Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 Route stage 4: Tagliacozzo - Martinsicuro

Thursday 12 March – The riders face 210 kilometres with 2,500 metres of climbing on the fourth day of the Tirreno–Adriatico. The elevation gain comes from two major climbs in the first half of the stage and four smaller ones in the second. After the final climb – 1.6 kilometres at 8.4% – the riders descend onto a flat 8-kilometre run-in to the finish.

Last updated: 12 March 2026 - link to race results added

Apart from a slight rise just over 10 kilometres in, the first 25 kilometres of the stage are essentially flat. Then comes the climb to Ovindoli – 10.3 kilometres at 5.6% – after which the riders remain at altitude for roughly 15 kilometres. The descent to L’Aquila is followed by around 15 kilometres on the valley floor.

The second and final major climb of the day takes the shape of the Valico delle Capannelle, a mountain pass at 1,300 metres. To reach it, the riders tackle 12.8 kilometres at an average gradient of 4.6%. There are still 112.8 kilometres remaining at the summit.

A large portion of that – more than 50 kilometres – is spent descending, after which the second part of the stage begins. This is a 56.5-kilometre rolling section with four climbs, three of them categorised.

The first climb comes straight away: 7.5 kilometres at 4.6% to Castellato. A descent, interrupted by a short rise midway, leads to the foot of the second hill: 3.1 kilometres at 3.8% to Mosciano Sant’Angelo. Another descent follows, before an uncategorised 2-kilometre climb at 5.3% is crested with 18 kilometres to go.

A short descent brings the riders to the foot of the final climb, 1.6 kilometres at 8.4% to Tortoreto. From the village, they descend for 4 kilometres to the Adriatic coast and follow the shoreline for the final 8 kilometres.

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