‘He needs to call my girlfriend, because she’s preparing a fantastic dinner for Easter’ – Despite dramatic Dwars fightback, Filippo Ganna says Paris-Roubaix remains his next race, not the Tour of Flanders

After his stunning solo pursuit to chase down Wout van Aert and break his heart for victory in the final kilometre of Dwars door Vlaanderen, Filippo Ganna confirmed that he does have plans for Easter Sunday, April 5, but that they currently don’t include racing the Tour of Flanders.

His next race has always been planned for the pavé of Paris-Roubaix, with the repeated climbs of De Ronde not suiting him as well as the flatter roads of northern France, which are perfect for his characteristics, with a massive engine and the absolute watts to get over the roughest of terrains.