Remco Evenepoel proves once again that he is unbeatable, while Filippo Ganna pulls off a great comeback, closing the gap on all his rivals except the Belgian.
The champion from Verbania has already raced and finished both the Giro d’Italia and the Tour de France this season.
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A far cry from the large contingents of the past, Italian cycling will be represented by a total of twelve riders.
The rider from Verbania won his seventh Italian time trial title, but his thoughts are also with Edoardo Affini, who was the victim of a nasty crash.
The Ineos Grenadiers rider was ahead of teammate Thymen Arensman and Rémi Cavagna of Groupama-FDJ
The Locomotive of Verbania has no doubts about its goals for the 2026 edition of the Corsa Rosa, which starts Friday in Bulgaria.
"If I were him, I would have raced Flanders. The cobblestones are not quite the same as in France, but it would have helped" said the former rider.
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Grazie a questo successo, Ganna si è aggiudicato la prima Maglia Azzurra di leader della Classifica Generale.
The Australian rider, born in 1993, after four years at Bahrain Victorious chose to join Ineos Grenadiers.
Ineos Grenadiers, the team in which the Verbanese champion races, has made official the return of Elia Viviani, this time as d.s.
It will kick off on Wednesday, October 22, the rainbow event that will see 19 Italians, 13 men and 6 women, engaged in Santiago, Chile.
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Filippo Ganna, Lorenzo Milesi, Marco Frigo, Vittoria Guazzini, Federica Venturelli and Elena Cecchini surrendered to the French by only 6"
The Verbanese is 43 seconds behind the Belgian, who is confirmed as the absolute ruler of the specialty.
The words of the Verbania native, a guest at the Azzurri presentation for the rainbow event despite not being summoned for the Èlite in-line race.
"It was not an easy time trial, also because in the first part I could not find the right rhythm"
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The Verbanese champion is among the eight members that the Ineos Grenadiers staff has made official for the Vuelta a España that will start on Saturday, August 26.
“Disappointment? Gold is better than silver, but I must say that in the end the performance was there, other runners aiming for the medal ended up behind.”
The Verbanese in Scotland is beaten only by Evenepoel and by only 12 seconds.
After winning his sixth rainbow title in the track pursuit on Sunday, the Verbania native will go after his third rainbow jersey in the time trial on Friday.
On the sidelines of a gold that seemed impossible a few meters from the conclusion of the individual pursuit, the Verbania native showed all his emotion.
The Verbanese recovered 2″ in the last kilometer from Bigham, winning the rainbow title by 54 thousandths. Italy on the podium also with Jonathan Milan, bronze.
Third time for the men’s team pursuit at the World Championships in Glasgow.
“The double commitment will not be easy to handle but he has broad shoulders.”
“This season has been full of ups and downs,” he admitted.
