photo credits @ Tirreno – Adriatico
Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) stormed to victory during the opening time-trial of the Tirreno-Adriatico in Lido di Camaiore today.
The Italian rider put in the best time of 15:18 along the 13.9-kilometer course that took in the Tyrrhenian seafront, beating this closest rival Remco Evenepoel (QuickStep-AlphaVinyl) by 10-seconds.
“Today it was a special race,” Ganna said after the finish. “I have pushed a lot for the team to come here because I love this race, and today I showed how much I want to win this race. It’s an important result for me and the team and now we think about tomorrow.”
“When we started it was a lot of headwind, and I think ‘ah, today is hard’ but then after the turn, you see the speed improve, stayed at 55kph. It’s a special race and a special result. At the moment it’s a good time gap but tomorrow is a hard day with a sprint and we’ll see how it concerns the jersey.”
“For sure I’ll support the team like Richie [Porte] and Richard [Carapaz]. Then we’ll see if my legs are ready to arrive in more stages. For sure we need to save a little energy because in less than two weeks we have a special race in Italy, and I want to arrive with good legs,” he concluded.
Meanwhile, Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) rounded out the podium, 18-seconds down on Ganna.
The Race of the Two Seas continues tomorrow, with a 219 kilometer stage from Camaiore – Sovicille.
1. Filippo Ganna (Ita) Ineos Grenadiers, in 15-18 2. Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Quick-Step AlphaVinyl, at 10 seconds 3. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates, at 17s 4. Kasper Asgreen (Den) Quick-Step AlphaVinyl, at 23s 5. Alex Dowsett (GBr) Israel – Premier Tech, at 25s 6. Thymen Arensman (Ned) Team DSM, at 27s 7. Tobias Ludviggson (Swe) Groupama-FDJ, at 31s 8. Jos Van Emden (Ned) Jumbo-Visma, at 33s 9. Mikkel Bjerg (Den) UAE Team Emirates, at 38s 10. Matteo Sobrero (Ita) BikeExchange-Jayco, at same time
1. Filippo Ganna (Ita) Ineos Grenadiers, in 15-17 2. Remco Evenepoel (Bel) Quick-Step AlphaVinyl, at 10 seconds 3. Tadej Pogačar (Slo) UAE Team Emirates, at 17s 4. Kasper Asgreen (Den) Quick-Step AlphaVinyl, at 23s 5. Alex Dowsett (GBr) Israel – Premier Tech, at 25s 6. Thymen Arensman (Ned) Team DSM, at 27s 7. Tobias Ludviggson (Swe) Groupama-FDJ, at 31s 8. Jos Van Emden (Ned) Jumbo-Visma, at 33s 9. Mikkel Bjerg (Den) UAE Team Emirates, at 38s 10. Matteo Sobrero (Ita) BikeExchange-Jayco, at same time
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