Pinarello has today issued a statement in response to the snapped handlebar issue experienced by Filippo Ganna at Wednesday’s Dwars Door Vlaanderen, before claiming the victory.
In the closing stages of the race, with 38km to go and prior to blasting past Wout van Aert (Visma-Lease a Bike) at the last possible moment for the win, the Ineos Grenadiers rider was forced to swap bikes after the ride-hand drop portion of his Pinarello Dogma F cockpit hung loose.
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Despite the setbacks, Ganna managed to ride back to the front of the race on both occasions – albeit with the help of a ‘sticky bottle‘ on the first. He then caught race leader Wout Van Aert just metres before the finish line to take an extraordinary win; his first in a one-day Classic.
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