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38th Tirreno - Adriatico - 2.HC
Italy, March 13-19, 2003
Photography
Stage 1 - March 13: Sabaudia-Sabaudia, 178 km
Stage 2 - March 14: Sabaudia-Tarquinia, 213 km
Stage 3 - March 15: Tarquinia-Foligno, 175 km
Stage 5 - March 17: Monte San Giusto-Rapagnano, 181 km
Stage 6 - March 18: Sure Teramo-Torricella, 179 km
Stage 7 - March 19: San Benedetto Del Tronto - San Benedetto Del
Tronto, 162 km
Stage 7 - March 19: San Benedetto Del Tronto - San Benedetto Del Tronto, 162 km
Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- Danilo Di Luca (Saeco) races in the final stage in the leader's jersey
- Mario Cipollini (L) was about to raise his arms but Oscar Freire (R) slipped past him in the final metres to win
- Oscar Freire (Rabobank) shows how dangerous it is to give your victory salute early, as World Champion Mario Cipollini found to his disappointment
- After crossing the line Oscar Freire can appreciate the win
- A smiling Oscar Freire (Rabobank) greets the crowd from the podium
- Oscar Freire (Rabobank) waves from the podium with flowers and flag
- Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) lifts the Tirreno-Adriatico trophy above his shoulders
- The final podium (L to R): Danilo Di Luca (Saeco, 2nd), Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo, 1st) and Ruggero Marzoli (Alessio, 3rd)
Stage 6 - March 18: Sure Teramo-Torricella, 179 km
Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- Danilo Di Luca (Saeco) Gets a clear win ahead of Pozzato (l) and Boogerd
- Di Luca celebrates as Boogerd keeps Pozzato against the barriers
- Di Luca punches the air with several bike lengths advantage
- Redemption for Di Luca after the cancellation of stage 4
- Di Luca salutes the crowd from the podium
- Di Luca and the podium girls
- Stage winner Di Luca also took the overall lead
- The podium presentation continues
- Mario Cipollini shadows Danilo Di Luca
- Figueras (l), Bettini, and Di Luca share a photo-op before the start
- The Quick-Step team set the pace in the peloton
- Cipollini, Bettini, and Zabel cruise in the bunch
- Erik Zabel keeps an eye on world champ Cipollini
- The field bundles up for a chilly descent
- Cipollini dons a few extra layers for the way down
- The field climbs through the snow-covered hills
- A clear road, but still plenty of snow
- Quick-Step leads the field through the hairpin
- Johan Museeuw takes the reigns as Quick-Step protects Bettini's position
- Paolo Bettini (Quick-Step) enjoyed his race lead before his luck ran out
- Bettini follows teammate and second-placed Luca Paolini
- In the end it was Di Luca who took control
Images by Yuzuru Sunada
- Quick-Step in force at the head of the peloton
- The peloton dwarfed by the snowy scenery
Stage 5 - March 17: Monte San Giusto-Rapagnano, 181 km
Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- Mario Cipollini (Domina Vacanze) after the sign on
- A rugged up World Champion Mario Cipollini during the fifth stage
- Mario Cipollini (Domina Vacanze) with go-fast stripes on
- Two World Champions Johan Museeuw (L) and Mario Cipollini (R) smile for the cameras
- Johan Museeuw (Quick.Step) rides next to Oscar Freire (Rabobank) during stage 5 of Tirreno-Adriatico
- Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) gets a wheel change during stage 5
- A Quick.Step mechanic does some out of the window work for Paolo Bettini
- The peloton in action during stage 5
- The peloton ride during the fifth stage of Tirreno-Adriatico
- The peloton enjoying the cold sunshine
- Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) on the attack during stage 5
- Giampaolo Caruso (ONCE) attacks near the end of the stage
- Ruggero Marzoli (Alessio, L) sprints for the line ahead of Luca Paolini (Quick.Step, C)
- Ruggero Marzoli (Alessio) wins the stage from Luca Paolini, although due to a massive parallax error, Paolo Bettini (10th) seems to think that Paolini has won
- Ruggero Marzoli (Alessio) celebrates on the podium
Stage 3 - March 15: Tarquinia-Foligno, 175 km
Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- Mario Cipollini (Domina Vacanze-Elitron) raises his arms for the second win in three days
- Mario Cipollini offers a big smile after his win
- Cipollini salutes the crowd...
- ...and gets the kisses
- Paolo Bettini (Quick-Step) took over the race lead
- Bettini zips up his new leader's jersey
- Bettini and Cipollini share a laugh at the press conference
- Attention spans begin to narrow
- Bettini and Cipollini look thrilled
- Bettini talks to reporters as Cipo ponders hat-head
- The cricket and the lion king pose for the cameras
Stage 2 - March 14: Sabaudia-Tarquinia, 213 km
Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) sprints to victory in Tarquinia ahead of Paolo Bettini (R) and Romans Vainsteins (L)
- Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) had no problems winning this one
- Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) raises his arms after crossing the line
- Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) smiles after his stage win
- Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) is the new leader of Tirreno-Adriatico
- Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) is kissed on the podium in the leader's jersey
- Filippo Pozzato (Fassa Bortolo) sprints to victory in Tarquinia ahead of Paolo Bettini (R) and Romans Vainsteins (L)
Stage 1 - March 13: Sabaudia-Sabaudia, 178 km
Images by Fotoreporter Sirotti
- Mario Cipollini (Domina Vacanze-Elitron) raises his arms in victory
- Mario Cipollini scored a convincing win
- World champion Cipo works his way to the podium
- Cipollini shows his stripes on the podium
- Cipollini dons the first leader's jersey
- Another win, another wave
- Cipollini and Erik Zabel: friendly rivals
- Another pose from two of the top sprinters
- Cipo scans the crowd before the race
- Can you spot the rainbow bands in Cipo's uniform?
Images by AFP Photo/Cristiano Chiodi
- Only Saeco's Dario Pieri (r) could come close to challenging Cipo
- Cipo takes the flowers of the day
