40th Tirreno-Adriatico - PT

Italy, March 9-15, 2005

Photography

Stage 1 - Wednesday, March 9: Civitavecchia - Civitavecchia, 160 km
Stage 2 - Thursday, March 10: Civitavecchia - Tivoli, 181 km
Stage 3 - Friday, March 11: Tivoli - Torricella, 228 km
Stage 4 - Saturday, March 12: Teramo - Servigliano, 160 km
Stage 5 - Sunday, March 13: Saltara - Saltara, 170.4 km
Stage 6 - Monday, March 14: Civitanova Marche - Civitanova Marche, 164 km
Stage 7 - Tuesday, March 15: San Benedetto Del Tronto, 164 km

Stage 7 - Tuesday, March 15: San Benedetto Del Tronto, 164 km

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• Erik Zabel (T-Mobile) and up and coming sprinter Paride Grillo (Panaria)
• Emanuele Sella (Panaria) and Ivan Basso (CSC)
• Danilo di Luca (Liquigas) and Paolo Bettini at the sign in
• Mario Cipollini (Liquigas-Bianchi) and Alessandro Petacchi pose together
• Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) is da man again
• Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) beats Mario Cipollini (Liquigas-Bianchi) to win the final stage, his third in this year's Tirreno-Adriatico
• Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) on the podium: three stages and second overall ain't bad
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) smiles on the podium as the overall winner
• The overall podium: Alessandro Petacchi (2nd), Oscar Freire (1st) and Danilo Hondo (3rd)
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) in the ProTour leader's jersey
• Francesco Moser with Freire in the ProTour jersey

Stage 6 - Monday, March 14: Civitanova Marche - Civitanova Marche, 164 km

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• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) looking better and better
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) behind his teammate Alex Kolobnev
• Rabobank protecting Freire for another day
• Liquigas-Bianchi setting tempo for Cipo
• The Liquigas train not quite focused
• Mario Cipollini (Liquigas-Bianchi) gritting his teeth a little
• Ivan Basso (CSC) getting in some race kilometres
• Andreas Kloden (T-Mobile) is starting his season in Italy
• Andreas Kloden and Steffen Wesemann (T-Mobile) smiling in the sun
• Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) salutes as he crosses the line
• Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) just beat Freire
• Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) cools off
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) towels down after the stage
• Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) is good at this
• Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) gets a couple of big kisses
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) is now very close to the overall win

Stage 5 - Sunday, March 13: Saltara - Saltara, 170.4 km

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• Brad McGee and Mark Renshaw (FDJ) at the start
• Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) on the start line
• Marco Pinotti (Saunier Duval) does a turn
• Freire and McEwen not enjoying the wet
• Freire and Boogerd are two of Rabobank's key men
• Mario Cipollini (Liquigas-Bianchi) with Di Luca and Petacchi close by
• Liquigas-Bianchi setting tempo
• Knaven and Padrnos power the break
• Panaria setting tempo
• Danilo di Luca (Liquigas) leads a breakaway group
• Danilo di Luca (Liquigas) on the attack
• Marco Pinotti (Saunier Duval) on the attack
• Servais Knaven (Quick.Step) solo to victory
• Servais Knaven (Quick.Step) wins a soggy fifth stage in Saltara
• Servais Knaven (Quick.Step) is congratulated by his soigneur
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) grabs some water after the finish
• Servais Knaven (Quick.Step) salutes from the podium
• Servais Knaven (Quick.Step) enjoying his time on the podium
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) king for another day

Stage 4 - Saturday, March 12: Teramo - Servigliano, 160 km

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• Petacchi, Grillo and Cipollini, three of the top sprinters here
• Cipollini sits next to Bettini
• Beware of avalanches
• Snow!
• Mario Cipollini (Liquigas-Bianchi) leads the peloton on a snow lined climb
• Descending on dry roads, with snow all around
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) rides with Danilo Hondo (Gerolsteiner)
• Filippo Pozzato (Quick.Step) in action
• The peloton framed by snow
• Michael Boogerd (Rabobank) working again for Freire
• Pietro Caucchioli (CA) attacks the peloton, as Paolo Bettini gets ready to bridge
• Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) driving the two man break
• Pietro Caucchioli (CA) and Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) on the attack
• Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) checks back to see how Caucchioli is doing
• Di Luca and Caruso on one of the climbs
• Danilo di Luca (Liquigas) working hard with Caruso and Tiralongo near the end
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) beats Hondo and Guidi to win stage 4
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) wins his third stage in a row!
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) salutes from the podium
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) gets his third podium kiss

Stage 3 - Friday, March 11: Tivoli - Torricella, 228 km

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• George Hincapie (Discovery Channel) in a good mood as he stretches
• A Phonak rider gets attention to his cleat
• Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) well rugged up
• The peloton tackles the climb of Torrita
• The peloton on the snow lined climb of Torrita
• It was sunny but the snow was not far away
• Joseba Beloki (Liberty Seguros) looking for form
• Danilo di Luca (Liquigas) early in the stage
• Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) on the climb
• Mario Cipollini (Liquigas-Bianchi) keeping warm
• Filippo Simeoni (Naturino) was one of the first attackers
• Rabobank did a lot of work
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) spent a calm day in the leader's jersey
• Freire and Petacchi close to each other
• The Fassa train working hard
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) with a gigantic trophy
• Pietro Caucchioli (CA) leads Vasseur in a breakaway
• Leif Hoste (Discovery) powering on the front of the break
• Cristian Moreni (Quick.Step) rolls across the line
• Michael Boogerd protecting teammate Freire
• The peloton starts to thin out
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) beats Brochard and Hondo
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) wins another stage
• Danilo di Luca (Liquigas) all sweaty again
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) smiles on the podium

Stage 2 - Thursday, March 10: Civitavecchia - Tivoli, 181 km

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• Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) wonders what the day will bring
• Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) with his teammates Matteo Tosatto (L) and Marco Velo (C)
• Erik Zabel (T-Mobile) worried or focused?
• Robbie McEwen (Davitamon-Lotto) cool, calm and collected
• Baden Cooke (Francaise des Jeux) signs on
• The Liberty gang: Giampaolo Caruso, Joseba Beloki and Michele Scarponi
• Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) looking chirpy
• Mario Cipollini (Liquigas-Bianchi) signing autographs
• Mario Cipollini (Liquigas-Bianchi) smiling today
• Mario Cipollini (Liquigas-Bianchi) ready for action
• Mario Cipollini (Liquigas-Bianchi) lets out a yawn, or is that a roar?
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) had plenty to spare
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) wins the second stage
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) celebrates his win
• A kiss for Freire
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) smiles on the podium
• Oscar Freire (Rabobank) now in the leader's jersey
• Danilo di Luca (Liquigas) post stage

Stage 1 - Wednesday, March 9: Civitavecchia - Civitavecchia, 160 km

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• The three man break led by Jose Luis Carrasco (Illes Balears)
• Danilo di Luca (Liquigas) looking comfy
• Steffen Wesemann (T-Mobile) flexes
• Giampaolo Caruso (Liberty) leading the breakaway
• Luca Ascani (Naturino) drives the break
• Mario Cipollini (Liquigas-Bianchi) struggled to rejoin the peloton
• Joseba Beloki (Liberty Seguros) lost four minutes today
• Karsten Kroon (Rabobank) is the mountains leader
• Francaise des Jeux driving the peloton
• The breakaway getting caught by the bunch
• Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) had all the time in the world
• Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) celebrates his win
• Who's da man?!? I'm da man!!
• Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) smiles on the podium
• Alessandro Petacchi (Fassa Bortolo) in the leader's jersey