The peloton is being led by the team of the riders in 1st, 2nd and 4th, Ineos Grenadiers. They have some help, though, from Alpecin-Premier Tech and Visma-Lease a Bike.
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The gap has expanded to three minutes and 20 seconds.
All four of the expected breakaway teams are in the break today. Their gap is almost at three minutes on the pack.
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The break of four have a gap of 2’54” on the peloton after 8km of racing.
No updates on whether the attackers have got away or not.
Attack!
Manuele Tarozzi (Bardiani CSF-7 Saber) Joan Bou (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) Diego Pablo Sevilla (Polti-Visit Malta) Alessandro Iacchi (Solution Tech-Nippo-Rali)
British time trial champion, Ethan Hayter (Soudal-QuickStep) woke up this morning with 25 UCI points and 500 CHF less than he had yesterday due to a fine that he received for showing his middle finger towards a passing motorbike in yestderday’s race…
Racing begins in Camaiore as the riders begin one of many 200+ kilometre days in Italy.
One non-starter:
Lennert Van Eetvelt (Lotto-Intermarche)
The Belgian climber is suffering too much after his crash at Strade Bianche on Saturday.
Neutral start
The riders begin the relatively short neutralised section.
Sign on has been completed by the riders as they ready for the start of the second stage and the first road stage of this year’s race.
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The finish location of San Gimignano is famed for it’s 14 amazing towers from the original 72 that stood before. The towers were owned by each family that lived in the town, each family trying to out-do the other with height and decorations. It is also known for it’s amazing frescos from the 14th and 15th centuries.
The towers give you amazing views across Tuscany with Siena and Florence in the distance as well as the beautiful rolling hills of the region. San Gimignana is also famed for it’s wine, Vernaccia, too.
The jerseys:
Blue, GC – Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) Purple, Points – Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers)* Green, KOM – No points given yet White, Youth – Magnus Sheffield (Ineos Grenadiers)
*Worn by – Thymen Arensman (Ineos Grenadiers)
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It is a slow and steady start in terms of difficulty today for the riders with a largely flat beginning before the final third of the stage sees the hills begin and the action points of the first intermediate sprint and KOM sprint of the race.
After that, it is full focus on the final climb to the finish in the multi-towered and beautiful UNESCO World Heritage Site of San Gimignana. However, they have the small matter of a very fresh and loose gravel climb to do just before they get there. Drama incoming? Perhaps!
Buongiorno and welcome to Cyclingnews’ live report of stage 2 at Tirreno-Adriatico 2026.
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