Stage 3 of the Tirreno-Adriatico 2025 - third victory for an Italian: Andrea Vendrame (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) has the fastest legs in a hectic final sprint and prevails over the top favourites around Tom Pidcock (Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin - Deceuninck). This is the Italian's third stage win at World Tour level after two successes in the Giro.
Vendrame keeps the overview
After Filippo Ganna (INEOS Grenadiers) and Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin - Deceuninck) had already invested a lot of energy in the run-up to the race finale by attacking and closing a gap to the front, Vendrame always stuck to the rear wheels of his rivals. The Italian thus saved energy and focussed on the following sprint. On the narrow finishing straight, riders such as van der Poel and Magnus Cort Nielsen (Uno-X Mobility) were built into the dense field and slowed down. Vendrame, on the other hand, utilised the racing line and managed to pull away from the other riders. In the end, the Italian kept the clearest overview in the sprint and clearly won ahead of Tom Pidcock and Romain Gregoire (Groupama - FDJ).
Results of the 3rd stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2025
Stage 3: Follonica - Colfiorito
Tirreno-Adriatico 2025: Stage 3, Follonica - Colfiorito
| Rnk. | Riders | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team | 06:28:25 |
| 2 | Q36.5 Pro Cycling Team | +00:00:00 |
| 3 | Groupama - FDJ | +00:00:00 |
| 4 | Tudor Pro Cycling Team | +00:00:00 |
| 5 | Red Bull - BORA - hansgrohe | +00:00:00 |
| 6 | XDS Astana Team | +00:00:00 |
How the 3rd stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2025 went
Follonica was the start of the longest stage of Tirreno-Adriatico 2025 (240 kilometres), and two riders made a break for it in the pouring rain shortly after the start of the race. Davide Bais (Team Polti VisitMalta) and Lorenzo Conforti (VF Group - Bardiani CSF - Faizane) quickly broke away from the peloton and built up a maximum lead of six minutes. After the first mountain classification of the day after 75 kilometres, however, the two Italians slowed down and were caught by the peloton again shortly afterwards.
Stable racing situation
Meanwhile, the pace in the peloton was not particularly high. Team INEOS Grenadiers with overall leader Filippo Ganna set the pace for long stretches. Momentum only returned to the race when the intermediate sprint came up. Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek), the winner of the previous day, left nothing to chance and collected the maximum points.
With 66 kilometres to go, Dries De Bondt (Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale Team) and Andrea Pietrobon (Team Polti VisitMalta) attacked. The duo was let go without much resistance and their lead quickly grew to over three minutes.
In the rain: Ackermann gives up - Milan crashes
Many riders had problems with the pouring rain. Numerous riders crashed on the wet roads - including the previous day's winner. 23 kilometres before the finish, Jonathan Milan and a few other riders crashed on a left-hand bend. Although the Italian got back on his racing bike a short time later, he was unable to catch up with the peloton. Pascal Ackermann (Israel - Premier Tech) had more bad luck. The German sprinter had knee problems right at the start of the race and therefore had to end the tour.
One attack follows the next
The hard-fighting leading duo around De Bondt was caught 10 kilometres from the finish when Bean Healy (EF Education - EasyPost) launched an attack to start the finale. After the Irishman's attack, his team-mate Richard Carapaz gave it a go. Neither rider was able to break away decisively, but the peloton began to thin out.
When the decimated peloton reached the top of the climb, it was the overall leader Filippo Ganna who attacked 3 kilometres before the finish. Thanks to an effort from Mathieu van der Poel, this attack was also levelled out. This led to a hectic sprint, which Andrea Vendrame won ahead of Tom Pidcock and Romain Gregoire. Meanwhile, Filippo Ganna remains the overall leader at Tirreno-Adriatico 2025.
