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The 2015 Tirreno–Adriatico was the 50th edition of the Tirreno–Adriatico stage race. It took place from 11 to 17 March and was the third race of the 2015 UCI World Tour.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UCI confirm WorldTour Calendar 2015 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2015 UCI Calendar )〕 The race is one of the most important races in the early part of the cycling season and is used by riders preparing both for the Grand Tours and for the classics season. The route of the 2015 edition started and finished with individual time trials, one of which was rescheduled from a team time trial shortly before the race began. In between, the race consisted of two stages suitable for sprinters, one for puncheurs and two for climbers. The key stage of the race was stage 5, which involved a summit finish on Monte Terminillo. The defending champion from the 2014 edition was Alberto Contador (), who was expected to be challenged by three of the strongest stage racers in the world, Nairo Quintana (), Vincenzo Nibali () and Chris Froome (). Froome, however, pulled out shortly before the race. The first individual time trial was won by Adriano Malori (), who kept the lead for the first two stages. Greg Van Avermaet () and Wout Poels () won the next two stages, each taking the race lead for one day. The queen stage to Monte Terminillo was won by Quintana, who took the overall lead and was able to defend it to the end of the race. Bauke Mollema () finished second, 18 seconds behind Quintana, with Rigoberto Urán () third. Peter Sagan () won the points classification, after he won one stage and finished in the top ten on three others. The mountains classification was won by Carlos Quintero (), while Nairo Quintana won the young riders classification as well as the overall race victory. == Teams == As Tirreno-Adriatico is a UCI World Tour event, all 17 UCI WorldTeams were invited automatically and were obliged to send a squad.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=UCI Cycling Regulations: Part 2: Road Races page 110 article 2.15.127 )〕 Five Professional Continental teams received wildcard invitations. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2015 Tirreno–Adriatico」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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