The organisers of stage race Tirreno Adriatico, taking place from March 8-14, have announced the invitation of 21 teams to their event in 2006. Although the status of the race is uncertain as it is managed by RCS, one of the Grand Tours organisers are currently seeking to create a series of their own, RCS has selected all of the 20 ProTour teams to be invited, as well as Continental Pro team Panaria-Navigare.
The 41st edition of Tirreno-Adriatico will again overlap with French "race to the sun", Paris-Nice taking place from March 5-12, 2006.
