Tirreno-Adriatico 2025: The Route

The Tirreno-Adriatico started in 2025 on Monday, 10 March, and finished on Sunday, the 16th. The route featured a mix of opportunities for sprinters and hilly stages, with an individual time trial and a more mountainous stage thrown in for good measure.

The 1st stage is a flat individual time trial of 11.5 kilometres, and the day after, it's the turn of the fast men, as the 2nd stage is pretty much flat.

Stage 3 is the longest of this year's Tirreno-Adriatico. The route stretches 239 kilometres with the riders tackling more than 3,200 metres of elevation. The finish lies 4 kilometres after an 18.5-kilometre climb with an average gradient of 3.1%.

The first part of the 4th stage features several climbs. They’re fairly long but not particularly steep, while the roads in the final hour of action are flat – apart from a 260-metre stretch at 8.9% with 5 kilometres to go.

The 5th stage is lumpy from start to finish. Two climbs spice up the last 20 kilometres - Monte Santa Croce (3.4 kilometres at 8.8%) and Monte della Serra (4.7 kilometres at 6.6%) - before the race ends with a short descent and a run-in to the line at shallow gradients.

The Queen Stage packs in 3,500 metres of elevation over a 163-kilometre course. The finish is uphill after a 7.6-kilometre climb with an average gradient of 7.8%.

In the final stage, it’s once again down to the sprinters. The finale in San Benedetto del Tronto is as flat as a mirror.