Tirreno-Adriatico stage 7 LIVE – Final stage will almost certainly be for the sprinters

>>> ‘I just want to finish on the podium on Sunday’ – Local hero Giulio Pellizzari fights the pain and Matteo Jorgenson for second overall at Tirreno-Adriatico

It is mixed feelings for Del Toro beating Pellizzari on his hometown stage yesterday as the two good friends did battle in the Marche region…

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Alan Hatherly (Jayco-AlUla) has been performing superbly at this year’s race and sits in 13th overall. Today is the South African’s 30th birthday, quite a way to celebrate…

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The neutral start is in 20 minutes.

Jerseys:

Blue, GC – Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)
Purple, Points – Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech)
Green, KOM – Diego Pablo Sevilla (Polti-VisitMalta)
White, Youth – Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)*

*Worn by – Giulio Pellizzari (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe)

Let’s take a moment to relive to epic racing of yesterday first, though. It was a magnificent day of racing with a perfectly ridden day by race leader, Del Toro. He stayed calm and just followed the moves before launching with just under 200 metres to go to take his first stage win at the race.

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All the stage winners, so far…

S1 – Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers)
S2 – Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech)
S3 – Tobias Lund Andresen (Decathlon-CMA CGM)
S4 – Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Premier Tech)
S5 – Michael Valgren (EF Education-EasyPost)
S6 – Isaac Del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG)

Just one more stage to go. It should be one of just two days for the fast men.

It has been a wonderful 61st edition of the Race of the Two Seas with action from start to finish on a typically Tirreno-Adriatico course. Some new and exciting finishes and climbs along the way as well as a superb battle for the blue jersey.

Buongiorno and welcome to Cyclingnews’ live report for stage 7 of Tirreno-Adriatico 2026