{"id":469634,"date":"2026-03-11T12:53:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/469634\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T12:53:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T12:53:21","slug":"tirreno-adriatico-stage-3-live-race-all-together-after-solo-break-took-kom-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/469634\/","title":{"rendered":"Tirreno-Adriatico stage 3 LIVE &#8211; Race all together after solo break took KOM points"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Refresh <\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T12:49:20.649Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-100km-to-go\"\/>100km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"72f5adf2-462e-4cdb-adca-9396b04c5e86\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Three hours of racing completed with just under 100km left of racing. This is a very long day in the saddle.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T12:42:18.284Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"70754676-b945-44e1-a28e-0400c175e1e6\">The weather isn&#8217;t great with the riders at the moment, but the roads are dry at the finish at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T12:40:32.960Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"465356f5-d130-42bb-9778-9ce53255447e\">Just about half way through the stage.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T12:39:07.350Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-110km-to-go\"\/>110km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"ae00b68f-1265-4713-9eb1-2d0be8b96e80\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The average speed has dropped under 40kph as the weather and lack of break are working as good motivation for the riders.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T12:36:18.130Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"54df1b9a-d39a-4a32-b79e-d5b59427ac9e\">One thing that we will see today is the first battle between on-form Magnier and Milan in a bunch sprint.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T12:34:32.238Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"99a0c0a9-d256-4588-9e00-1561435bf81a\">Sprinters in attendance<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Premier Tech)<br \/>Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek)<br \/>Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep)<br \/>Tobias Lund Andresen (Decathlon-CMA CGM)<br \/>Enrico Zanoncello (Bardiani CSF-7 Saber)<br \/>Fernando Gaviria (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA)<br \/>Madis Mihkels (EF Education-EasyPost)<br \/>Sam Welsford (Ineos Grenadiers)<br \/>Corbin Strong (NSN)<br \/>Oded Kogut (NSN)<br \/>Ivan Garcia Cortina (Movistar)<br \/>Arnaud De Lie (Lotto-Intermarche)<br \/>Nicolo Parisini (Pinarello-Q36.5)<br \/>Danny van Poppel (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe)<br \/>Attilio Viviani (Solution Tech-Nippo-Rali)<br \/>Pavel Bittner (Picnic-PostNL)<br \/>Andrea Vendrame (Jayco-AlUla)<br \/>Giovanni Lonardi (Polti-Visit Malta)<br \/>Wout Van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike)<br \/>Luca Mozzato (Tudor)<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T12:17:07.606Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-120km-to-go\"\/>120km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"e939b941-b420-4487-9fdb-e75918040fbb\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The peloton are just rolling along at tempo as the rain continues to fall.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T12:15:12.826Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"8ce67c77-5d82-4cfc-81e5-2a95ac2a511c\">Jonathan Milan spoke to TV before the start&#8230; &#8220;We are really committed. I really like the course. I will not have many other chances so we will try out best to control the race and hopefully we will have support from other teams as the stage is really long.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;We will try our best. It is a bit up and down but the final few kilometres are really flat. It (the finale) isn&#8217;t super straight, the last kilometres are twisty and it gets really narrow and technical, positioning will be key.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T12:07:46.211Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"a1d8861d-301d-4cd2-8935-ba45ff9c5fb5\">Diego Pablo Sevilla has been caught by the peloton. The race is all together with over 120km to go.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T12:01:06.163Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-130km-to-go\"\/>130km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"0b35e709-728b-403d-96ab-e891baf9bd0f\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Sevilla has a gap of two minutes and 25 seconds on the peloton as he waits to be caught.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T12:00:17.492Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"38650a24-b309-455b-8917-c551afe28afe\">KOM Standings top 5<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">1. Sevilla (Polti-Visit Malta) 10 points<br \/>2. Bou (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) 6 points<br \/>3. Van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) 5 points<br \/>4. Tarozzi (Bardiani CSF-7 Saber) 4 points<br \/>5. Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) 3 points<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T11:58:25.923Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"eb6c75a4-972b-4acd-8812-f7e2899d5d1e\">It does appear that Sevilla has sat up and is indeed waiting for the peloton now that he has taken maximum points on the KOM sprint and now leads out right ahead of Bou.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T11:57:36.602Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-kom-todi\"\/>KOM (Todi)<\/p>\n<p id=\"5a6ab8c1-30a0-4dd6-b85b-a6e2f3ad9766\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">1. Diego Pablo Sevilla (Polti-Visia Malta) 5 points<br \/>2. Joan Bou (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) 3 points<br \/>3. Manuele Tarozzi (Bardiani CSF-7 Saber) 2 points<br \/>4. Ayco Bastiaens (Soudal-QuickStep) 1 point<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The same trio that fought for the points yesterday with only Allessandro Iacchi (Solution Tech-Vini-Rali) not getting involved.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T11:50:49.806Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-140km-to-go\"\/>140km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"2507ce92-6973-4be0-9a1d-ac58cfc4d3dc\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The peloton are still yet to crest the Todi climb as Sevilla has three minutes and 23 seconds on them.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T11:50:10.506Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"c0c1465e-562a-44c8-beaa-2d8aa0ade1ce\">Sevilla has been with the Polti-Visit Malta team for his entire career starting 2013 when the team was still just a club called Specialized-Fundaci\u00f3n Alberto Contador and included the likes of Enric Mas and Fernando Barcelo. The 30-year-old is still waiting for his first victory in the pro ranks.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T11:42:53.532Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"a9fa3874-e163-4cff-8edb-d4853c5b5574\">The Spaniard has just over three minutes on the rest of the field now as his job is done for the day. Will he sit up and wait for the peloton?<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T11:42:19.343Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-140km-to-go\"\/>140km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"69fd53e8-10c8-4e32-bf6a-f3945160f8de\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Sevilla takes the five points on the Todi KOM.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T11:41:44.389Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"4f5b98a3-f2e5-4c24-9eee-6d2f1a0d54ef\">The usual suspects of Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier (Lidl-Trek) and Silvan Dillier (Alpecin-Premier Tech) are joined by Ayco Bastiaens (Soudal-QuickStep) at the front of the peloton.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.68%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5Jny93qeAcv5TCFjGLfoB4.jpg\" alt=\"Amanuel Ghebreigzabhier on stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5Jny93qeAcv5TCFjGLfoB4.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5Jny93qeAcv5TCFjGLfoB4.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T11:38:05.839Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"6d66daa5-06f6-48db-85ea-b180bad9a9f1\">Sevilla has started the Todi climb.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T11:24:09.080Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-150km-to-go\"\/>150km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"322a272a-e5c0-4299-8ff5-756834e76899\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Just 10km to go for Sevilla before he reaches the only KOM of the day where he will take five points and the lead of the classification.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T11:21:30.031Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"9d35bb23-d1a9-40a1-ab4c-a91f96cdead0\">The gap dips under five minutes for the first time in a while with under 100 miles of racing left.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T11:16:45.951Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"0dfd8442-ffb4-4d8d-95a2-7606779d0c80\">Lidl-Trek, Alpecin-Premier Tech, Visma-Lease a Bike, Soudal-QuickStep and UAE Team Emirates-XRG are sharing the work at the front of the peloton as they look to set up their sprinters and keep their GC leaders safe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.68%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3rbdszwag5g3KhZYoXbNZc.jpg\" alt=\"Stage 3 Tirreno-Adriatico 2026\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3rbdszwag5g3KhZYoXbNZc.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3rbdszwag5g3KhZYoXbNZc.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T11:14:01.157Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"4c2426e5-a4ed-4b97-8709-06f5f7dcd6ce\">The main story features on our home page this morning is our interview with Adam Yates. The UAE Team Emirates-XRG rider talks about life at the mega team, working for Tadej Poga\u010dar, competing with the best and more. Why not take a look in the link below&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt; <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/i-was-breaking-power-records-left-right-and-centre-last-year-and-still-not-winning-adam-yates-on-the-harsh-reality-of-keeping-up-in-modern-cyclings-constantly-improving-peloton\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/i-was-breaking-power-records-left-right-and-centre-last-year-and-still-not-winning-adam-yates-on-the-harsh-reality-of-keeping-up-in-modern-cyclings-constantly-improving-peloton\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8216;I was breaking power records left, right, and centre last year and still not winning&#8217; \u2013 Adam Yates on the harsh reality of keeping up in modern cycling&#8217;s constantly improving peloton<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.68%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wvvs4nrEgLbhrEshDKLma3.jpg\" alt=\"COURCHEVEL, COL DE LA LOZE, FRANCE - JULY 24: Adam Yates of Great Britain and UAE Team Emirates - XRG leads yellow jersey Tadej Pogacar of Slovenia and UAE Team Emirates - XRG during Stage 18 of the 112th Tour de France 2025, a 171.5 km stage from Vif to Courchevel, Col de la Loze on July 24, 2025 in Courchevel, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe\/Getty Images)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wvvs4nrEgLbhrEshDKLma3.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wvvs4nrEgLbhrEshDKLma3.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T11:09:14.733Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"2d2af3a5-7dde-44d0-9c73-19c8470de9d1\">25km to go until the KOM at Todi.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T11:08:24.161Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"452d4137-e8b4-4058-bce6-afe3df87900c\">Sevilla started the day on five points in the KOM classification, but, because Van der Poel won the stage yesterday, the Dutch rider also has five points and wears the jersey because of that.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T11:00:00.461Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-170km-to-go\"\/>170km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"b6e38ccd-ea06-4705-8834-485b3632ffa5\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The advantage allowed to Sevilla has gone back out to five and a half minutes.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T10:55:03.629Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"f981865e-3294-4514-be5d-db6f9a5c4f91\">30km to the KOM sprint.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T10:54:33.463Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"13f5c367-b9c7-4d59-8af9-c8b1ece8f74b\">50km of racing done for Sevilla who has a gap of five and a half minutes.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T10:52:32.835Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"7005bb54-8718-4e07-8128-850026687226\">The weather is absolutely miserable for the riders. Max Walscheid (Lidl-Trek) is clearly not a fan, however, his teammate Jonathan Milan seems to be in good spirits despite the rain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.61%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/qeNhCZ6KYxwHaw2BMDYuvF.jpg\" alt=\"Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 stage 3\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/qeNhCZ6KYxwHaw2BMDYuvF.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/qeNhCZ6KYxwHaw2BMDYuvF.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T10:48:00.520Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"249bf6d3-b12a-455e-becc-1240be096e7a\">After an hour of racing, the time gap begins the fall for Sevilla as the peloton peg him back to five minutes and 15 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T10:41:57.421Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-180km-to-go\"\/>180km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"3f4eed02-e05b-46bf-8c5d-cb30553c753e\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The peloton are clearly very happy as Sevilla&#8217;s gap goes out to five minutes and 40 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T10:36:49.053Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"b00ffd06-9ba8-4811-a740-29530c4f5afb\">It is a very lonely day out for the man from San Mart\u00edn de la Vega in Spain&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/d4PLiCUTTkVosiYcDCgKTY.jpg\" alt=\"Diego Pablo Sevilla leads on stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/d4PLiCUTTkVosiYcDCgKTY.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/d4PLiCUTTkVosiYcDCgKTY.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T10:30:26.468Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"529cbb38-2a6e-4ac1-b2e4-078d67a2e129\">Almost four minutes for Sevilla now.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T10:20:55.090Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-200km-to-go\"\/>200km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"c5a634ad-c5a9-4765-9c38-3df2df7d32f8\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Sevilla now has almost three minutes on the peloton after half an hour of racing.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T10:12:46.792Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"2ff8581d-e8e0-4ea6-89eb-7cb8eca2649d\">This is going to be a very long day out for Sevilla as his KOM rivals will likely just wait for the KOM to come to them and take the minor points rather than, in their eyes, waste energy for the more challenging Muri stages to come.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T10:11:21.430Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"ca57f48f-1fd6-4524-9965-9ca858f77dda\">The gap continues to extend for the Polti-Visit Malta rider as he has a gap of one minute and 20 seconds on the peloton.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T10:07:27.406Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"4ae57e87-f2cb-43c8-9b12-0e186576fcb9\">There is about 70km to the only KOM point of the day. Sevilla has a long way to go.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T10:04:14.826Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"608d0458-cf14-4f4e-9e5c-a963fe421d66\">Sevilla now has a minute on the peloton.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T09:59:46.434Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-attack\"\/>Attack!<\/p>\n<p id=\"dd6904b8-4821-4a3d-b4aa-43a1ff722090\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Diego Pablo Sevilla (Polti-Visia Malta)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">We have lift off for the break as the rider who is joint on points with the mountain jersey wearer himself seeks yet more points to take his lead in the green for tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T09:51:04.278Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"868826f2-6f17-4fdb-aa5b-923fcff0337f\">After 10 minutes of racing the race is still all together.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T09:41:33.684Z<br \/>\n<a id=\"elk-221km-to-go\"\/>221km to go<\/p>\n<p id=\"20a2c645-076d-442d-956c-eaa0086d1a50\" class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">The racing begins for stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026!<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T09:40:39.229Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"32e76a35-8985-4e9d-ae9f-7ee9bb9a71a0\">There are only two points of interest for the breakaway today. The 2.3km climb at Todi and the intermediate sprint at Casette.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T09:33:01.869Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"5aa3cc47-921b-4407-9757-9c9c9d6c4ad5\">Unfortunately for the riders, the rain has started to fall at the start.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T09:31:55.805Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"615fd1e3-7e9f-4ff0-b51a-20082517bacb\">Ethan Hayter (Soudal-QuickStep) faced the consequences of his actions in the opening stage ITT&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;&gt;&gt; <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/it-was-a-bit-of-a-childish-reaction-ethan-hayter-angered-by-tv-motorbike-but-regrets-tirreno-adriatico-tt-middle-finger-gesture\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/it-was-a-bit-of-a-childish-reaction-ethan-hayter-angered-by-tv-motorbike-but-regrets-tirreno-adriatico-tt-middle-finger-gesture\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8216;It was a bit of a childish reaction&#8217; &#8211; Ethan Hayter angered by TV motorbike but regrets Tirreno-Adriatico TT middle finger gesture<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:73.91%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HNXeGe6dDFSKW7AHaUFjsJ.jpg\" alt=\"CALPE, SPAIN - JANUARY 08: Ethan Hayter of The United Kingdom during the Team Soudal Quick-Step 2026, Media Day on January 08, 2026 in Calpe, Spain. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HNXeGe6dDFSKW7AHaUFjsJ.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/HNXeGe6dDFSKW7AHaUFjsJ.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T09:30:50.283Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"beb19b26-8b25-4af7-998e-b9b8f327a6aa\">It was a brilliant ride by Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech) yesterday to take an amazing win in San Gimignano&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&gt;&gt;&gt; <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/going-as-deep-as-i-did-today-is-difficult-to-simulate-in-training-mathieu-van-der-poel-puts-on-a-show-on-tirreno-adriatico-gravel-ahead-of-next-big-classics\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/going-as-deep-as-i-did-today-is-difficult-to-simulate-in-training-mathieu-van-der-poel-puts-on-a-show-on-tirreno-adriatico-gravel-ahead-of-next-big-classics\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8216;Going as deep as I did today is difficult to simulate in training&#8217; \u2013 Mathieu van der Poel puts on a show on Tirreno-Adriatico gravel ahead of next big Classics<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.67%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3Ssvg34juQufTMhNDFhvPN.png\" alt=\"SAN GIMIGNANO, ITALY - MARCH 10: Mathieu van der Poel of Netherlands and Team Alpecin-Premier Tech attacks during the 61st Tirreno-Adriatico 2026, Stage 2 a 206km stage from Camaiore to San Gimignano 332m \/ #UCIWT \/ on March 10, 2026 in San Gimignano, Italy. (Photo by Tim de Waele\/Getty Images)\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3Ssvg34juQufTMhNDFhvPN.png\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3Ssvg34juQufTMhNDFhvPN.png\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T09:29:44.680Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"ad372071-4897-4cd3-a680-0eeebb3b6a7b\">It was a very good day in the GC battle for Del Toro and Pellizzari and they took potentially crucial time on their rivals in the battle for the GC&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&gt;&gt;&gt; <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/i-like-gravel-its-more-like-a-game-isaac-del-toro-and-giulio-pellizzari-emerge-on-tirreno-adriatico-gravel-to-distance-gc-rivals\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/i-like-gravel-its-more-like-a-game-isaac-del-toro-and-giulio-pellizzari-emerge-on-tirreno-adriatico-gravel-to-distance-gc-rivals\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#8216;I like gravel, it&#8217;s more like a game&#8217; &#8211; Isaac del Toro and Giulio Pellizzari emerge on Tirreno-Adriatico gravel to distance GC rivals<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.60%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CAR6jsjaTdmR8utfR3KHh3.jpg\" alt=\"Isaac del Torro\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CAR6jsjaTdmR8utfR3KHh3.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/CAR6jsjaTdmR8utfR3KHh3.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T09:21:49.137Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"7f6cd34a-49e9-446b-a229-50e217b2e4bc\">Jerseys:<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Blue, GC &#8211; Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)<br \/>Purple, Points &#8211; Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers)<br \/>Green, Mountains &#8211; Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech)<br \/>White, Youth &#8211; Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)*<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*Worn by &#8211; Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe)<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.68%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cUz2YRZcVczaCfF9v7UMVD.jpg\" alt=\"Isaac Del Toro the new blue jersey after stage 2 of Tirreno-Adriatico 2025\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cUz2YRZcVczaCfF9v7UMVD.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cUz2YRZcVczaCfF9v7UMVD.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T09:19:22.440Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"2318a75b-345f-4d87-986d-e6615b809846\">Sign on is well underway in the beautiful start town of Cortona which dates back to before the 4th century BCE!<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.61%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/qqHg6JVgTWAxyDMFR6bHnk.jpg\" alt=\"Uno-X Mobility sign on for stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/qqHg6JVgTWAxyDMFR6bHnk.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/qqHg6JVgTWAxyDMFR6bHnk.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T09:14:48.782Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"af2ed226-c377-4496-a1a6-b5b7d2cc8f84\">If it wasn&#8217;t for the fact that there are so many world class sprinters in attendance, I&#8217;d say the break would have a good chance. But, with the names riding such as Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek), Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Premier Tech), Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep) and Tobias Lound Andresen (Decathlon-CMA CGM), it is easy to see why the sprinters are the favoured riders for the day.<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-11T09:10:26.334Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"b8b1bf3f-e81c-48fe-a0a8-5700a121085d\">Today should be the first opportunity for the fast men. However, it won&#8217;t be without it&#8217;s challenges. The weather remains possibly damp and the route isn&#8217;t completely flat, either. Not to mention that it is the longest stage of this year&#8217;s race at 221km.<\/p>\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:66.56%;\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6qCc587iDVB8GkivMhvPGg.jpg\" alt=\"Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 stage 3 route\"   loading=\"lazy\" data-new-v2-image=\"true\" data-original-mos=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6qCc587iDVB8GkivMhvPGg.jpg\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/6qCc587iDVB8GkivMhvPGg.jpg\" class=\"inline\"\/>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Image credit: RCS Sport)<\/p>\n<p>2026-03-06T13:07:46.056Z<\/p>\n<p id=\"388b840e-622f-44bc-b8cb-500ed1601f8a\">Buongiorno and welcome to Cyclingnews&#8217; live report for stage 3 of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Please follow our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/about\/#section-community-guidelines&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\">community guidelines<\/a>.&#8221; data-join-the-conversation-text=&#8221;Join the Conversation&#8221;&gt;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-lg\">You must confirm your public display name before commenting<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-3 !text-sm\">Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name.<\/p>\n<p>Logout<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Refresh 2026-03-11T12:49:20.649Z 100km to go Three hours of racing completed with just under 100km left of racing. 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