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2026-03-10T12:38:50.815Z
Second overall, Thymen Arensman (Ineos Grenadiers), spoke to TV before the start this morning… “Maybe for me to wear a sprinters jersey is quite something, maybe the only time in my career, so I will enjoy it. I have won TTs in the past but it was a nice result and we had some nice improvements over the winter.
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2026-03-10T12:31:28.893Z
Bahrain Victorious now also join the teams on the front for Tiberi and Santiago Buitrago. Maybe Pello Bilbao after his solid TT performance.
2026-03-10T12:30:23.812Z
There is a Moderate Thunderstorm Warning given for the San Gimignano for later this afternoon. The riders will be hoping it stays dry until after the finish as the gravel climb in a storm would be rather hellish.
2026-03-10T12:29:03.148Z
The time gap dips under two minutes to the break as the riders head over the half way point.
2026-03-10T12:22:35.075Z
100km to go
2026-03-10T12:21:50.805Z
Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe have moved up to very close to the front now in the peloton but Visma-Lease a Bike, Alpecin-Premier Tech and Ineos Grenadiers are being left to work.
2026-03-10T12:18:32.625Z
100km of racing complete.
2026-03-10T12:18:18.145Z
Local rider, Alberto Bettiol (XDS-Astana), spoke to TV before the start today: “It isn’t a very technical run to the gravel climb, the climb suits Van der Poel, Van Aert but also the guys like (Isaac) Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) and (Antonio) Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious).
2026-03-10T12:03:34.783Z
The time gap takes a big tumble since Steven Kruijswijk (Visma-Lease a Bike) joined the pacing in the peloton. The break now has two minutes 12 seconds of a gap.
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2026-03-10T12:02:42.756Z
Visma-Lease a Bike join Ineos Grenadiers and Alpecin-Premier Tech on the front of the peloton. Could this be for Wout Van Aert and a stage win chance? Or is it more focusing on their GC hope of Matteo Jorgenson?
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2026-03-10T11:57:57.432Z
Considering how little climbing there appears to be on the profile, the riders have an elevation gain of 2300 metres to contend with today. The highest point is the categorised climb of Castelnuovo Val di Cecina.
2026-03-10T11:51:43.913Z
130km to go
2026-03-10T11:40:36.797Z
65km to the intermediate sprint.
2026-03-10T11:39:34.861Z
Alpecin-Premier Tech return to the front of the peloton to work with Ineos Grenadiers. Mathieu van der Poel will be looking for a stage win today.
2026-03-10T11:34:37.593Z
140km to go
2026-03-10T11:33:05.806Z
Both these week-long races are steeped in tradition, but do they mean anything when linked with the Grand Tours…
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2026-03-10T11:19:10.280Z
150km to go
2026-03-10T11:17:40.861Z
The leaning tower of Pisa has it’s famous lean due to poor foundations being built on soft sandy soil. The building began in 1173 but, as construction got to the third floor, it began to lean just five years into the build. They tried to compensate by building floors slightly taller one one side to the other. Eventually, major stabilisation work was done as recent as the 1990s to save this famous quirky historic gem.
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2026-03-10T11:08:16.716Z
The time gap to the four man break drops to three minutes 40 seconds as they lose about 50 seconds in 10km.
2026-03-10T11:04:20.685Z
160km to go
2026-03-10T11:03:01.811Z
The riders have a very long period of flat roads now and the pace hasn’t really picked up, either. That said, the gap to the breakaway dips back under four minutes.
2026-03-10T10:56:34.772Z
170km to go
2026-03-10T10:55:56.030Z
Magnus Sheffield and his Ineos Grenadiers teammates look to play the numbers game rather than sit and let the race come to them…
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2026-03-10T10:54:46.641Z
It is an overcast but bright day in Tuscany with the temperatures at a very pleasant 17 degrees C.
2026-03-10T10:49:49.413Z
The riders pass the city of Pisa and it’s famous leaning tower.
2026-03-10T10:42:30.413Z
180km to go
2026-03-10T10:41:18.119Z
“It’s a really ‘interesting’ stage. We’ll have to be ready for the finish and hit the gravel from the front.”
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2026-03-10T10:40:00.613Z
Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) is finding happiness in new focuses after taking two from two time trial victories this season…
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2026-03-10T10:29:31.241Z
The peloton is being led by the team of the riders in 1st, 2nd and 4th, Ineos Grenadiers. They have some help, though, from Alpecin-Premier Tech and Visma-Lease a Bike.
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2026-03-10T10:26:36.778Z
The gap has expanded to three minutes and 20 seconds.
2026-03-10T10:23:06.556Z
All four of the expected breakaway teams are in the break today. Their gap is almost at three minutes on the pack.
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2026-03-10T10:18:46.722Z
The break of four have a gap of 2’54” on the peloton after 8km of racing.
2026-03-10T10:17:06.443Z
No updates on whether the attackers have got away or not.
2026-03-10T10:09:55.200Z
Attack!
2026-03-10T09:58:25.533Z
British time trial champion, Ethan Hayter (Soudal-QuickStep) woke up this morning with 25 UCI points and 500 CHF less than he had yesterday due to a fine that he received for showing his middle finger towards a passing motorbike in yestderday’s race…
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2026-03-10T09:56:26.138Z
206km to go
2026-03-10T09:55:07.195Z
One non-starter:
2026-03-10T09:50:34.112Z
Neutral start
2026-03-10T09:47:33.934Z
Sign on has been completed by the riders as they ready for the start of the second stage and the first road stage of this year’s race.
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2026-03-10T09:47:03.180Z
The finish location of San Gimignano is famed for it’s 14 amazing towers from the original 72 that stood before. The towers were owned by each family that lived in the town, each family trying to out-do the other with height and decorations. It is also known for it’s amazing frescos from the 14th and 15th centuries.
2026-03-10T09:41:26.852Z
The jerseys:
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2026-03-10T09:36:41.758Z
It is a slow and steady start in terms of difficulty today for the riders with a largely flat beginning before the final third of the stage sees the hills begin and the action points of the first intermediate sprint and KOM sprint of the race.
2026-03-06T13:04:05.206Z
Buongiorno and welcome to Cyclingnews’ live report of stage 2 at Tirreno-Adriatico 2026.
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