By the shortest route, it is only 21 kilometres from San Severino Marche to Camerino, but the riders are not granted such an easy passage. Instead, they tackle a large loop — first heading east, then south — before reaching the foot of the climb to Sassotetto after 53 kilometres. The ascent averages 7.2% over 13.2 kilometres, with a steepest ramp of 14% halfway up.
A long descent then takes the riders to the base of a punchy climb towards the finish town. That one averages 10.9% over 1.4 kilometres. It is not yet the finishing climb, however, as they will approach it later in the day from a different side.
With 103.6 kilometres covered, they enter the finishing circuit, which they complete almost three times in full. Before long, the road rises 1.7 kilometres at 6.4%, followed shortly afterwards by 560 metres at 6.8%. The route then drops towards Castelraimondo, and after 7 kilometres of false flat in the valley, it is time for the second ascent to Camerino. This time it serves as a dress rehearsal for the final climb, although an extra 200 metres will be added later in the finale. The first time around, it is a 3-kilometre ascent at 8.8%, with the first 660 metres averaging a stiff 11.2%.
The circuit measures 29.1 kilometres and, after the second passage through Camerino, it is tackled twice more. Each lap begins with those two uphill stretches — 1.7 kilometres at 6.4% and 560 metres at 6.8% — before descending to Castelraimondo and climbing back up to Camerino after a section of false flat. During the laps, the riders do not pass the actual finish line, which is located in a side street. They turn into it only in the closing stages, adding a further 200 metres to the climb. As a result, the finishing ascent totals 3.2 kilometres at an average gradient of 8.9%.
Giulio Pellizzari hails from the region. The Italian talent was born on 21 November 2003 in the start town of San Severino.
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Stage 6 of Tirreno–Adriatico gets under way at 10:35, and the race is expected to finish at around 15:40 – both local times (CET).
Tirreno-Adriatico 2026 stage 6: routes & profiles
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