Stage analysis
Preview includedTirreno-Adriatico stage 1 runs from Lido di Camaiore to Lido di Camaiore over 12 km and should suit a top-level time triallist with clean aerodynamics and a big engine..
Stage 1 of Tirreno-Adriatico runs from Lido di Camaiore to Lido di Camaiore over 12 kilometres.
Route identity
A flat seaside individual time trial opens the race, which makes pure speed and pacing the immediate priority.
Likely race dynamic
Specialists can take the jersey, but the GC riders mainly need to limit losses before the harder road stages arrive.
Likely winner archetype
A top-level time triallist with clean aerodynamics and a big engine.
Prospective winners
Filippo Ganna, Wout van Aert, Primož Roglič