2015 Tirreno–Adriatico
| 2015 UCI World Tour, race 3 of 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Dates | 11–17 March 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stages | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Distance | 1,004.3 km (624.0 mi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Winning time | 25hr 11' 16" | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Winner |
 Nairo Quintana (COL)
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| Second |
 Bauke Mollema (NED)
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| Third |
Rigoberto Urán (COL)
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Points |
 Peter Sagan (SVK)
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(Tinkoff–Saxo) |
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Mountains |
Carlos Quintero (COL)
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(Colombia) |
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Youth |
Nairo Quintana (COL)
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(Movistar Team) |
The 2015 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 50th edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico stage race. It took place from 11 to 17 March and was the third race of the 2015 UCI World Tour. The race is one of the most important races in the early part of the cycling season and is used by riders preparing both for the Grand Tours and for the classics season.
The route of the 2015 edition started and finished with individual time trials, one of which was rescheduled from a team time trial shortly before the race began. In between, the race consisted of two stages suitable for sprinters, one for puncheurs and two for climbers. The key stage of the race was stage 5, which involved a summit finish on Monte Terminillo. The defending champion from the 2014 edition was Alberto Contador (Tinkoff–Saxo), who was expected to be challenged by three of the strongest stage racers in the world, Nairo Quintana (Movistar Team), Vincenzo Nibali (Astana) and Chris Froome (Team Sky). Froome, however, pulled out shortly before the race.
The first individual time trial was won by Adriano Malori (Movistar Team), who kept the lead for the first two stages. Greg Van Avermaet (BMC Racing Team) and Wout Poels (Team Sky) won the next two stages, each taking the race lead for one day. The queen stage to Monte Terminillo was won by Quintana, who took the overall lead and was able to defend it to the end of the race. Bauke Mollema (Trek Factory Racing) finished second, 18 seconds behind Quintana, with Rigoberto Urán (Etixx–Quick-Step) third.
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