Filippo Ganna wins the first stage of the Tirreno Adriatico

The words of Filippo Ganna

Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) won the first stage of the Tirreno Adriatico Crédit Agricole, the 11.5-kilometer Lido di Camaiore-Lido di Camaiore Tudor ITT. Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates XRG) and Johan Price-Pejtersen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) recorded the second and third best times at the finish line, respectively.

Thanks to this result, Filippo Ganna wears the first Blue Jersey as the leader of the General Classification.

ORDER OF ARRIVAL
1 – Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) – 11.5 km in 12'17", average of 56.173 km/h
2 – Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates XRG) at 23"
3 – Johan Price-Pejtersen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) at 28"

GENERAL CLASSIFICATION
1 – Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers)
2 – Juan Ayuso (UAE Team Emirates XRG) at 23"
3 – Johan Price-Pejtersen (Alpecin-Deceuninck) at 28"

A few seconds after crossing the finish line, stage winner and first Maglia Azzurra Filippo Ganna said: "I had a beautiful time trial today, so I am really happy. Sports director Dario Cioni cheered me on all the way to the finish line. I was on the same times as Juan Ayuso at the halfway point, so I knew I could give something more in the second part, where I gained a lot. I trained a lot for this time trial as well as for the upcoming events. I definitely did better than a year ago, when I lost by one second. I’m looking forward to giving it my all the rest of the week" as well.