Tirreno-Adriatico 2025 Stage 3 recap - Andrea Vendrame denies Tom Pidcock in the rain as Filippo Ganna stays in blue

Alberto Bettiol (XDS Astana), Robbe Ghys (Alpecin-Deceuninck), Xabier Azparren (Q36.5 Pro Cycling), Hugo Houle and Pascal Ackermann (both Israel-Premier Tech) did not take to the start this morning.

Meanwhile, Michael Valgren (EF Education-EasyPost) did not finish yesterday’s stage after his crash, ditto David Gaudu (Groupama-FDJ).

Two riders went clear shortly after the start: the green jersey Davide Bais (Polti-Visit Malta) and his fellow Italian Lorenzo Conforti (VF Group-Bardiani CSF-Faizane). They quickly established a lead of over four minutes in the rain.

Today's parcours is just shy of 240km and features three categorized climbs, including the decisive Colfiorito pass above the Umbrian town of Foligno. The gradients reach 10% and that could well see some of the pure sprinters dropped ahead of the flat run into the finish.

Yesterday, Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek) notched the twentieth win of his career in style with a powerful sprint in Follonica to take the spoils in Stage 2 of Tirreno-Adriatico. The rangy Italian benefited from a textbook leadout from his Lidl-Trek train, swooping out of the decisive final corner in second place in the wheel of team-mate Simone Consonni before launching his emphatic dash to the line.

Here’s how he did it…

Good afternoon and welcome to live coverage of the third stage of the 60th edition of Tirreno-Adriatico. Italy’s Filippo Ganna retained the leader’s blue jersey yesterday as compatriot Jonathan Milan came to within 19 seconds of the race summit after a sensational sprint win in Follonica. Today, the longest stage of the race features numerous lumps and bumps, including a double-digit grind above the hilltop town of Foligno towards a finish which could suit the puncheurs and strong sprinters alike.