Tirreno-Adriatico

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Tirreno-Adriatico
Race details
Podium(Jaksche, Dekker and Ballan) of the 2006 Tirreno-Adriatico.
Date	Early- to mid-March
Region	Italy
English name	Tyrrhenian-Adriatic
Local name(s)	Tirreno-Adriatico (Italian)
Nickname(s)	Race of two seas
Discipline	Road race
Type	Stage-race
Organiser	RCS
History
First edition	1966
Editions	42 (as of 2008)
First winner	Dino Zandegu
Most wins	Roger De Vlaeminck (6 wins)
Most recent	Fabian Cancellara

Tirreno-Adriatico, the "race of the two seas", is an elite cycle race following a route between the Tyrrhenian and Adriatic coasts of Italy. Traditionally held in early season, it is considered important preparation for the Milan-Sanremo classic race. From 2005 to 2007, it was part of the UCI ProTour calendar, however in 2008 it was reclassified as a UCI Europe Tour event when organiser RCS withdrew all their events from the UCI's premier calendar.

[edit] List of overall winners

Year	Winner	Stages	Length (km)
1966	Dino Zandegu	3	604
1967	Franco Bitossi	5	1.068
1968	Claudio Michelotto	5	1.037
1969	Carlo Chiappano	5	946
1970	Antoon Houbrechts	5	913
1971	Italo Zilioli	5	985
1972	Roger de Vlaeminck	5	884
1973	Roger de Vlaeminck	5	582
1974	Roger de Vlaeminck	5	781
1975	Roger de Vlaeminck	5	816
1976	Roger de Vlaeminck	5	882
1977	Roger de Vlaeminck	5	809
1978	Giuseppe Saronni	5	864
1979	Knut Knudsen	5	916
1980	Francesco Moser	5	814
1981	Francesco Moser	5	835
1982	Giuseppe Saronni	5	820
1983	Roberto Visentini	5	857
1984	Tommy Prim	6	1.043
1985	Joop Zoetemelk	6	1.011
1986	Luciano Rabottini	6	981
1987	Rolf Sørensen	6	936
1988	Erich Mächler	6	930
1989	Tony Rominger	7	1.071
1990	Tony Rominger	8	1.041
1991	Herminio Díaz-Zabala	8	1.317
1992	Rolf Sørensen	8	1.166
1993	Maurizio Fondriest	8	1.431
1994	Giorgio Furlan	8	1.316
1995	Stefano Colage	8	1.422
1996	Francesco Casagrande	8	1.370
1997	Roberto Petito	8	1.162
1998	Rolf Järmann	8	1.437
1999	Michele Bartoli	8	1.412
2000	Abraham Olano	8	1.249
2001	Davide Rebellin	8	1.155
2002	Erik Dekker	7	1.049
2003	Filippo Pozzato	7	1.235
2004	Paolo Bettini	7	1.228
2005	Óscar Freire	7	1.214
2006	Thomas Dekker	7	1.108
2007	Andreas Klöden	7	1.097
2008	Fabian Cancellara	7	1.122