Tirreno - Adriatico (HC)
March 13 - March 19, 2003
Podium history of Tirreno-Adriatico
Wednesday, March 19: 7th and Final Stage, San Benedetto - San Benedetto, 162 km. Pozzato took the lead by gaining precious time in intermediate sprints. With Milano-San Remo coming Saturday, have we seen a prelude of the World Cup sprint today? Cipo doesn't like to lose and it doesn't happen very often. It looks like Freire is ready to go.
- 1. Oscar Freire (Rabobank) 4hr 24min 25sec, 36.783 km/hr
- 2. Mario Cipollini (Domina Vacanze) s.t.
- 3. Erik Zabel (Telekom) s.t.
- 4. Biagio Conte (Formaggi Pinzolo) s.t.
- 5. Julian Dean (CSC) s.t.
Final GC after Stage 7:
- 1. Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) 29hr 45min 22sec. 1088 km ridden at an average speed of 36.564 km/hr
- 2. Danilo Di Luca (Saeco) @ 4sec
- 3. Ruggero Marzoli (Alessio) @ 12sec
- 4. Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) @ 13sec
- 5. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) @ 21sec
- 6. Marcus Zberg (Gerolsteiner) s.t.
- 7. Andreas Kloden (Telekom) @ 22sec
- 8. Erik Zabel (Telekom) @ 23sec
- 9. Luca Paolini (Quick Step) @ 27sec
- 10. Andrea Noe (Alessio) @ 33sec
- 11. Javier Pascual (iBanesto) s.t.
- 12. Bo Hamburger (Formaggi Pinzolo) s.t.
- 13. Giuseppe Palumbo (De Nardi) s.t.
- 14. Serguei Ivanov (Fassa Bortolo) @ 35sec
- 15. Aitor Osa (iBanesto) @ 40sec
- 16. Juan Antonio Flecha (iBanesto) s.t.
- 17. Xavier Florencio (ONCE) s.t.
- 18. Oscar Mason (Sidermec) s.t.
- 19. Paolo Bossono (Sidermec) s.t.
- 20. Martin Elmiger (Phonak) s.t.
Tuesday, March 18: Stage 6, Teramo - Torricella Sicura, 179 km.
- 1. Danilo Di Luca (Saeco) 4hr 59min 47sec
- 2. Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1sec
- 3. Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) s.t.
GC after Stage 6:
- 1. Danilo Di Luca (Saeco) 25hr 21min 11sec
- 2. Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1sec
- 3. Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) @ 9sec
Monday, March 17: Stage 5, Monte San Giusto - Rapagnano, 181 km.
- 1. Ruggero Marzoli (Alessio) 4hr 45min 5sec
- 2. Luca Paolini (Quick Step) s.t.
- 3. Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) s.t.
GC after Stage 5:
- 1. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) 20hr 21min 27sec
- 2. Luca Paolini (Quick Step) @ 1sec
- 3. Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) @ 3sec
Sunday, March 16: Stage 4, Foligno - Ortezzano, 154 km.
The stage was canceled because of atrocious weather, snow and ice. I got an e-mail from Mauro Mondonico who is at the race saying that the weather was unbelieveably bad.
Saturday, March 15: Stage 3, Tarquinia - Foligno, 168 km
- 1. Mario Cipollini (Domina) 5hr 27min 47sec
- 2. Erik Zabel (Telekom) s.t.
- 3. Dario Pieri (Saeco) s.t.
GC after Stage 3
- 1. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) 15hr 36min 24sec
- 2. Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) @ 1sec
- 3. Dario Pieri (Saeco) @ 1sec
Friday, March 14: Stage 2, Sabaudia - Tarquinia, 213 km.
- 1. Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) 5hr 54min 16sec
- 2. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) s.t.
- 3. Romans Vainsteins (Sidermec) s.t.
GC after Stage 2:
- 1. Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) 10hr 8min 38sec
- 2. Paolo Bettini (Quick Step) @ 4sec
- 3. Dario Pieri (Saeco) s.t.
- 4. Fabio Sacchi (Saeco) s.t.
Thursday, March 13: Stage 1, Sabaudia - Sabaudia, 178 km. This is a nearly flat stage with the biggest climb to 98 meters. There will be two big clockwise loops off the coast of Southern Italy, just south of Anzio, then 3 counter-clockwise small 6 km loops in Sabaudia. I'm sure Cipollini is licking his chops.
- 1. Mario Cipollini (Domina) 4hr 14min 22sec
- 2. Dario Pieri (Saeco) s.t.
- 3. Fabio Sacchi (Saeco) s.t.
- 4. Luca Paoloni (Quick Step) s.t.