Puddicombe Stephen Tirreno-Adriatico 2015: Who will win? https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/racing/tirreno-adriatico-2015-who-will-win-161428 17 March 2015 Cycling Weekly 9 March 2015 As well as losing Froome from the general classification battle, the race also lost one of the riders expected to challenge for stage wins. Marcel Kittel (GIA 2015) withdrew from the race with a virus. The principal sprinters left in the race were Mark Cavendish (EQS 2015 yes), Elia Viviani (SKY 2015 y), Tyler Farrar (MTN 2015) and Sam Bennett (TNE 2015).Kittel out of Tirreno-Adriatico https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/kittel-out-of-tirreno-adriatico 17 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 9 March 2015 The race was also notable as the first time when Peter Sagan raced alongside Contador in the TTS 2015 y team; Sagan was expected to feature both on the sprint stages and on the uphill finish on stage 3. Route thumb|Monte Terminillo, the location of the summit finish on stage 5 Tirreno–Adriatico was an important race in the early part of the road cycling season. It was the third UCI World Tour race of the year, running at the same time as Paris–Nice. The two races compete for prestige and for the best riders. Tirreno–Adriatico was an important test as part of riders' preparations both for the Grand Tours and for the classics races, such as Milan–San Remo.2015 Tirreno-Adriatico route features Monte Terminillo https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/2015-tirreno-adriatico-route-features-monte-terminillo 17 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 18 December 2014 The race generally took the riders east across central Italy, from the Tyrrhenian Sea to the Adriatic Sea – the race is therefore sometimes known as the "race of the two seas" – and the Italian names of the seas give the name Tirreno–Adriatico.http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/froome-no-star-studded-tirreno-adriatico-wild-ride_362703 Froome or no, star-studded Tirreno-Adriatico should be wild ride Velonews 10 March 2015 17 March 2015 Hood, Andrew 13 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150313213308/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/froome-no-star-studded-tirreno-adriatico-wild-ride_362703 dead The race was originally intended to begin with a 22 km 1 on team time trial around Lido di Camaiore. This was expected to be a difficult test and to result in significant gaps in the general classification. Heavy wind and rain in the week before the race, however, forced the race organisers, RCS Sport, to change this stage. Though the start and finish lines were unchanged, the stage was shortened, first to 5.7 km 1, then to 5.4 km 1; it was also changed to be an individual time trial.https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/adriano-malori-wins-tirreno-adriatico-stage-one-time-trial-161837 Adriano Malori wins Tirreno-Adriatico stage one time trial Cycling Weekly 11 March 2015 17 March 2015 Elton-Walters, Jackhttps://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/bad-weather-forces-change-to-tirreno-adriatico-stage-one-161525 Bad weather forces change to Tirreno-Adriatico stage one Cycling Weekly 9 March 2015 17 March 2015 Clarke, Stuart This was expected to result in smaller gaps; it was a particular blow to the OGE 2015 team, who had based most of their squad around the team time trial.Frattini Kirsten Tirreno-Adriatico stage 1 change a blow to Orica-GreenEdge https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tirreno-adriatico-stage-1-change-a-blow-to-orica-greenedge 17 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 10 March 2015 Stage 2 was a fairly flat stage, expected to suit the sprinters preparing for Milan–San Remo. Stage 3 was also unlikely to change the general classification, though it included a steep uphill finish. The key stages, however, came on the weekend. Stage 4 was a difficult, mountainous stage with a downhill finish. The following day's route had a summit finish on the 16 km 0 off on climb of Monte Terminillo. Stage 6 was another fairly flat stage and the race ended on the Adriatic coast with another individual time trial in San Benedetto del Tronto. +Stage characteristics and winnersStageDateCourseDistanceTypeWinner 1 11 March Lido di Camaiore 22.7 km 1 on5.4 km 1 on 22px|alt=|link= Team time trialIndividual time trial Adriano Malori ITA 2 12 March Camaiore to Cascina 153 km 1 on 22px Flat stage Jens Debusschere BEL 3 13 March Cascina to Arezzo 203 km 1 on 22px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Greg Van Avermaet BEL 4 14 March Indicatore (Arezzo) to Castelraimondo 226 km 1 on 22px|alt=|link= Medium-mountain stage Wout Poels NED 5 15 March Esanatoglia to Monte Terminillo 199 km 1 on 22px Mountain stage Nairo Quintana COL 6 16 March Rieti to Porto Sant'Elpidio 210 km 1 on 22px|alt=|link= Hilly stage Peter Sagan SVK 7 17 March San Benedetto del Tronto 10 km 1 on 22px|alt=|link= Individual time trial Fabian Cancellara SUI Stages Stage 1 11 March 2015 – Lido di Camaiore, 5.4 km 1 on, individual time trial (ITT) Stage 1 was originally intended to be a 22.7 km 1 on off team time trial, but bad weather (high wind and torrential rain) in the week leading up to the event made this impossible.https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/tirreno-adriatico-team-time-trial-replaced-with-short-individual-test Tirreno-Adriatico team time trial replaced with short individual test Cycling News Cyclingnews.com 9 March 2015 The race organisers reduced the race to a 5.7 km 1 on off individual time trial; on the day of the race, this was shortened by a further 300 m -1. The course was based in the Lido di Camaiore holiday resort on the Tyrrhenian coast and was entirely flat. The out-and-back course meant that the riders had a tailwind on the first half of the course and a headwind on the second. http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tirreno_Adriatico_2015_Stage_1_Lido_di_Camaiore-profiles Tirreno-Adriatico 2015 – Prologue 17 March 2015 ProCyclingStats The early benchmark time was set by Daniel Oss (BMC 2015), who completed the course in 6' 08". A good time was also set by Peter Sagan (TTS 2015), whose time was 6' 10" and who was the best young rider in the stage. Sagan did well to set such a good time, since he hit a pavement early in his ride and nearly fell. Oss kept the lead for a long time, but was eventually overtaken by Matthias Brändle (IAM 2015). Brändle, however, was immediately overtaken by Adriano Malori (MOV 2015), the Italian national time trial champion – who won the closing time trial of the 2014 Tirreno–Adriatico – with a time of 6' 04". Maciej Bodnar (TTS 2015), Steve Cummings (MTN 2015) and Greg Van Avermaet (BMC 2015 y) all came close to Malori's time, but were unable to beat it. The principal favourite for the stage, former world time trial champion Fabian Cancellara (TFR 2015), finished one second behind Malori, who therefore won the stage, winning both the blue jersey of the overall leader of the race and the red jersey of the points classification leader. https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2015/stage-1/results Tirreno-Adriatico: Malori wins opening individual time trial Frattini Kirsten 12 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 17 March 2015 https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2015/stage-1/live-report Tirreno-Adriatico Stage 1: As It Happened Ryan Barry 12 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 17 March 2015 Rigoberto Urán (EQS 2015) was the fastest of the general classification contenders, finishing 19th on the stage, 10" behind Malori. Vincenzo Nibali (AST 2015) was the first of the three major favourites for the race, one second behind Urán. Alberto Contador (TTS 2015 y) and Nairo Quintana (MOV 2015 yu) both lost time. Stage 1 result and General classification after Stage 1 1 Adriano Malori ITA MOV 2015 6' 04" blue General classificationred Points classification 2 Fabian Cancellara SUI TFR 2015 + 1" 3 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2015 + 2" 4 Maciej Bodnar POL SAX 2015 + 2" 5 Matthias Brändle AUT IAM 2015 + 2" 6 Daniel Oss ITA BMC 2015 + 4" 7 Ramūnas Navardauskas LTU TCG 2015 + 5" 8 Steve Cummings GBR MTN 2015 + 6" 9 Peter Sagan SVK SAX 2015 + 6" white Young rider classification 10 Johan Le Bon FRA FDJ 2015 + 8" Stage 2 12 March 2015 – Camaiore to Cascina, 153 km 1 on The second stage of the race was a 153 km 0 on off route from Camaiore, the location of stage 1, to Cascina. The course started with one and a half laps of a circuit around Camaiore, including the only two categorised climbs of the day, before heading south-east towards the city of Lucca. After leaving Lucca, the course turned west, then headed north to enter Cascina. In Cascina, the riders completed two laps of a 20.7 km 1 on off finishing circuit. Although the final circuit was flat, there were three roundabouts, a sharp turn and a bridge in the final 5 km off. http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tirreno_Adriatico_2015_Stage_2_Cascina-profiles Tirreno-Adriatico 2015 – Stage 2 17 March 2015 ProCyclingStats An early breakaway was formed on the circuit around Camaiore. This was made up of seven riders: Edoardo Zardini (CSF 2015), Danilo Wyss (BMC 2015), Cristiano Salerno and Patrick Konrad (TNE 2015), Camilo Castiblanco, Carlos Quintero (both COL 2015) and Martijn Keizer (BEL 2015). The breakaway built up a lead of over six minutes and took all the mountains classification points. Wyss won the first ahead of Quintero; Quintero beat Wyss on the second climb. Wyss went on to take the jersey for the leader of the mountains classification thanks to his better general classification standing after the stage. The breakaway was carefully controlled by the sprinters' teams − principally EQS 2015 and TTS 2015 − and with 91 km off remaining the breakaway had less than three minutes' lead. The gap was reduced to less than 90 seconds as the peloton entered the finishing circuit with 41.4 km off remaining. https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2015/stage-2/results Tirreno-Adriatico: Debusschere wins stage 2 in Cascina Westemeyer Susan 12 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 17 March 2015 thumb|upright|Jens Debusschere (photographed in 2014), the winner of stage 2 About 10 km off later, Zardini attacked and was followed by Quintero and Salerno. These three riders continued alone; they had less than a minute's lead as they entered the final lap of the circuit with 20.7 km off remaining and were caught soon afterwards. There was a crash in the peloton 11 km off from the finish, which eliminated Matteo Pelucchi (LAM 2015) from contention, as well as causing some delay for OGE 2015's general classification rider Adam Yates. http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/road/jens-debusschere-wins-hectic-tirreno-stage-2-sprint_362997 Jens Debusschere wins hectic Tirreno stage 2 sprint Powlison Spencer 12 March 2015 Velonews 17 March 2015 17 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150317021123/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/road/jens-debusschere-wins-hectic-tirreno-stage-2-sprint_362997 dead Going into the final kilometres of the race, several teams were competing at the front of the peloton. MTN 2015, TTS 2015 y and EQS 2015 y all tried to set up their sprinters, with Zdeněk Štybar particularly prominent. MTN 2015 y led the group under the flamme rouge with 1 km off remaining, as Edvald Boasson Hagen attempted to lead out his teammate Tyler Farrar. In the final few hundred metres, however, there was a large crash. Mark Cavendish (EQS 2015 y) suddenly moved right, clashing wheels with Elia Viviani (SKY 2015). Cavendish was unable to continue sprinting, while Viviani was thrown from his bike while riding at over 70 kph 0 on. Several other riders were brought down in the incident, including Sacha Modolo (LAM 2015 yes) and Luka Mezgec (GIA 2015). This crash left a small group of 12 riders to contest the stage finish. Jens Debusschere (LTB 2015), riding in the colours of the Belgian national champion, outsprinted Peter Sagan (TTS 2015 yes) on the line; Sam Bennett (TNE 2015 y) finished third. https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/debusschere-savours-first-worldtour-win-at-tirreno-adriatico Debusschere savours first WorldTour win at Tirreno-Adriatico Farrand Stephen 12 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 17 March 2015 https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/elia-viviani-continues-at-tirreno-adriatico-despite-high-speed-crash Elia Viviani continues at Tirreno-Adriatico despite high-speed crash Farrand Stephen 12 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 17 March 2015 Thanks to the time bonus he won for coming second, Sagan moved up into second place overall, on the same time as Malori. Debusschere, meanwhile, moved into the lead of the points classification. It was revealed after the stage that Cavendish's sudden movement had been caused by his chain falling off the big chainring. The loss of power caused him to swerve right and Viviani was unable to avoid him. Viviani suffered cuts and abrasions from the crash, though he avoided any broken bones and was able to complete the stage. EQS 2015 y were keen to investigate the incident, as Tom Boonen had suffered a similar problem in the Tour of Qatar. https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/etixx-quickstep-to-investigate-cavendishs-dropped-chain-in-tirreno-adriatico Etixx-QuickStep to investigate Cavendish's dropped chain in Tirreno-Adriatico Farrand Stephen 12 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 17 March 2015 Stage 2 result 1 Jens Debusschere BEL LTS 2015 3h 30' 18" 2 Peter Sagan SVK SAX 2015 + 0" white Young rider classification 3 Sam Bennett IRL APP 2015 + 0" 4 Alexander Porsev RUS KAT 2015 + 0" 5 Tyler Farrar USA MTN 2015 + 0" 6 Magnus Cort DEN OGE 2015 + 0" 7 Roger Kluge GER IAM 2015 + 0" 8 Nicola Ruffoni ITA CSF 2015 + 0" 9 Zak Dempster AUS APP 2015 + 0" 10 Mark Renshaw AUS EQS 2015 + 0"General classification after Stage 2 1 Adriano Malori ITA MOV 2015 3h 36' 22" blue General classification 2 Peter Sagan SVK SAX 2015 + 0" white Young rider classification 3 Fabian Cancellara SUI TFR 2015 + 1" 4 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2015 + 2" 5 Matthias Brändle AUT IAM 2015 + 2" 6 Maciej Bodnar POL SAX 2015 + 2" 7 Daniel Oss ITA BMC 2015 + 4" 8 Ramūnas Navardauskas LTU TCG 2015 + 5" 9 Steve Cummings GBR MTN 2015 + 6" 10 Martijn Keizer NED BEL 2015 + 7" Stage 3 13 March 2015 – Cascina to Arezzo, 203 km 1 on thumb|Greg Van Avermaet (photographed in 2014), winner of stage 3|left Stage 3 took the riders on a 203 km off on route from Cascina to Arezzo. The route was very similar to stage 3 of the previous year's race, with a long route east, including two categorised climbs, and a finishing circuit in Arezzo. In the 2015 edition, the riders did five laps of a 15 km off on circuit. The final 1 km off of the circuit was difficult: it was uphill, with one section of 11%, there was a narrow gate and one section of road was cobbled. http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tirreno_Adriatico_2015_Stage_3_Arezzo-profiles Tirreno-Adriatico 2015 – Stage 3 17 March 2015 ProCyclingStats http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tirreno_Adriatico_2014_Stage_3_Arezzo-profiles Tirreno-Adriatico 2014 – Stage 3 17 March 2015 ProCyclingStats On the previous year's stage, Peter Sagan had beaten Michał Kwiatkowski (EQS 2015) in the sprint. https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2014/stage-3/results Sagan sprints to victory in Tirreno-Adriatico stage 3 14 March 2014 Cyclingnews.com 17 March 2015 The early breakaway was formed by Nicola Boem (CSF 2015), Carlos Quintero (COL 2015), Chad Haga (GIA 2015), Danilo Wyss (BMC 2015) and Rick Flens (BEL 2015). Wyss, the leader of the mountains classification, won both mountain sprints, with Quintero behind him both times. With 95 km off left to race, the breakaway had a five-minute lead. Sagan's TTS 2015 team, however, controlled the race carefully: Matteo Tosatto and Christopher Juul-Jensen both put in long efforts on the front of the peloton to bring the group back. The lead was less than a minute with 30 km off left to race and the breakaway split. 18.5 km off from the end, Boem and Haga were the last riders of the group to be caught. https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2015/stage-3/results Tirreno-Adriatico: Van Avermaet wins stage 3 Frattini Kirsten 13 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 17 March 2015 TTS 2015 y controlled the peloton in the following kilometres, with BMC 2015 yes, SKY 2015 and IAM 2015 close behind. Sagan's teammates, however, were quickly running out and, with 4 km off remaining, he only had Maciej Bodnar left to support him. BMC, meanwhile, had several riders left to support Greg Van Avermaet. Van Avermaet was therefore perfectly positioned as the climb began and attacked towards the top. He won a small gap ahead of Zdeněk Štybar (EQS 2015 y) and was able to hold on to his lead to take the stage victory. Sagan was the quickest in the final metres, but he had started too far back; although he was able to pass Stybar to finish second on the stage, he was unable to catch Van Avermaet. Sagan did, however, take the lead in the points classification. Van Avermaet took over the lead in the general classification thanks to the bonus seconds he won on the stage. https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-refuses-to-be-ruffled-after-another-defeat-at-tirreno-adriatico Sagan refuses to be ruffled after another defeat at Tirreno-Adriatico Farrand Stephen 13 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 17 March 2015 http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/van-avermaets-tirreno-timing-just-right-classics-ahead_363248 Van Avermaet's Tirreno timing just right with classics ahead Brown Gregor 13 March 2015 Velonews 17 March 2015 15 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150315223527/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/van-avermaets-tirreno-timing-just-right-classics-ahead_363248 dead Stage 3 result 1 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2015 4h 58' 17" 2 Peter Sagan SVK SAX 2015 + 0" white Young rider classification 3 Zdeněk Štybar CZE EQS 2015 + 0" 4 Filippo Pozzato ITA LAM 2015 + 0" 5 Fabian Cancellara SUI TFR 2015 + 0" 6 Simon Geschke GER TGA 2015 + 0" 7 Paul Martens GER BEL 2015 + 0" 8 Andriy Hrivko UKR AST 2015 + 0" 9 Rigoberto Urán COL EQS 2015 + 0" 10 Wout Poels NED SKY 2015 + 0"General classification after Stage 3 1 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2015 8h 34' 31" blue General classification 2 Peter Sagan SVK SAX 2015 + 2" red Points classificationwhite Young rider classification 3 Adriano Malori ITA MOV 2015 + 8" 4 Fabian Cancellara SUI TFR 2015 + 9" 5 Matthias Brändle AUT IAM 2015 + 10" 6 Ramūnas Navardauskas LTU TCG 2015 + 13" 7 Steve Cummings GBR MTN 2015 + 14" 8 Jonathan Castroviejo ESP MOV 2015 + 16" 9 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR MTN 2015 + 16" 10 Andriy Hrivko UKR AST 2015 + 17" Stage 4 14 March 2015 – Indicatore (Arezzo) to Castelraimondo, 226 km 1 on thumb|Castelraimondo, the finish of stage 4 The fourth stage of the race was the longest stage of the race at 226 km off. The route took the riders from Arezzo east, with intermediate sprints in Gubbio and Fabriano and two classified climbs. The riders then entered a 11.5 km off on finishing circuit around the town of Castelraimondo. The riders did two laps of the circuit, each of which included the climb of the Crispiero, a 3 km off on climb with an average gradient of over 9%. Following the climb, there was a technical 6 km off on descent into the stage finish. http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tirreno_Adriatico_2015_Stage_4_Castelraimondo-profiles Tirreno-Adriatico 2015 – Stage 4 17 March 2015 ProCyclingStats The early breakaway was formed by two riders from OGE 2015, Mathew Hayman and Luke Durbridge. The two riders built up a lead of over seven minutes ahead of the main peloton, though it seemed that both riders had crashed at some point on the route, away from the view of the television cameras. Two separate chasing groups formed: one was made up of Nathan Haas (GRS 2015) and Carlos Quintero (COL 2015); the other was formed by Walter Pedraza, Miguel Ángel Rubiano (both COL 2015 yes) and Manuel Quinziato (BMC 2015). Neither of the chase groups was successful, however, and the lead pair stayed clear until Durbridge tired with 21 km off remaining. Hayman was caught soon afterwards. https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2015/stage-4/results Tirreno-Adriatico: Poels wins in Castelraimondo O'Shea Sadhbh 15 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 17 March 2015 On the first climb of the Crispiero, Giovanni Visconti (MOV 2015) attacked along with Michele Scarponi (AST 2015) and Julián Arredondo (TFR 2015). Visconti was the first to cross the summit, with Daniel Moreno (KAT 2015) catching the group on the descent. The riders were caught, however, on the flat section between the two climbs, with approximately 10 km off still to race. The peloton was led at this point by TTS 2015. https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/skys-wout-poels-takes-tirreno-adriatico-stage-four-win-and-overall-lead-162234 Sky's Wout Poels takes Tirreno-Adriatico stage four win and overall lead Puddicombe Stephen 14 March 2015 Cycling Weekly 17 March 2015 After the group was caught, ALM 2015 came forwards in support of Domenico Pozzovivo. Alexis Vuillermoz led the peloton into the foot of the final climb, dropping Van Avermaet, the race leader, with about 8 km off left. Giampaolo Caruso (KAT 2015 t) was the next to attack. As he was approaching the summit and looking at the group behind, Wout Poels (SKY 2015) attacked and came past on Caruso's left. http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/wouter-poels-takes-stage-4-overall-lead-2015-tirreno-adriatico_363332 Wouter Poels takes stage 4, overall lead at 2015 Tirreno-Adriatico Hood Andrew 14 March 2015 Velonews 17 March 2015 15 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150315223448/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/wouter-poels-takes-stage-4-overall-lead-2015-tirreno-adriatico_363332 dead Poels therefore entered the descent off the Crispiero alone, with several seconds lead over the main group. The main favourites for the general classification hesitated before taking up the chase, allowing Poels to build a lead. Eventually, Katusha attempted to chase him down, but Poels was able to make the most of the difficult descent and built a 20-second lead. Although this was reduced on the way to the finish, Poels held on to take the win, his first for SKY 2015 y. He also moved into the overall lead of the race, with a 17-second advantage over Rigoberto Urán (EQS 2015), who had won the sprint for second place in the group behind. https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/poels-ready-to-fight-for-overall-victory-at-tirreno-adriatico Poels ready to fight for overall victory at Tirreno-Adriatico Farrand Stephen 14 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 17 March 2015 Poels, who was leading Sky in the absence of Chris Froome, expressed hope after the stage that he would be able to defend his race lead on the summit finish the following day. In the other classifications, Thibaut Pinot (FDJ 2015) moved into the lead of the young riders competition, as he moved up to fourth place in the general classification. Quintero, having been part of the breakaway for the third day running, took enough mountain points on the stage to move into the lead of the mountains classification. Stage 4 result 1 Wout Poels NED SKY 2015 5h 53' 38" 2 Rigoberto Urán COL EQS 2015 + 14" 3 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2015 + 14" 4 Alexis Vuillermoz FRA ALM 2015 + 14" 5 Rinaldo Nocentini ITA ALM 2015 + 14" 6 Roman Kreuziger CZE SAX 2015 + 14" 7 Giampaolo Caruso ITA KAT 2015 + 14" 8 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2015 + 14" 9 Jurgen Van den Broeck BEL LTS 2015 + 14" 10 Adam Yates GBR OGE 2015 + 14"General classification after Stage 4 1 Wout Poels NED SKY 2015 14h 28' 18" blue General classification 2 Rigoberto Urán COL EQS 2015 + 17" 3 Steve Cummings GBR MTN 2015 + 26" 4 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 + 26" white Young rider classification 5 Roman Kreuziger CZE SAX 2015 + 27" 6 Jonathan Castroviejo ESP MOV 2015 + 28" 7 Bauke Mollema NED TFR 2015 + 28" 8 Peter Sagan SVK SAX 2015 + 30" red Points classification 9 Vincenzo Nibali ITA AST 2015 + 31" 10 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2015 + 32" Stage 5 15 March 2015 – Esanatoglia to Monte Terminillo, 199 km 1 on Stage 5 was the queen stage of the 2015 Tirreno−Adriatico and the only summit finish of the race. It took the riders on a 199 km off on course from Esanatoglia. The peloton first travelled south, crossing three significant climbs in the first 72 km off. The middle of the stage was flat, as the riders travelled southwest towards Terni, but the final part of the stage was difficult. The route first passed through Rieti, then turned east towards the summit finish at a ski station on Monte Terminillo. The final climb was 16.1 km off in length, with an average gradient of 7.3% and a total ascent of 1175 m 0. The steepest sections were in the first part of the climb (one section had a gradient of 12%); the rest of the climb had a steady incline, except for the final few hundred metres of false flat.RCS 2015 72–75http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tirreno_Adriatico_2015_Stage_5_Terminillo-profiles Tirreno-Adriatico 2015 – Stage 5 ProCyclingStats 18 March 2015 31 December 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231231104020/http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tirreno_Adriatico_2015_Stage_5_Terminillo-profiles dead The stage took place in cold, difficult conditions with temperatures below 0 C. There were rumours before the stage that it would have to be cancelled, but these were refuted by the race organisers and the stage took place as planned.https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2015/stage-5/results Tirreno-Adriatico: Quintana wins stage 5 in Terminillo Cyclingnews.com 16 March 2015 18 March 2015 left|thumb|upright|Nairo Quintana (photographed in 2013), winner of stage 5 The day's main breakaway was formed early on by Maxime Monfort (LTB 2015), Michele Scarponi, Andriy Hrivko (both AST 2015), Alessandro De Marchi (BMC 2015), Matteo Montaguti (ALM 2015), Paul Voß (TNE 2015), Ángel Vicioso (KAT 2015) and Jesús Herrada (MOV 2015). They built up a lead of over seven minutes after 60 km off of racing. Montaguti won both mountain sprints early in the stage, with Scarponi second on both occasions. After the two climbs, the main peloton made an effort to reduce the breakaway's lead and the gap was reduced to two minutes at the base of the final climb of the day. The breakaway disintegrated on the final climb, with Scarponi, De Marchi and Monfort forming a lead group. In the peloton, Vasil Kiryienka (SKY 2015) and Ivan Basso (TTS 2015) were setting the pace. Scarponi pulled clear of De Marchi and Monfort to lead the race solo, as Roman Kreuziger and Alberto Contador (TTS 2015 y) briefly pulled clear of the main pack. As the riders entered the final 5 km off, snow began to fall. As Contador drifted back in the pack, Nairo Quintana (MOV 2015 y) attacked and immediately broke clear of the pack. Contador tried to respond but was unable to take Quintana's wheel. Contador ended up in a group of about 15 riders chasing Quintana. Vincenzo Nibali (AST 2015 yes) was dropped at this point, while Quintana quickly caught up to Scarponi.https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/nairo-quintana-lays-early-season-marker-with-tirreno-adriatico-stage-win-162288 Nairo Quintana lays early season marker with Tirreno-Adriatico stage win Cycling Weekly 15 March 2015 18 March 2015 Puddicombe, Stephen Contador twice made attacks on the chasing group, but on both occasions was unable to break free, although the race leader, Wout Poels (SKY 2015 y) was dropped, while Rigoberto Urán (EQS 2015) also made an unsuccessful attack. Finally, Bauke Mollema (TFR 2015) put in a successful attack and dropped the group behind. Contador did most of the work in a group of five riders, including Urán, Joaquim Rodríguez (KAT 2015 yes), Thibaut Pinot (FDJ 2015) and Adam Yates (OGE 2015). The group did not keep up a steady pace, however, and Quintana was able to reach the finish line with a lead of 41 seconds over Mollema and 55 seconds over Contador's group. Quintana therefore moved into the lead of the overall classification, 39 seconds ahead of Mollema and over a minute ahead of Contador. Poels, meanwhile, finished 16th on the stage, 1' 37" behind Quintana, and dropped to tenth in the general classification. After the stage, several riders expressed displeasure with the extreme weather conditions. Fabian Cancellara (TFR 2015 y) was prominent among them, as he had been in a dispute over hot weather at the Tour of Oman, with Filippo Pozzato (LAM 2015) and Luca Paolini (KAT 2015 y) expressing similar concerns. The conditions were particularly difficult for the riders in the gruppetto, as the conditions they faced in the final kilometres were significantly worse than those faced by the race leaders. Cancellara and other riders called for an extreme-weather policy to govern racing in such conditions.https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/fabian-cancellara-leads-calls-for-change-after-tirreno-blizzard-162350 Fabian Cancellara leads calls for change after Tirreno blizzard Cycling Weekly 16 March 2015 18 March 2015 Clarke, Stuarthttps://www.cyclingnews.com/news/cancellara-speaks-out-for-the-peloton-after-snow-hits-tirreno-adriatico Cancellara speaks out for the peloton after snow hits Tirreno-Adriatico Cyclingnews.com 16 March 2015 18 March 2015 Farrand, Stephen Stage 5 result 1 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2015 5h 26' 03" 2 Bauke Mollema NED TFR 2015 + 41" 3 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2015 + 55" 4 Rigoberto Urán COL EQS 2015 + 55" 5 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2015 + 55" 6 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 + 55" white Young rider classification 7 Adam Yates GBR OGE 2015 + 55" 8 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2015 + 55" 9 Przemysław Niemiec POL LAM 2015 + 1' 05" 10 Damiano Caruso ITA BMC 2015 + 1' 10"General Classification after Stage 5 1 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2015 19h 54' 45" blue General classificationwhite Young rider classification 2 Bauke Mollema NED TFR 2015 + 39" 3 Rigoberto Urán COL EQS 2015 + 48" 4 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 + 57" 5 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2015 + 1' 03" 6 Adam Yates GBR OGE 2015 + 1' 04" 7 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2015 + 1' 06" 8 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2015 + 1' 07" 9 Steve Cummings GBR MTN 2015 + 1' 12" 10 Wout Poels NED SKY 2015 + 1' 13" Stage 6 16 March 2015 – Rieti to Porto Sant'Elpidio, 210 km 1 on The sixth stage was the final road stage of the race. It took the riders from the city of Rieti, at the foot of Monte Terminillo, northeast to finish on the Adriatic coast at Porto Sant'Elpidio over a 210 km 1 off on route. The first part was a 181.2 km on off route, which took the riders from the startline and across some medium mountains. The most difficult climb was at Montelparo and came 78.8 km off from the finish line. Once the riders had reached Porto Sant'Elpidio, they entered a 14.4 km 1 on off finishing circuit. They first rode the final 8 km off of the circuit and crossed the finish line; this was the final intermediate sprint of the day. They then completed two complete laps of the circuit, where the final 1.6 km off were entirely straight.RCS 2015 84–89Tirreno-Adriatico 2015 – Stage 6 http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tirreno_Adriatico_2015_Stage_6_Porto_Sant_Elpidio-profiles ProCyclingStats 19 March 2015 The stage took place in rainy conditions.Benson Daniel Tirreno-Adriatico: Sagan wins stage 6 https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2015/stage-6/results 19 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 17 March 2015 thumb|Peter Sagan (photographed in 2012), winner of stage 6 An early breakaway formed at 15 km off, involving Yukiya Arashiro (EUC 2015), Stijn Devolder (TFR 2015) and Alessandro Vanotti (AST 2015). They were caught, however, on the climb at Montelparo, as TTS 2015 increased the pace in the peloton. Their team leader, Alberto Contador, was one of the riders to set the pace on behalf of Peter Sagan.Farrand Stephen Sagan relieved rather than happy after his first win for Tinkoff-Saxo https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/sagan-relieved-rather-than-happy-after-his-first-win-for-tinkoff-saxo 19 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 16 March 2015 On this climb, several of the race's main sprinters were unable to stay with the peloton. These included Mark Cavendish (EQS 2015) and Luka Mezgec (GIA 2015). The breakaway's advantage had been reduced to 1' 30" and, soon after the summit of the climb, Devolder sat up and was caught. Arashiro and Vanotti were caught soon after, with 50 km off still to race.Wynn Nigel Peter Sagan takes first victory of season in Tirreno-Adriatico https://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/peter-sagan-takes-first-victory-of-season-in-tirreno-adriatico-162391 19 March 2015 Cycling Weekly 16 March 2015 Vanotti, however, attacked again and built a 40-second gap to the peloton, which was still led by TTS 2015 yes. He was joined in the lead by Alexis Vuillermoz (ALM 2015). The two riders rode together until there were 12 km off remaining, when Vuillermoz attacked. TTS 2015 yes were joined by LTB 2015 at the front of the pack and Vuillermoz was caught with 5 km off remaining. Throughout this time, the group containing the main sprinters in the race had been unable to reduce the advantage, which was 4 minutes with 30 km off to race.Peter Sagan sprints to his first win of 2015 in Tirreno-Adriatico stage 6 http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/road/peter-sagan-sprints-first-win-2015-tirreno-adriatico-stage-6_363522 19 March 2015 Velonews 16 March 2015 19 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150319140420/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/road/peter-sagan-sprints-first-win-2015-tirreno-adriatico-stage-6_363522 dead Cavendish, along with his entire sprint train, pulled out of the race as they crossed the finish line for the first time in order to rest ahead of Milan–San Remo the following weekend.Etixx-Quickstep pulls Cavendish from cold, rainy Tirreno-Adriatico https://www.cyclingnews.com/news/etixx-quickstep-pulls-cavendish-from-cold-rainy-tirreno-adriatico 19 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 16 March 2015 As the main peloton approached the finish line, it was led by MTN 2015, who still had several riders in the main pack. TTS 2015 nolink had no riders left to support Sagan. He therefore positioned himself behind the final MTN 2015 y rider, Gerald Ciolek, who was being led out by Edvald Boasson Hagen. Sagan passed Ciolek in the final 150 m win the stage. Ciolek finished second, with Jens Debusschere (LTB 2015 yes) in third. This was Sagan's first win in nine months, when he won a stage of the 2014 Tour de Suisse.Brown Gregor After Tirreno-Adriatico stage 6 victory, is Sagan under pressure to win more? http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/after-tirreno-adriatico-stage-6-victory-is-sagan-under-pressure-to-win-more_363601 19 March 2015 Velonews 16 March 2015 18 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150318232446/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/after-tirreno-adriatico-stage-6-victory-is-sagan-under-pressure-to-win-more_363601 dead All the general classification riders finished in the main group, so the standings were unchanged. Stage 6 result 1 Peter Sagan SVK SAX 2015 5h 04' 13" red Points classification 2 Gerald Ciolek GER MTN 2015 + 0" 3 Jens Debusschere BEL LTB 2015 + 0" 4 Magnus Cort DEN OGE 2015 + 0" 5 Maximiliano Richeze ARG LAM 2015 + 0" 6 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR MTN 2015 + 0" 7 Nikias Arndt GER TGA 2015 + 0" 8 Sam Bennett IRL APP 2015 + 0" 9 Ramūnas Navardauskas LTU GRS 2015 + 0" 10 Alexey Lutsenko KAZ AST 2015 + 0"General classification after Stage 6 1 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2015 24h 58' 58" blue General classificationwhite Young rider classification 2 Bauke Mollema NED TFR 2015 + 39" 3 Rigoberto Urán COL EQS 2015 + 48" 4 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 + 57" 5 Alberto Contador ESP SAX 2015 + 1' 03" 6 Adam Yates GBR OGE 2015 + 1' 04" 7 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2015 + 1' 06" 8 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2015 + 1' 07" 9 Steve Cummings GBR MTN 2015 + 1' 12" 10 Wout Poels NED SKY 2015 + 1' 13" Stage 7 17 March 2015 – San Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto, 10 km 1 on, individual time trial (ITT) The seventh and final stage of the 2015 Tirreno–Adriatico was another individual time trial. This stage was 10 km off in length and took place entirely in the resort of San Benedetto del Tronto on the Adriatic seafront. The course was an out-and-back route; it first headed south, through an intermediate time check after 4.7 km off, to a pair of 90-degree right hand turns halfway through the course. The course then headed north on almost entirely straight roads. The stage was flat throughout with no significant climbs.RCS 2015 96Tirreno-Adriatico 2015 – Stage 7 http://www.procyclingstats.com/race/Tirreno_Adriatico_2015_Stage_7_San_Benedetto_del_Tronto-profiles ProCyclingStats 19 March 2015 left|thumb|Fabian Cancellara (photographed in 2012), winner of stage 7 The early lead was taken by Maciej Bodnar (TTS 2015), who set a time of 11' 39". His time was soon beaten, however, by Adriano Malori (MOV 2015), the winner of stage 1 and the Italian national time trial champion, with a time of 11' 27". Although Vasil Kiryienka (SKY 2015) came close, he was five seconds behind at the finish. Fabian Cancellara (TFR 2015), who had come second to Malori on stage 1, set off as Malori was finishing. Cancellara was a second off Malori's time at the intermediate checkpoint, but he was five seconds quicker over the second part of the course and took the stage lead by four seconds. Cancellara's time would not be beaten by any of the remaining riders and he won the stage, with Malori in second and Kiryienka in third.Tirreno-Adriatico: Quintana wins overall https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2015/stage-7/results 19 March 2015 Cyclingnews.com 17 March 2015O'Shea Sadhbh Tirreno-Adriatico: Stage 7 As It Happened https://www.cyclingnews.com/races/tirreno-adriatico-2015/stage-7/live-report Cyclingnews.com 19 March 2015 17 March 2015 Though the general classification riders did not have a chance of victory on the stage, there were still positions to be won and lost. The best time from the general classification riders was that of Alberto Contador (TTS 2015 yes), 31 seconds behind Cancellara, and he stayed in fifth place overall. Wout Poels (SKY 2015 yes), Steve Cummings (MTN 2015) and Thibaut Pinot (FDJ 2015) all put in good times, with Poels and Cummings moving up in the top ten and Pinot defending his fourth place ahead of Contador. Bauke Mollema (TFR 2015 yes) also put in a strong ride, finishing ahead of Rigoberto Urán (EQS 2015), who was seen as the better time triallist of the two. Mollema therefore defended his second place overall. He was not, however, able to catch the race leader Nairo Quintana (MOV 2015 yes). Quintana finished 55" behind Cancellara in 55th place; he took the overall race victory ahead of Mollema by 18".Powlison Spencer Cancellara gets revenge in final Tirreno TT, Quintana confirms GC http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/road/cancellara-gets-revenge-final-tirreno-tt-quintana-confirms-gc_363698 19 March 2015 Velonews 17 March 2015 20 March 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150320054419/http://velonews.competitor.com/2015/03/news/road/cancellara-gets-revenge-final-tirreno-tt-quintana-confirms-gc_363698 dead Peter Sagan (TTS 2015 yes), the leader of the points competition, only had to finish the stage within the time limit to win the classification. He came very close to failing: he was the slowest rider in the stage, finishing 2' 59" behind Cancellara. It was, however, just enough to prevent his exclusion and to allow him the classification victory. Stage 7 result 1 Fabian Cancellara SUI TFR 2015 11' 23" 2 Adriano Malori ITA MOV 2015 + 4" 3 Vasil Kiryienka BLR SKY 2015 + 9" 4 Jonathan Castroviejo ESP MOV 2015 + 12" 5 Maciej Bodnar POL TTS 2015 + 16" 6 Michael Hepburn AUS OGE 2015 + 16" 7 Ramūnas Navardauskas LIT GRS 2015 + 17" 8 Steve Cummings GBR MTN 2015 + 23" 9 Andrey Amador CRC MOV 2015 + 25" 10 Edvald Boasson Hagen NOR MTN 2015 + 26"Final general classification 1 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2015 25h 11' 16" blue General classificationwhite Young rider classification 2 Bauke Mollema NED TFR 2015 + 18" 3 Rigoberto Urán COL EQS 2015 + 31" 4 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 + 35" 5 Alberto Contador ESP TTS 2015 + 39" 6 Steve Cummings GBR MTN 2015 + 40" 7 Wout Poels NED SKY 2015 + 56" 8 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2015 + 59" 9 Adam Yates GBR OGE 2015 + 1' 09" 10 Roman Kreuziger CZE TTS 2015 + 1' 11" Classification leadership table There were four main classifications in the 2015 Tirreno–Adriatico. The first and most important of these was the general classification. This was calculated by adding each cyclist's finishing times on each stage. Time bonuses were awarded to the first three finishers on road stages (stages 2–6): the stage winner won a ten-second bonus, with six and four seconds for the second and third riders respectively. Bonus seconds were also awarded to the first three riders at intermediate sprints (three seconds for the winner of the sprint, two seconds for the rider in second and one second for the rider in third. The leader of the general classification received a blue jersey and the winner of the classification was considered the overall winner of the race.RCS 2015 124–126 The second classification was the points classification. On each stage of the race, points were awarded to the top 10 riders. The winner won 12 points, with 10 for the second-placed rider, 8 for the third-placed rider and then one point fewer for each place down to tenth place. Points were also awarded to the top four riders at intermediate sprints, with five points for the winner of the sprint and three, two and one points for the riders in second, third and fourth places, respectively. It was originally intended that points would not be awarded on stage 1 as it was a team time trial. After this was changed to an individual time trial, however, points were awarded on the stage, on the same scale as for an intermediate sprint. The winner of the points classification was awarded a red jersey.RCS 2015 124Classifica Punti di Tappa + Generale https://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/2014/it/download/T01_Classifica_Punti_Tappa_Generale.pdf gazzetta.it RCS 19 March 2015 11 March 2015 The third classification was the mountains classification. On each of the road stages there were classified climbs on the route. The first riders to the top of the climb were awarded points in the mountains classification. For most of the climbs, the first four riders won points, with five, three, two and one points respectively. More points were awarded for the two most difficult climbs of the race. These were the summit finish to Monte Terminillo on stage 5 and the Poggio San Romualdo on stage 4. On these climbs, the winner won 15 points in the classification, with the next six riders also winning points. The rider with the most points was awarded the green jersey.RCS 2015 125 The final classification was the young riders classification. This was based on the general classification: the highest placed rider born after 1 January 1990 was the leader of the classification and was awarded a white jersey.RCS 2015 125 +Classification leadership by stage Stage WinnerGeneral classificationblue General classificationPoints classificationred Points classificationMountains classificationgreen Mountains classificationYoung rider classificationwhite Young rider classificationTeams classification 1 Adriano Malori Adriano Malori Adriano Malori not awarded Peter Sagan BMC 2015 2 Jens DebusschereJens Debusschere Danilo Wyss 3 Greg Van Avermaet Greg Van Avermaet Peter Sagan MOV 2015 4 Wout PoelsWout Poels Carlos QuinteroThibaut Pinot SKY 2015 5 Nairo QuintanaNairo QuintanaNairo Quintana KAT 2015 6 Peter Sagan 7 Fabian Cancellara MOV 2015 Final white Nairo Quintana yeshttps://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/2015/it/download/T07_Classifica_Generale_2015.pdf Tappa / étape / Stage 7 (cronometro individuale / contre-la-montre individuel / individual time trial): San Benedetto del Tronto, km 10 - Classifica generale / Classement général individuel au temps / Overall standing on time Tirreno–Adriatico RCS MediaGroup 17 March 2015 3 May 2021 white Peter Sagan yeshttps://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/2015/it/download/T07_Classifica_Punti_Tappa_Generale_2015.pdf Tappa / étape / Stage 7 (cronometro individuale / contre-la-montre individuel / individual time trial): San Benedetto del Tronto, km 10 - Classifica a punti / Classement général individuel par points / Overall points standing Tirreno–Adriatico RCS MediaGroup 17 March 2015 3 May 2021 Carlos Quinterohttps://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/2015/it/download/T07_Classifica_GPM_Generale_2015.pdf Tappa / étape / Stage 7 (cronometro individuale / contre-la-montre individuel / individual time trial): San Benedetto del Tronto, km 10 - Gran Premio della Montagna / Classement général meilleur grimpeur / Overall climber standing Tirreno–Adriatico RCS MediaGroup 17 March 2015 3 May 2021 Nairo Quintanahttps://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/2015/it/download/T07_Classifica_Maglia_Bianca_2015.pdf Tappa / étape / Stage 7 (cronometro individuale / contre-la-montre individuel / individual time trial): San Benedetto del Tronto, km 10 - Classifica miglior giovane / Classement général des jeunes / Overall young standing Tirreno–Adriatico RCS MediaGroup 17 March 2015 3 May 2021 MOV 2015 Classification standings General classification Result of general classification 1 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2015 25h 11' 16" blue General classificationwhite Youth classification 2 Bauke Mollema NED TFR 2015 + 18" 3 Rigoberto Urán COL EQS 2015 + 31" 4 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 + 35" 5 Alberto Contador ESP TTS 2015 + 39" 6 Steve Cummings GBR MTN 2015 + 40" 7 Wout Poels NED SKY 2015 + 56" 8 Domenico Pozzovivo ITA ALM 2015 + 59" 9 Adam Yates GBR OGE 2015 + 1' 09" 10 Roman Kreuziger CZE TTS 2015 + 1' 11" Points classification Result of points classification yes 1 Peter Sagan SVK TTS 2015 32 red Points classification 2 Fabian Cancellara SUI TFR 2015 21 3 Jens Debusschere BEL LTB 2015 20 4 Rigoberto Urán COL EQS 2015 19 5 Greg Van Avermaet BEL BMC 2015 18 6 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2015 16 7 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2015 15 blue General classificationwhite Youth classification 8 Adriano Malori ITA MOV 2015 15 9 Wout Poels NED SKY 2015 14 10 Sam Bennett IRL TNE 2015 11 Mountains classification Result of mountains classification yes 1 Carlos Quintero COL COL 2015 21 green Mountains classification 2 Danilo Wyss SUI BMC 2015 18 3 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2015 15 blue General classificationwhite Youth classification 4 Mathew Hayman AUS OGE 2015 15 5 Matteo Montaguti ITA ALM 2015 13 6 Bauke Mollema NED TFR 2015 10 7 Luke Durbridge AUS OGE 2015 10 8 Michele Scarponi ITA AST 2015 9 9 Joaquim Rodríguez ESP KAT 2015 7 10 Wout Poels NED SKY 2015 5 Young rider classification Result of young rider classification 1 Nairo Quintana COL MOV 2015 25h 11' 16" blue General classificationwhite Youth classification 2 Thibaut Pinot FRA FDJ 2015 + 35" 3 Adam Yates GBR OGE 2015 + 1' 09" 4 Davide Formolo ITA GRS 2015 + 6' 39" 5 Louis Meintjes RSA MTN 2015 + 15' 26" 6 Jesús Herrada ESP MOV 2015 + 18' 36" 7 Peter Sagan SVK TTS 2015 + 22' 45" red Points classification 8 Tsgabu Grmay ERI LAM 2015 + 23' 01" 9 Brayan Ramírez COL COL 2015 + 26' 01" 10 Moreno Moser ITA GRS 2015 + 27' 51" Team classification Result of teams classification no 1 MOV 2015 75h 37' 35" 2 SKY 2015 + 29" 3 KAT 2015 + 1' 02" 4 TTS 2015 + 6' 04" 5 ALM 2015 + 7' 56" 6 MTN 2015 + 10' 42" 7 AST 2015 + 14' 28" 8 BMC 2015 + 17' 50" 9 LTB 2015 + 18' 30" 10 FDJ 2015 + 20' 47" References Sources http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/it/download/tirreno_adriatico_2015.pdf Tirreno-Adriatico: La corsa dei due mari 18 March 2015 La Gazzetta dello Sport RCS Sport https://web.archive.org/web/20150318220739/http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/it/download/tirreno_adriatico_2015.pdf 18 March 2015 RCS 2015 External links https://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/TirrenoAdriatico/en/ Category:Tirreno–Adriatico Tirreno-Adriatico Tirreno-Adriatico