Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) is again the big favourite to win Monday’s opening Tirreno-Adriatico time trial, with a surprise defeat arguably creating bigger headlines in La Gazzetta dello Sport than a win.
The Italian Champion has won Tirreno-Adriatico time trials four times, three on the roads of the Tuscan coast on stage 1 and once on the roads of the Adriatic on the final day. He has 37 career wins, 30 in time trials.
In the absence of his current chrono nemesis Remco Evenepoel, Ganna’s biggest rivals appear to be Isaac del Toro (UAE Tam Emirartes-XRG) who has opted to start every, Jonathan Milan (Lidl-Trek), Britain’s Ethan Hayter (Soudal-QuickStep), Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) and perhaps Primož Roglič (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe), who is making his season debut in Italy.
Overall contenders at stage races are often scaramantico about touching a race trophy but Ganna jokingly picked up the Tirreno-Adriatico winner’s…
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