Welcome to the CyclingNews' lℱive page covering the opening stage of the 2025 Tirreno-Adriatico.

The first stage of this year's race of the two seas is, as is often t𓃲he case, an individual time trial in thꦺe town of Lido di Camaiore. 

There is one stand-out favourite starting and that is It☂alian nationa TT champion, Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers). 

However, he didn't have it his own way last year when he was beaten by exactly one second by Spanish star, Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG). Ayuso is back again going for GC and in good form. Can he, or anyone else, snatcꦑh victory from Ganna?

There is one non-starter t✃oday. Unfortunately, James Shaw (EF Education-EasyPost) cam down with an illness yesterday and will not be taking to the start t🍷oday. 

There are star names across the board for this race with some pictured be🎃low posing with, quite possibly, the best trophy in sport. 

The six chosen for the photo are, of course, Tom Pidcock (Q36.5), Mathieu van der Poel (Alpec🦩in-Deceuninck), Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG), Jai Hindley (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) and Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers).

Coming into this race with just one race day in the legs, albeit a winning one at the Ename Samyn Classic, Mathieu van der P🌊oel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) will be hoping that he has good legs in a race he seems to absolutely love. Read what he had to say in the link below...

>>> Mathieu van der Poel looks to find best form in Tirreno-Adriatico before another showdown with Classics rivals 

Just over 10 minutes away from the first rider off the ramp in Lido di Camaiore.&nb❀sp;

Last five winners in Lido di Camaiore:

2024 - Juan Ayuso (ITT)
2023 - Filippo Ganna (ITT)
2022 - Filippo Ganna (ITT)
2021 - Wout Van Aert (Road race)
2020 - Pascal Ackermann (Road race)

Something that is quite notable about this year's edition of Tirreno-Adriatico is the lack of the so called 'Big Four'. That being Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard, Remco Evenepoel and Primož Roglič.

The last tim🐷e that none of the Big Four raced Tirreno, or Paris-Nice for that matter, was back✃ in 2020. 

The winner of that year's Tirreno-Adriati๊co was Simon Yates, who is making his Visma-Lease a Bike d𝓡ebut today. 

First rider starts

Chris Hamilton of Picnic-PostNL has set off 💜on his effort against the clock, beginning the 60th Tirreno-Adriatico! 

Sprinting star, Olav Kooij (Visma-Lease a BIke) has just started his effort. He will be hoping for a better week following on from his second place at Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne as he has recovered from the illness he had at🐈 the UAE Tour. 

15 ri♍ders have started their race. A coupꦕle have already finished but there is no time given for them just yet. 

Hamilton currently holds the fastest time at the time check halfway through the stage with a time of 4'23" by +22 over Giℱova🍬nni Lonardi (Polti-VisitMalta) with a handful of riders behind him. 

One of the potent🌊ial winners today, Johan Price-Pejtersen (Alpecin-Deceuninck), has just set off on his ride. 

He is, according to the Danish Cycling Federation, the Danish TT champion. However, because his time at the race itself was disqualified due to using a bike path, the UCI are not allowing him to wear the jersey and it was won by Mattias Skjelmose instead. ♔;

This was overturned this January by the Danish federation, but the UCI contin🅰ue to not allow it. 

Current best time is said to be by Clement Russo (Groupama-FDJ). Not 🎶sure where Chris Hamilton's time is. This will likely be updated. 

Upd💃ate: Hamilton's time was changed as the initial timing was wrong. He is c൲urrently 3rd +24" behind Russo. 

At the spl💖it, Toms Skujins (Lidl-Trek) leads by just 2" over Russo. 

Russo still holds ꦚthe lead at the finish but Price-Pejtersen and Elmar Reinders (Jayco-AlUla) are both flying. 

Another non🦂-starter... Louis Barré 🦋(Intermarche-Wanty).

Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) sets off on his rid𒈔e with a monster 68 tඣooth chainring! 

New best time

Johan Price-Pejtersen (Alpecꦆin-Deceuninck) - 12'45

He goes 19" faster than the recent new leader,🌳 Elmar Reinders (Jayco-AlUla). 

Current top five

1. Johan Price-Pejtersen (DEN) Alpecin-Deceuninck 12:45
2. Elmar Reinders (NED) Jayco-AlUla +19"
3. Clement Russo (FRA) Groupama-FDJ +33"
4. Cristian Rodriguez (ESP) Arkea-B&B Hotels +42"
5. J🐎ohannes Staune-Mittet (NOR) De𝓀cathlon-AG2R La Mondiale +45"

Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) goes sixth at the ti🅷me check just +14" down on Price-Pejtersen. 

One of the pre-race favourites and potentially a rider who will be up there today, Kevin Vauquelin ✤(Arkea-B&am🐬p;B Hotels) sets off on his ride. 

Sprinting revelation, Paul Magnier (Soudal-QuickStep), starts his effort after a superb start to the seaso♎n. 

Stage✨ ꦬwin at Etoile de Besseges as well as a third before leaving the race and three second places at the Figueirea Champions Classic, Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and Ename Samyn Classic. 

Norwegian national time trial champion, Søren Wærenskjold (Uno-X Mobility), has launched off the ramp🌠 and is on his way at Tirreno-Adriatico. 

Kevin Vauquelin (Arkea-B༺&B Hotels) goes third at the split jus🦹t +7" down on Price-Pejtersen. 

Giulio Ciccone (Lidl-Trek) finishes +28" down on the leader Johan Price-Pejtersen (Alpecin-Decℱeunink). 

S&osla✨sh;ren Wærenskjold (Uno-X Mobility) leads at the split by just one second on Johan Price-Pejtersen (Alpecin-Deceuninck). 

Kevin Vauquelin (Ar🧔kea-B&B Hotels) finishes +13" down on Johan Price-Pejtersen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) in provisional second place. 

Jasha Sütterlin (Jayco-AlUla) goes third at the finish just🌱 +17" down on Price-Pejtersen. 

Maikel Zi💯jlaard (Tudor) goes into fourth place at the finish just +18" down on Price-Pejtersen. 

Superstar sprinter and track star Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) comes into t꧙his stage as an outside favouirte after finishing third on th♐is stage last year. 

Søren Wæren♓skjold (Uno-X Mobility) finishes in provisional second jus꧑t +9" down on Price-Pejtersen. 

Spanish TT cha♔mpion, David De La Cruz (Q36.5) sets off on his ride. 

Current top five

1. Johan Price-Pejtersen (DEN) Alpecin-Deceuninck 12'45"
2. Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) Uno-X Mobility +9"
3. Kevin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkea-B&B Hotels +13"
4. Jasha Sutterlin (GER) Jayco-AlUla +17"
5. Maikel Zijlaard (NED) Tudor +18"

Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) goes level on time at the split with Søren Wærenskjold (Uno-X Mobility)⛦. 

R🧸ichard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) sets off on his ride. 

Marc Hirschi (Tudor) set﷽s off on his ride. A big race for the Swiss star as he leads the Tudor team at this race. 

Jonathan Milan🎀 (Lidl-Trek) just misses out on the stage lead by just 3" on Johan Price-𒆙Pejtersen (Alpecin-Deceuninck).

The Danish TTer beats Milan as Price-Pejtersen has clearly done a perfect split after behind behind both Milan and Wærenskjold at the split.&nbsওp;

Carapaz just +19" down at the timeꦡ check. A fairly average start by the former Olympic and Giro d'Italia champion. 

Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) sets off on his ride. One of the riders who we have come to expect at least a top five in GC in almost every race he attends.&n🔯bsp;

Current top five

1. Johan Price-Pejtersen (DEN) Alpecin-Deceuninck 12:45
2. Jonathan Milan (ITA) Lidl-Trek +3"
3. Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) Uno-X Mobility +9"
4. Kevin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkea-B&B Hotels +13"
5. Jasha Sutterlin (GER) Jayco-AlUla +17"

Richard Carapaz (EF Education-EasyPost) finishes +41" down on ღJohan Price-Pejtersen. He would've hoped for better. 

One of the🐼 pre-race favourites making his debut for his new team is Simon Yates (Visma-Lease a Bike) who has just set offꦚ. 

Pello B𓂃ilbao (Bahrain Victorious) is +17" down at the timecheck. 

At the finish,🌊 Marc Hirschi (Tudor) loses +31" on Price-Pejters♌en. 

Simon Yates (Visma-Lease a BI♚ke) goes +13" down on Milan (Lidl-Trek) at the split. An okay start by the rider from Greater Manchester. 

Pello Bilbao (Bahrain Victorious) comes to the line with a solid ride finishing 🎐+26" down. 

Also, a missed rider by the cameras, Eddie Dunbar (Jayco-AlUla) finished just +16" down on race leader Johan Prꦯice-Pejters🔯en (Alpecin-Deceuninck). 

Felix Großschartner🔯 (UAEꦅ Team Emirates-XRG) just +9" down at the timecheck. 

Simon Yates (Visma-Lase a Bike) goes +27" down into prov👍isional 12th for him on his first appearance for his new team. 

Antonio Tiber🌊i (Bahrain Victorious) sets off on his ride. One of the 📖race favourites and could put in a good performance today on this test against the clock. 

Felix Großschartner (UAE Teꦜam Emirates-XRG) finishes +20" down at the finish in provisional 10th. 

Tiberi is just 6" down on the fastest time at t🐻he timecheck, which was Milan. He is definitely in with a chance of𒁏 a good result, here. 

Cian Uijtdebroek🌃s (Visma-Lease a Bike) sets off💃 on his ride. Fifth place in last year's race. 

Filippo Zana (Jayco-ꦍAlUla) finishes +44" down on Price-Pejtersen. A ride that is rather expected by the Italian. 

Antonio Tiberi (🥂Bahrainಞ Victorious) misses out on the race lead by just ONE second! What a ride by one of the pre-race favourites. 

Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) 𝔉and Josef Cerny (Soudal-QuickStep) have set off on their 🅘riders. 

Another possible stage favourite, Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost), sets off 🌼on his ride. 

๊Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) just +4" down at the split. He is absolutely flying out there. 

Disappointing time by Cian Uijt🐬debroeks (Visma-Lease a Bike) finishing +45" down, losing 4🍷4" to Tiberi. 

Josef Cerny (Souda𝄹l-QuickStep) goes 12th at the split, +10" down. 

Ben Healy (EF Education-EasyPost) goes +10" down in 13th place at the split.&nbs𒁏p;

Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emir💧ates-XRG) finishes in provisional fifth just +10" down on Johan Price-Pejtersꦆen (Alpecin-Deceunink).

Current top five

1. Johan Price-Pejtersen (DEN) Alpecin-Deceuninck 12'45"
2. Antonio Tiberi (ITA) Bahrain Victorious +1"
3. Jonathan Milan (ITA) Lidl-Trek +3"
4. Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) Uno-X Mobility +9"
5. ꦇIsaac Del Toro (MEX) 🐈UAE Team Emirates-XRG +10"

Strade Bianche runner up, Tom Pidcock (Q36.5), sets off on his ride. The Yorkshireman will be hoping 🌞🅷for a solid performance today.

David Gaudu (Gꦕroupama-FDJ) will be disappointed with his split time, +2🌜3" down so far. 

Adam Yates🦂 (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) sets off on his ride. Alongside Juan Ayuso and Isaac Del Toro, he is fittingly one of the trident of leaders for UAE Team Emirates-XRG in the race where th🎶e trophy is a trident. 

Tom Pidcockಞ (Q36.5) is +18" down at t💛he split. 

Mikel Landa (Soudal-QuickS💧tep) sets off on his ride. Not his strong point but he will hope that his climbing l🥂egs do the talking later in the week. 

Dylan Groenewegen (Jꦕayco-AlUla) sets off on his ride.&nbs🍬p;

Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) goes just +8" down in 9th place at 𝔉the split. 

Tom Pidcock (Q36.5) comes to the line and he slots into provisional 33rd at ⛄+39" down on Johan Price-Pej🍸tersen (Alpecin-Deceuninck).

Laurens De Plus (Ineos Grenadiers) sets off on his ride. He is Ineo🌠s' GC man for this week after a very good third in GC at the Volta ao Algarve earlier inဣ the year. 

Adam Yates (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) crosses the finish lineꦺ +35" down in 28th place.&nbsꦬp;

An outsider in the GܫC, Davide Piganzoli (Polti-VisitMalta) sets off on his ride. He comes into this off the back of a very good second place in the GC at O Gran Camino behind Derek Gee (Israel-Pꦐremier Tech) with a strong second in the TT at that race. 

Mikel Landa (Soudal-QuickStep) finishes +34" down, one second better than Adam Yates (UAE Team Emi🥃rates-XRG). He should be very pleased with that ride. 

Former Giro d'Italia winner, Jai Hindley (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgroh♏e), sets off. 

Magnus Cort (Uno-X Mobility) comes to the line and slots into provisional 15th at +22" down. He is in some great form at the moment 🌠after three stage wins and third overall at O Gran Camino as well as sixth at Strade Bianche. 

Former Fꦇrench national TT champion, Benjamin Thomas (Cofidis), sets off on his ride. 

Laurens De Plus ✨(Ineos Grenadiers) finishes his time trial +17" down in 10th place. Very good start to the race for the Belgian. 

Here come💃s J𓂃uan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG). Last year's winner of this stage and the favourite for this race overall sets off on his ride. 

A rider w🌸ho absolutely could be in the top 5 today, Mattia Cattaneo (So🐲udal-QuickStep), sets off. 

Davide Piganzoli (Polti-VisitMalta) will be disappointed with that as he finishes +41" ❀down in 46th place. 

Jai Hindley (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) crosses the finish line in provisional 24th +28" down. Middle of tꦓhe GC rider pack, really.&nb🦩sp;

Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) is flying! He goes fastest at the split 8" faster than Jonathan Mil🦂an (Lidl-Trek) who led at the split. 

But, Johan Price-Pejtersen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) w🉐ho still leads at the finish, put in a superb second hal𒈔f of the race. 

Derek Gee (Israel-Prem꧒ier Tech) sets off on his ride in a discipline that really suits him. Possibly a top five on the day.🔯  

Mattia Catᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚtaneo (Soudal-QuickStep) goes second just +7" down on Ayuso at the split. 

Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Deceuninck) sets off on his ride. The former world road race champion will be hopiꦜng for a solid performance this week.

Benjam🔯in Thomas (Cofidis) finishes +15" down in 8th place. 

Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) sets off! The Italian TT champioꦗn and former world TT champion will hope to win this stage for the third time in his career. 

New fastest time

Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) - 12'40"

He takes the lead by 5" over Johan Price-Pejtersen (Alpꦛecin-Deceuninck). 

Derek﷽ Gee (Israel-Premier Tech) goes 5th +8" down at the split. 

Matt🅠ia Cattaneo (Soudal-QuickStep) comes to the line at the finish and slots into fifth place +13" down onꦜ Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG). 

Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenad🍰iers) goes +2" slower than Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) at the halfway split. 

All riders have s📖et off. Nairo Quintana (Movistar) was the last man off the ramp. 

Filippo Ganna (Ineos G𓂃renadie🌌rs), the Italian national TT champion, flies passed the Italian road race champion, Alberto Bettiol (XDS-Astana). 

Coming to the line now is O Gran Camino winner, Derek Gee (Israel-Premir Tech) and goes provisional 5th +11" down on Juan Ayu♏so (UAE Team Emirates-XRG). ဣ;

New fastest time

Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) absolutely smash𒐪es Juan Ayuso's time! 

He goes 23" faster with a 12'17". ༺That is a superb ride and certainly the stage win. 

Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) does a perfect negative split as he was two seconds down on Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) at the splꦺit to then win by 23" over the Spaniard at the finish. Revenge from last year. 

Onl💯y a couple of riders left to finish and none of them are anywhere near the time of the Italian champion. 

🍬Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) wins stage one of Tirreno-Adriatico 2025. 

Top 10

1. Filippo Ganna (ITA) Ineos Grenadiers 12'17"
2. Juan Ayuso (ESP) UAE Team Emirates-XRG) +23"
3. Johan Price-Pejtersen (DEN) Alpecin-Deceuninck +28"
4. Antonio Tiberi (ITA) Bahrain Victorious +29"
5. Jonathan Milan (ITA) Lidl-Trek +31"
6. Derek Gee (CAN) Israel-Premier Tech +34"
7. Mattia Cattaneo (ITA) Soudal-QuickStep +36"
8. Søren Wærenskjold (NOR) Uno-X Mobility +37"
9. Isaac Del Toro (MEX) UAE Team Emirates-XRG +38"
10. Kevin Vauquelin (FRA) Arkea-B&B Hotels +🎃41"

Get all the reaction as it comes in by ch🐻ecking out our post race report. You ca𓆉n find it by clicking the link below!

>>> Tirreno-Adriatico: Filippo Ganna seizes stage 1 time trial victory