We are supported by our audience. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Learn more Tirreno-Adriatico race home Tirreno-Adriatico start list Tirreno-Adriatico 2022 – Preview Stage 4: Pogacar powers to victory How to watch Tirreno-Adriatico 2022 – live TV and streaming (Image credit: Tirreno-Adriatico / RCS Sport) 04:09:22
Hello and welcome along as we head deeper into Tirreno-Adriatico. After yesterday’s trio of climbs in Bellante, today we have a stage that’s weighted even more heavily towards the puncheurs, with a series of short climbs and some severe gradients.
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We’re off. The riders are rolling out of Sfero and heading towards kilometre-zero for the proper start of the stage.
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The ‘Tappa dei Muri’ (or the ‘ Stage of the Walls ‘) has become a bit of a Tirreno-Adriatico tradition. This year, we have a number of short steep climbs on what is a short stage at 155km. The most serious stuff comes in the final 30km, with up and down almost all the way.
The final haul to the line features a 750-metre ‘wall’ at 21 per cent, before a brief plateau and then another couple of steep pitches to the line.04:21:26Here’s a look at those final few kilometres. (Image credit: Tirreno-Adriatico / RCS Sport) 04:25:38Before we get going, why not get up to speed with our stage 4 report, where you can also find the full results and plenty of photos.04:26:47Richard Carapaz (Ineos Grenadiers) is out of the race. He has stomach problems and is one […]
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