Races Road Tirreno-Adriatico: Van Avermaet claims overall victory By Cycling News published 15 March 2016 Cancellara wins final time trial Comments Race Home Stages Stage 1 22.7km | Lido di Camaiore - Lido di Camaiore (TTT) Stage 2 207km | Camaiore - Pomarance Stage 3 176km | Castelnuovo val di Cecina - Montalto di Castro Stage 4 222km | Montalto di Castro - Foligno Stage 5 178km | Foligno - Monte San Vicino Stage 6 210km | Castelraimondo - Cepagatti Stage 7 10.1km | San Benedetto del Tronto - San Benedetto del Tronto (ITT) View all Stages Contenders Race history Start list Image 1 of 149Greg van Avermaet with the Tirreno-Adriatico winner's trident(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Bob Jungels rides gloveless in the best young rider jersey(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)German champion Tony Martin (Etixx-Quick Step)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)KOM leader Cesare Benedetti (Bora-Argon 18)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Danish champion Chris Juul Jensen (Orica-GreenEdge)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Gatis Smukulis is the Latvian TT champion(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Caleb Ewan (Orica-GreenEdge)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Lithuanian TT champ Ramūnas Navardauskas (Cannondale)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Esteban Chaves (Orica-GreenEdge)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Natnael Berhane (Dimension Data)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Portuguese champion Nelson Oliveira (Movistar)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Czech champion Jan Barta (Bora-Argon 18)(Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)Greg van Avermaet (BMC Racing) in the lead at Tirreno-Adriatico(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg Van Avermaet on the final Tirreno-Adriatico podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The final Tirreno-Adriatico podium: Sagan, Van Avermaet and Jungels(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)The final Tirreno-Adriatico podium: Sagan, Van Avermaet and Jungels(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg Van Avermaet on the final Tirreno-Adriatico podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg Van Avermaet on the final Tirreno-Adriatico podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg Van Avermaet on the final Tirreno-Adriatico podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg Van Avermaet on the final Tirreno-Adriatico podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg Van Avermaet on the final Tirreno-Adriatico podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg Van Avermaet on the final Tirreno-Adriatico podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg Van Avermaet on the final Tirreno-Adriatico podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Etixx-QuickStep riders in the Tirreno-Adriatico podium for best team(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Etixx-QuickStep riders in the Tirreno-Adriatico podium for best team(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Etixx-QuickStep riders in the Tirreno-Adriatico podium for best team(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Vincenzo Nibali (Astana)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Michal Kwiatkowski (Team Sky) riding to 34th(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Sébastien Reichenbach (FDJ)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Thibaut Pinot (FDJ)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Gianluca Brambilla (Etixx-QuickStep)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Zdenek Stybar (Etixx-QuickStep)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Zdenek Stybar (Etixx-QuickStep) finished 7th on GC(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Roman Kreuziger (Tinkoff)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Sébastien Reichenbach (FDJ) (Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Thibaut Pinot (FDJ) riding to fifth on GC(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Gianluca Brambilla (Etixx-QuickStep)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Best young rider Bob Jungels in action Tuesday(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan in action during Tirreno-Adriatico's final stage(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg van Avermaet rides during Tirreno-Adriatico's final stage(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg van Avermaet rides during Tirreno-Adriatico's final stage(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg van Avermaet rides during Tirreno-Adriatico's final stage(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)BMC Racing's Greg van Avermaet(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg van Avermaet with the Tirreno-Adriatico winner's trident(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg van Avermaet with the Tirreno-Adriatico winner's trident(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Peter Sagan in red on the Tirreno-Adriatico podium.(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg van Avermaet with the Tirreno-Adriatico winner's trident(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg van Avermaet with the Tirreno-Adriatico winner's trident(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg van Avermaet with the Tirreno-Adriatico winner's trident(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Cesare Benedetti in the green jersey at Tirreno-Adriatico(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg van Avermaet with the Tirreno-Adriatico winner's trident(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg van Avermaet with the Tirreno-Adriatico winner's trident(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Best young rider Bob Jungels(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Best young rider Bob Jungels(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Etixx-QuickStep on the Tirreno-Adriatico podium for best team(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Etixx-QuickStep on the Tirreno-Adriatico podium for best team(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Etixx-QuickStep on the Tirreno-Adriatico podium for best team(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Best young rider Bob Jungels(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg van Avermaet in blue on the final Tirreno-Adriatico podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Greg van Avermaet in blue on the final Tirreno-Adriatico podium(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Bob Jungels in Tirreno-Adriatico's jersey for best young rider(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Andriy Grivko (Astana)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Domenico Pozzovivo(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tiago Machado (Katusha)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Matteo Montaguti(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tejay van Garderen(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Edvald Boasson Hagen (Dimension Data)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jean Christophe Peraud(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Maxime Monfort(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Damiano Caruso(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Matteo Trentin(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Jakob Fuglsang (Astana)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Tejay van Garderen(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)Edvald Boasson Hagen(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)