# 2021 Tirreno–Adriatico

The 2021 Tirreno–Adriatico was a road cycling stage race that took place between 10 and 16 March 2021 in Italy. It was the 56th edition of Tirreno–Adriatico and part of the 2021 UCI World Tour.

## Teams

Twenty-five teams participated in the race, including all nineteen UCI WorldTeams and six UCI ProTeams. Each team entered seven riders, for a total of 175 riders, of which 159 finished.
UCI WorldTeams
* AG2R Citroën Team
* Astana–Premier Tech
* Bora–Hansgrohe
* Cofidis
* Deceuninck–Quick-Step
* EF Education–Nippo
* Groupama–FDJ
* Ineos Grenadiers
* Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux
* Israel Start-Up Nation
* Lotto–Soudal
* Movistar Team
* Team Bahrain Victorious
* Team BikeExchange
* Team DSM
* Team Jumbo–Visma
* Team Qhubeka Assos
* Trek–Segafredo
* UAE Team Emirates
UCI ProTeams
* Alpecin–Fenix
* Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec
* Arkéa–Samsic
* Eolo–Kometa
* Gazprom–RusVelo
* Total Direct Énergie

## Route

Stage characteristics and winners :
| Stage | Date | Route | Distance | Type | Type | Winner |
| 1 | 10 March | Lido di Camaiore to Lido di Camaiore | 156 km (97 mi) | | Flat stage | Wout van Aert (BEL) |
| 2 | 11 March | Camaiore to Chiusdino | 226 km (140 mi) | | Hilly stage | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) |
| 3 | 12 March | Monticiano to Gualdo Tadino | 189 km (117 mi) | | Hilly stage | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) |
| 4 | 13 March | Terni to Prati di Tivo | 148 km (92 mi) | | Mountain stage | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) |
| 5 | 14 March | Castellalto to Castelfidardo | 205 km (127 mi) | | Hilly stage | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) |
| 6 | 15 March | Castelraimondo to Lido di Fermo | 169 km (105 mi) | | Flat stage | Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN) |
| 7 | 16 March | San Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto | 10.1 km (6.3 mi) | | Individual time trial | Wout van Aert (BEL) |
| Total | Total | 1,103.1 km (685.4 mi) | 1,103.1 km (685.4 mi) | 1,103.1 km (685.4 mi) | 1,103.1 km (685.4 mi) | 1,103.1 km (685.4 mi) |

## Stages
### Stage 1
#### 10 March 2021 — Lido di Camaiore to Lido di Camaiore, 156 km (97 mi)

Stage 1 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 3h 36' 17" |
| 2 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 3 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 4 | Andrea Vendrame (ITA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 0" |
| 5 | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Team BikeExchange | + 0" |
| 6 | Tim Merlier (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 0" |
| 7 | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 8 | Davide Ballerini (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 9 | Iván García Cortina (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 1 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 3h 36' 07" |
| 2 | Caleb Ewan (AUS) | Lotto–Soudal | + 4" |
| 3 | Fernando Gaviria (COL) | UAE Team Emirates | + 6" |
| 4 | Simone Velasco (ITA) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 7" |
| 5 | Mattia Bais (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 8" |
| 6 | Andrea Vendrame (ITA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 10" |
| 7 | Luka Mezgec (SLO) | Team BikeExchange | + 10" |
| 8 | Tim Merlier (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 10" |
| 9 | Álvaro Hodeg (COL) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 10" |
| 10 | Davide Ballerini (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 10" |

### Stage 2
#### 11 March 2021 — Camaiore to Chiusdino, 226 km (140 mi)

Stage 2 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 5h 01' 32" |
| 2 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 0" |
| 3 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 0" |
| 4 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 5 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 0" |
| 6 | Robert Stannard (AUS) | Team BikeExchange | + 0" |
| 7 | João Almeida (POR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 8 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 0" |
| 9 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 10 | Giulio Ciccone (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 2 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 8h 37' 35" |
| 2 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 4" |
| 3 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 8" |
| 4 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 11" |
| 5 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 13" |
| 6 | Andrea Vendrame (ITA) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 14" |
| 7 | Robert Stannard (AUS) | Team BikeExchange | + 14" |
| 8 | João Almeida (POR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 14" |
| 9 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 14" |
| 10 | Alex Aranburu (ESP) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 14" |

### Stage 3
#### 12 March 2021 — Monticiano to Gualdo Tadino, 189 km (117 mi)

Stage 3 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Fenix | 5h 24' 18" |
| 2 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 0" |
| 3 | Davide Ballerini (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 0" |
| 4 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | EF Education–Nippo | + 0" |
| 5 | Greg Van Avermaet (BEL) | AG2R Citroën Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Jasper De Buyst (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 7 | Iván García Cortina (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 8 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 0" |
| 9 | Gonzalo Serrano (ESP) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 10 | Hugo Hofstetter (FRA) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 0" |
General classification after Stage 3 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 14h 01' 47" |
| 2 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 4" |
| 3 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 10" |
| 4 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 19" |
| 5 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 20" |
| 6 | Robert Stannard (AUS) | Team BikeExchange | + 20" |
| 7 | João Almeida (POR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 20" |
| 8 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | EF Education–Nippo | + 20" |
| 9 | Jasper De Buyst (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 20" |
| 10 | Patrick Konrad (AUT) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 20" |

### Stage 4
#### 13 March 2021 — Terni to Prati di Tivo, 148 km (92 mi)

Stage 4 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | 3h 51' 24" |
| 2 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Team BikeExchange | + 6" |
| 3 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | EF Education–Nippo | + 29" |
| 4 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 29" |
| 5 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 31" |
| 6 | João Almeida (POR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 35" |
| 7 | Matteo Fabbro (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 42" |
| 8 | Simon Carr (GBR) | EF Education–Nippo | + 42" |
| 9 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 45" |
| 10 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 45" |
General classification after Stage 4 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | 17h 53' 21" |
| 2 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 35" |
| 3 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | EF Education–Nippo | + 35" |
| 4 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 38" |
| 5 | Nairo Quintana (COL) | Arkéa–Samsic | + 41" |
| 6 | João Almeida (POR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 45" |
| 7 | Jakob Fuglsang (DEN) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 55" |
| 8 | Simon Carr (GBR) | EF Education–Nippo | + 1' 03" |
| 9 | Matteo Fabbro (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 1' 12" |
| 10 | Geraint Thomas (GBR) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 1' 25" |

### Stage 5
#### 14 March 2021 — Castellalto to Castelfidardo, 205 km (127 mi)

Stage 5 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Fenix | 4h 48' 17" |
| 2 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 10" |
| 3 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 49" |
| 4 | Fabio Felline (ITA) | Astana–Premier Tech | + 1' 26" |
| 5 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 2' 07" |
| 6 | Davide Formolo (ITA) | UAE Team Emirates | + 2' 07" |
| 7 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 2' 18" |
| 8 | Alessandro De Marchi (ITA) | Israel Start-Up Nation | + 2' 18" |
| 9 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 2' 25" |
| 10 | Matteo Fabbro (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 2' 45" |
General classification after Stage 5 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | 22h 41' 41" |
| 2 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 15" |
| 3 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 3' 00" |
| 4 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 3' 30" |
| 5 | Matteo Fabbro (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3' 54" |
| 6 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 4' 30" |
| 7 | João Almeida (POR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 4' 42" |
| 8 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | + 5' 03" |
| 9 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 5' 54" |
| 10 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Team BikeExchange | + 6' 58" |

### Stage 6
#### 15 March 2021 — Castelraimondo to Lido di Fermo, 169 km (105 mi)

Stage 6 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN) | Israel Start-Up Nation | 3h 42' 09" |
| 2 | Brent Van Moer (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 0" |
| 3 | Simone Velasco (ITA) | Gazprom–RusVelo | + 0" |
| 4 | Jan Bakelants (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | + 0" |
| 5 | Nelson Oliveira (POR) | Movistar Team | + 0" |
| 6 | Emīls Liepiņš (LAT) | Trek–Segafredo | + 25" |
| 7 | Tim Merlier (BEL) | Alpecin–Fenix | + 1' 09" |
| 8 | Davide Ballerini (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 1' 09" |
| 9 | Elia Viviani (ITA) | Cofidis | + 1' 09" |
| 10 | Max Kanter (GER) | Team DSM | + 1' 09" |
General classification after Stage 6 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | 26h 24' 59" |
| 2 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 15" |
| 3 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 3' 00" |
| 4 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 3' 30" |
| 5 | Matteo Fabbro (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 3' 54" |
| 6 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 4' 30" |
| 7 | João Almeida (POR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 4' 42" |
| 8 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | + 5' 03" |
| 9 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 5' 54" |
| 10 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Team BikeExchange | + 6' 58" |

### Stage 7
#### 16 March 2021 — San Benedetto del Tronto to San Benedetto del Tronto, 10.1 km (6.3 mi), individual time trial (ITT)

Stage 7 Result :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 11' 06" |
| 2 | Stefan Küng (SUI) | Groupama–FDJ | + 6" |
| 3 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 11" |
| 4 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | + 12" |
| 5 | Benjamin Thomas (FRA) | Groupama–FDJ | + 16" |
| 6 | Alberto Bettiol (ITA) | EF Education–Nippo | + 18" |
| 7 | João Almeida (POR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 24" |
| 8 | Kasper Asgreen (DEN) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 26" |
| 9 | Michael Hepburn (AUS) | Team BikeExchange | + 27" |
| 10 | Tobias Ludvigsson (SWE) | Groupama–FDJ | + 28" |
General classification after Stage 7 :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | 26h 36' 17" |
| 2 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 03" |
| 3 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 3' 57" |
| 4 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 4' 13" |
| 5 | Matteo Fabbro (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 4' 37" |
| 6 | João Almeida (POR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 4' 54" |
| 7 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 5' 00" |
| 8 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | + 5' 50" |
| 9 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 6' 30" |
| 10 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Team BikeExchange | + 7' 45" |

## Classification leadership table

Classification leadership by stage :
| Stage | Winner | General classification | Points classification | Mountains classification | Young rider classification | Team classification |
| 1 | Wout van Aert | Wout van Aert | Wout van Aert | Vincenzo Albanese | Mattia Bais | Deceuninck–Quick-Step |
| 2 | Julian Alaphilippe | Wout van Aert | Wout van Aert | Vincenzo Albanese | Pavel Sivakov | Deceuninck–Quick-Step |
| 3 | Mathieu van der Poel | Wout van Aert | Wout van Aert | Vincenzo Albanese | Tadej Pogačar | Deceuninck–Quick-Step |
| 4 | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Wout van Aert | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Ineos Grenadiers |
| 5 | Mathieu van der Poel | Tadej Pogačar | Wout van Aert | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Astana–Premier Tech |
| 6 | Mads Würtz Schmidt | Tadej Pogačar | Wout van Aert | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Astana–Premier Tech |
| 7 | Wout van Aert | Tadej Pogačar | Wout van Aert | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Astana–Premier Tech |
| Final | Final | Tadej Pogačar | Wout van Aert | Tadej Pogačar | Tadej Pogačar | Astana–Premier Tech |
* On stages 2 and 3, Caleb Ewan, who was second in the points classification, wore the violet jersey, because first-placed Wout van Aert wore the blue jersey as the leader of the general classification.
* On stage 4, Davide Ballerini, who was fourth in the points classification, wore the violet jersey, because first-placed Wout van Aert wore the blue jersey as the leader of the general classification, second-placed Mathieu van der Poel wore the jersey of the Dutch national road race champion, and third-placed Julian Alaphilippe wore the jersey of the UCI world road race champion.
* On stages 5 and 7, Mads Würtz Schmidt, who was second in the mountains classification, wore the green jersey, because first-placed Tadej Pogačar wore the blue jersey as the leader of the general classification. On stage 6, Würtz Schmidt, who dropped to third in the mountains classification, still wore the green jersey, because first-placed Tadej Pogačar wore the blue jersey and second-placed Mathieu van der Poel wore the jersey of the Dutch national road race champion.
* On stage 5, João Almeida, who was third in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first-placed Tadej Pogačar wore the blue jersey as the leader of the general classification and second-placed Sergio Higuita wore the jersey of the Colombian national road race champion.
* On stages 6 and 7, Egan Bernal, who was second in the young rider classification, wore the white jersey, because first-placed Tadej Pogačar wore the blue jersey as the leader of the general classification.

## Final classification standings

Legend :
| Denotes the winner of the general classification | Denotes the winner of the mountains classification |
| Denotes the winner of the points classification | Denotes the winner of the young rider classification |

### General classification

Final general classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | 26h 36' 17" |
| 2 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 1' 03" |
| 3 | Mikel Landa (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 3' 57" |
| 4 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 4' 13" |
| 5 | Matteo Fabbro (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 4' 37" |
| 6 | João Almeida (POR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 4' 54" |
| 7 | Tim Wellens (BEL) | Lotto–Soudal | + 5' 00" |
| 8 | Romain Bardet (FRA) | Team DSM | + 5' 50" |
| 9 | Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 6' 30" |
| 10 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Team BikeExchange | + 7' 45" |

### Points classification

Final points classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Wout van Aert (BEL) | Team Jumbo–Visma | 55 |
| 2 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | 42 |
| 3 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Fenix | 39 |
| 4 | Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN) | Israel Start-Up Nation | 20 |
| 5 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | EF Education–Nippo | 15 |
| 6 | Simone Velasco (ITA) | Gazprom–RusVelo | 14 |
| 7 | João Almeida (POR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 14 |
| 8 | Davide Ballerini (ITA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 14 |
| 9 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Team BikeExchange | 13 |
| 10 | Julian Alaphilippe (FRA) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | 12 |

### Mountains classification

Final mountains classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Points |
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | 24 |
| 2 | Mads Würtz Schmidt (DEN) | Israel Start-Up Nation | 20 |
| 3 | Mathieu van der Poel (NED) | Alpecin–Fenix | 18 |
| 4 | Jan Bakelants (BEL) | Intermarché–Wanty–Gobert Matériaux | 16 |
| 5 | Simon Yates (GBR) | Team BikeExchange | 15 |
| 6 | Vincenzo Albanese (ITA) | Eolo–Kometa | 13 |
| 7 | Mattia Bais (ITA) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | 12 |
| 8 | Pello Bilbao (ESP) | Team Bahrain Victorious | 8 |
| 9 | Simone Velasco (ITA) | Gazprom–RusVelo | 8 |
| 10 | Filippo Ganna (ITA) | Ineos Grenadiers | 7 |

### Young rider classification

Final young rider classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Rider | Team | Time |
| 1 | Tadej Pogačar (SLO) | UAE Team Emirates | 26h 36' 17" |
| 2 | Egan Bernal (COL) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 4' 13" |
| 3 | João Almeida (POR) | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 4' 54" |
| 4 | Tobias Foss (NOR) | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 12' 39" |
| 5 | Pavel Sivakov (RUS) | Ineos Grenadiers | + 14' 58" |
| 6 | Sergio Higuita (COL) | EF Education–Nippo | + 22' 12" |
| 7 | Simon Carr (GBR) | EF Education–Nippo | + 26' 17" |
| 8 | Giovanni Aleotti (ITA) | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 30' 18" |
| 9 | Natnael Tesfatsion (ERI) | Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec | + 31' 17" |
| 10 | Quinn Simmons (USA) | Trek–Segafredo | + 36' 17" |

### Team classification

Final team classification (1–10) :
| Rank | Team | Time |
| 1 | Astana–Premier Tech | 80h 16' 45" |
| 2 | Ineos Grenadiers | + 2' 48" |
| 3 | Movistar Team | + 13' 15" |
| 4 | Team Jumbo–Visma | + 14' 12" |
| 5 | Team DSM | + 17' 34" |
| 6 | UAE Team Emirates | + 17' 52" |
| 7 | Trek–Segafredo | + 18' 35" |
| 8 | Bora–Hansgrohe | + 20' 43" |
| 9 | Team Bahrain Victorious | + 21' 02" |
| 10 | Deceuninck–Quick-Step | + 23' 30" |