Tirreno-Adriatico 2026: Van der Poel wins spectacular finale, Del Toro new leader

fotobureau Cor VosIt’s Strade Bianche time in Tirreno, and rain makes for a muddy finale. Mathieu van der Poel leads on the sterrato heading towards the medieval finish town, with Isaac del Toro and Giulio Pellizzari on his wheel. The three stay together, and the Dutchman wins the sprint for the stage, with Del Toro finishing second and taking the overall race lead. (Slideshow route/profile)

Results 2nd stage 2026 Tirreno-Adriatico

1. Mathieu van der Poel (nld) 4:53:23
2. Isaac del Toro (mex) s.t.
3. Giulio Pellizzari (ita) s.t.
4. Tobias Halland Johannessen (nor) + 0:15
5. Andrea Vendrame (ita) + 0:17
6. Alessandro Pinarello (ita) s.t.
7. Giulio Ciccone (ita) s.t.
8. Andreas Kron (den) s.t.
9. Clément Champoussin (fra) s.t.
10. Paul Lapeira (fra) s.t.

45. Filippo Ganna (ita) + 1:04
63. Thymen Arensman (nld) + 1:38

GC after stage 2
1. Isaac del Toro (mex)
2. Giulio Pellizzari (ita) + 0:03
3. Magnus Sheffield (usa) + 0:13
4. Alan Hatherley (rsa) + 0:17
5. Primoz Roglic (slo) + 0:18
6. Antono Tiberi (ita) + 0:20
7. Matteo Jorgenson (usa) + 0:31
8. Filippo Ganna (ita) + 0:34
9. Javier Romo (spa) s.t.
10. Ben Healy (irl) + 0:36

Race report
Manuele Tarozzi, Joan Bou, Diego Pablo Sevilla and Alessandro Iacchi make up the day’s breakaway. The attackers build up a maximum lead of 4 minutes before being caught with 40 kilometres remaining.

The peloton stays together until the steep muddy sterrato that opens the finale.

The peloton stays together until the steep and wet sterrato that opens the finale. Once on the sector, Julian Alaphilippe takes the lead, soon followed by Giulio Pellizzari. But when it really matters, Mathieu van der Poel sets the pace, with Matteo Jorgenson and Isaac del Toro on his wheel. When the American misses a corner, the Dutchman is clear.

With 4 kilometres to the finish, Del Toro and Pellizzari rejoin Van der Poel and the three ride together into the narrow streets of San Gimignano. On the steep paving slabs they remain together, before Pellizzari launches the sprint. Van der Poel goes past him, though Del Toro comes back strongly in the final metres. It turns into a thrilling sprint, but with the expected winner: Van der Poel.

Del Toro finishes second and takes the overall lead, 3 seconds ahead of Pellizzari.

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