Tadej Pogacar, the rival to beat in the “Race of the two seas”

The 57th edition of the Tirreno-Adriatico It takes place between March 7 and 13, 2022 in Italy, starting in the municipality of Lido di Camaiore and ending in the municipality of San Benedetto del Tronto over a 1,131.9 kilometer route.

Julian Alaphilippe and Remco Evenepoel they will lead the “Wolf Pack” of Quick Step Alpha Vinyl in the 57th edition of the Tirreno Adriatico that will take place between March 7th and 13th.

The Belgian squad will not hold back in the “Two Seas Race” and will present its great leaders, Alaphilippe and Evenepoel, to oppose the Slovenian Tadej Pogacar and Richard Carapaz in the fight for the general classification, while Cavendish will be in charge of fighting for the sprint stages.

Alaphilippe, second in the Tour de Provence, and Evenepoel, recent winner of the Tour of the Algarve, will be accompanied by a powerful squad that complete Cavendish, Kasper Asgreen, Davide Ballerini, Josef Cerny, and Mikkel Honoré.

the tour

This year the Tirreno Adriatico will not have the traditional San Benedetto del Tronto time trial or a big stage with a high finish, and will offer 2 days for sprinters and a series of routes with short and explosive final climbs that promise a show.

The only mountain stage will be the sixth, on the 11th, with a double ascent to Monte Carpegna, 6 km long, but with a 10 percent average gradient and sections of 13 before going down to the finish line.

“It’s a nice but hard course, which gives possibilities to all kinds of cyclists. For the sprints we have Mark Cavendish, but also Julian and Remco can achieve good results. The big differences in the general will come in Carpegna, which is a difficult climb we know about the Giro”, explained Davide Bramati, Sporting Director of Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl.