{"id":7107,"date":"2016-03-19T10:41:14","date_gmt":"2016-03-19T06:41:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/velorbola.com\/paris-nice-tirreno-adriatico-2016\/"},"modified":"2026-11-03T17:36:36","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T13:36:36","slug":"paris-nice-tirreno-adriatico-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/velorbola.com\/en\/paris-nice-tirreno-adriatico-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather Interferes in the Spring Stage Races"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the first half of March the traditional European WorldTour stage races were held.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>March 6\u201313: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.letour.fr\/us\/homepage_horscoursePNC.html\" target=\"_blank\">Paris\u2013Nice<\/a>;<\/p>\n<p>March 9\u201315: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tirrenoadriatico.it\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tirreno\u2013Adriatico<\/a>;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Paris\u2013Nice (the Race to the Sun) has been held since 1933, and Tirreno\u2013Adriatico (the Race of the Two Seas) since 1966. The French and Italian races open the European stage-race season and are highly valued in the cycling world, though those targeting the Grand Tours still see them as a preparation stage where they check their condition and the level reached according to their training plan.<\/p>\n<p>Still, nobody comes here for a stroll, and the big names (the &#8220;bigs&#8221; \u2014 those fighting for the general classification at the Grand Tours) always give their all here to stand on the top step of the final podium.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So it was this time too: the legendary El Pistolero (Spain&#8217;s Alberto Contador, multiple winner of all three Grand Tours) rode the French race, and Lo Squalo (Italy&#8217;s Vincenzo Nibali, winner of all three Grand Tours) rode the Italian one.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5269\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yuzurusunada.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5269\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-5269\" src=\"http:\/\/velorbola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sample-CONTADOR-Alberto001p.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/velorbola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sample-CONTADOR-Alberto001p.jpg\" alt=\"12 March 2016 74th Paris - Nice Stage 06 : Nice - La Madone d'Utelle CONTADOR Alberto (ESP) Tinkoff Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27570%27%20height%3D%27380%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20570%20380%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27570%27%20height%3D%27380%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/velorbola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sample-CONTADOR-Alberto001p-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/velorbola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sample-CONTADOR-Alberto001p.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5269\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">12 March 2016<br \/> 74th Paris &#8211; Nice<br \/> Stage 06 : Nice &#8211; La Madone d&#8217;Utelle<br \/> CONTADOR Alberto (ESP) Tinkoff<br \/> Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In both races the weather forced serious changes, which ruled out the decisive mountain battles, and victory proved out of reach for the bigs.<\/p>\n<p>Still, on the last stage of Paris\u2013Nice, Russian team Tinkoff, led by Alberto Contador, gave us a beautiful race; but Britain&#8217;s Geraint Thomas, who hit a serious crisis during the stage, managed with his team&#8217;s help to minimize his losses, which was enough to win the general classification. The Welshman&#8217;s dedication and his team&#8217;s heroism are well worth emulating. I must note that, unfortunately, for years now Alberto hasn&#8217;t had a lieutenant who would stay at his side to the end.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5263\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yuzurusunada.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5263\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-5263\" src=\"http:\/\/velorbola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sample-Final-Podium001p.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/velorbola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sample-Final-Podium001p.jpg\" alt=\"13 March 2016 74th Paris - Nice Stage 07 : Nice - Nice Final Podium 1st : THOMAS Geraint (GBR) Sky 2nd : CONTADOR Alberto (ESP) Tinkoff 3rd : PORTE Richie (AUS) BMC Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA\" width=\"570\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27570%27%20height%3D%27379%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20570%20379%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27570%27%20height%3D%27379%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/velorbola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sample-Final-Podium001p-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/velorbola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sample-Final-Podium001p.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5263\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">13 March 2016<br \/> 74th Paris &#8211; Nice<br \/> Stage 07 : Nice &#8211; Nice<br \/> Final Podium<br \/> 1st : THOMAS Geraint (GBR) Sky<br \/> 2nd : CONTADOR Alberto (ESP) Tinkoff<br \/> 3rd : PORTE Richie (AUS) BMC<br \/> Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the Italian race, after the cancellation of the mountain stage \u2014 which Vincenzo strongly complained about \u2014 the classics riders fought for victory, and here too Tinkoff&#8217;s world champion Peter Sagan had to settle for second place.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5264\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yuzurusunada.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5264\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-5264\" src=\"http:\/\/velorbola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sample-Final-Podium005p.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/velorbola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sample-Final-Podium005p.jpg\" alt=\"15 March 2016 51st Tirreno - Adriatico Stage 07 : San Benedetto del Tronto - San Benedetto del Tronto ITT Final Podium 1st : VAN AVERMAET Greg (BEL) BMC 2nd : SAGAN Peter (SVK) Tinkoff 3rd : JUNGELS Bob (LUX) Etixx - Quickstep Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27570%27%20height%3D%27380%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20570%20380%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27570%27%20height%3D%27380%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/velorbola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sample-Final-Podium005p-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/velorbola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sample-Final-Podium005p.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5264\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">15 March 2016<br \/> 51st Tirreno &#8211; Adriatico<br \/> Stage 07 : San Benedetto del Tronto &#8211; San Benedetto del Tronto ITT<br \/> Final Podium<br \/> 1st : VAN AVERMAET Greg (BEL) BMC<br \/> 2nd : SAGAN Peter (SVK) Tinkoff<br \/> 3rd : JUNGELS Bob (LUX) Etixx &#8211; Quickstep<br \/> Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>BMC&#8217;s Belgian Van Avermaet beats Peter yet again with the right tactics; the Belgian&#8217;s smart racing can&#8217;t fail to delight lovers of the classics, and I think that ahead of the classics \u2014 the first Monument of which is held today \u2014 Greg should be considered the top favorite. He is in excellent form, and I wish him further success.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5265\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yuzurusunada.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5265\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-5265\" src=\"http:\/\/velorbola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sample-Final-Podium011p.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/velorbola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sample-Final-Podium011p.jpg\" alt=\"15 March 2016 51st Tirreno - Adriatico Stage 07 : San Benedetto del Tronto - San Benedetto del Tronto ITT Final Podium 1st : VAN AVERMAET Greg (BEL) BMC 2nd : SAGAN Peter (SVK) Tinkoff Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA\" width=\"570\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27570%27%20height%3D%27378%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20570%20378%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27570%27%20height%3D%27378%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/velorbola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sample-Final-Podium011p-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/velorbola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sample-Final-Podium011p.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5265\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">15 March 2016<br \/> 51st Tirreno &#8211; Adriatico<br \/> Stage 07 : San Benedetto del Tronto &#8211; San Benedetto del Tronto ITT<br \/> Final Podium<br \/> 1st : VAN AVERMAET Greg (BEL) BMC<br \/> 2nd : SAGAN Peter (SVK) Tinkoff<br \/> Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The legendary Spartacus (Switzerland&#8217;s Fabian Cancellara) is leaving top-level cycling after this season, and I can&#8217;t fail to note his latest success in his final season. First Spartacus won the Strade Bianche, which keeps growing and is highly valued in the cycling world, and now at Tirreno\u2013Adriatico he gave nobody his trademark individual time trial.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5266\" style=\"width: 544px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yuzurusunada.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5266\" class=\"lazyload wp-image-5266 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/velorbola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sample-CANCELLARA-Fabian002pp.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"http:\/\/velorbola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sample-CANCELLARA-Fabian002pp.jpg\" alt=\"15 March 2016 51st Tirreno - Adriatico Stage 07 : San Benedetto del Tronto - San Benedetto del Tronto ITT 1st : CANCELLARA Fabian (SUI) Trek - Segafredo Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27534%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20534%20800%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27534%27%20height%3D%27800%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/velorbola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sample-CANCELLARA-Fabian002pp-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/velorbola.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/sample-CANCELLARA-Fabian002pp.jpg 534w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5266\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">15 March 2016<br \/> 51st Tirreno &#8211; Adriatico<br \/> Stage 07 : San Benedetto del Tronto &#8211; San Benedetto del Tronto ITT<br \/> 1st : CANCELLARA Fabian (SUI) Trek &#8211; Segafredo<br \/> Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured image: <em>Yuzuru SUNADA<\/em><em>\/www.yuzurusunada.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Inside post 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