March 09, 2005
Petacchi takes Stage 1 at Tirreno-Adriatico
procycling | Petacchi takes Tirreno opener
After coming third in the Tour of Lucca last week, Alessandro Petacchi showed he's in remarkable early-season shape, beating Bernard Eisel of Francaise des Jeux and Robbie McEwen of Davitamon-Lotto for the stage win and first leader's jersey of Tirreno-Adriatico.
Mario Cipollini, who beat Petacchi at Lucca, was dropped on the last climb and reportedly "complained of breathing problems at the finish."
Also in the day's top 10 were Oscar Freire, Thor Hushovd, and Paride Grillo.
Tomorrow's stage has an uphill finish into Tivoli.
Posted by Frank Steele on March 9, 2005 in Alessandro Petacchi, Mario Cipollini, Tirreno-Adriatico '05 | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBack
March 08, 2005
Tirreno-Adriatico set to kick off
cyclingnews.com | Sprinters galore in 40th Tirreno-Adriatico
If you're wondering where the superstars of racing are, and why they're not at Paris-Nice, it's because they're in sunny Italy, readying for the 2nd race of the ProTour, which kicks off tomorrow in Civitavecchia.
Most of the world's best sprinters are on hand, including both Mario Cipollini and Alessandro Petacchi, Stuart O'Grady, Erik Zabel, Robbie McEwen, Oscar Freire, and Paolo Bettini, last year's winner.
We'll get a look at Joseba Beloki, who's back on a Spanish squad with Liberty Seguros, T-Mobile's Andreas Klöden, CSC's Ivan Basso, and Discovery's George Hincapie.
Tirreno-Adriatico runs seven stages, and most of these riders will also contest Milan-San Remo a week from Saturday.
Also:
Cycling4all.com | official startlist
Daily Peloton | Tirreno-Adriatico Preview
Posted by Frank Steele on March 8, 2005 in Alessandro Petacchi, Andreas Klöden, Erik Zabel, George Hincapie, Ivan Basso, Joseba Beloki, Mario Cipollini, Oscar Freire, Paolo Bettini, Robbie McEwen, Stuart O'Grady, Tirreno-Adriatico '05 | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBack
