‘We can be aggressive, there’s no need to play defence’ – Magnus Sheffield gives Ineos Grenadiers extra options at Tirreno-Adriatico

The USA’s Magnus Sheffield was able to greet his parents after his excellent Tirreno-Adriatico time trial up and down the Tuscan coast, a hug and familiar smiles going a long way to ease the disappointment of missing out on third place and an Ineos Grenadiers 1-2-3.

When Sheffield finished, he had set the fastest time, but just 60 seconds later, Max Walscheid (Lidl-Trek) beat him by just three tenths of a second. Sheffield finished 26 seconds slower than Filippo Ganna but only four seconds down on Thymen Arensman, as Ineos Grenadiers impressed on stage 1.