Filippo Ganna flies to TT glory

Filippo Ganna flew to victory in stage 14’s 31 kilometre time trial, with five Grenadiers in the top 12 to cap off a remarkable day in Italy.

Ganna hit the course early and looked strong throughout, setting the fastest times at both the first and second time checks, before beating fellow Grenadier Tobias Foss into second place on the line. 

It would be a long wait for the Italian before the stage win was confirmed, with many strong riders going well, but not challenging the Italian’s time. Magnus Sheffield was the close to challenging Pippo on the day, but an unfortunate crash saw him out of the running. He would remount and still place 12th overall.

The duo of GC riders, Geraint Thomas and Thymen Arensman, would both set impressive times to finish fourth and third on the day respectively, with G retaking second overall, and Thymen moving up to sixth place on GC.

The stage win would be confirmed when Tadej Pogacar (UAE Team Emirates) came home in second place, 29 seconds back on ‘Top Ganna’.

The Grenadiers would finish the day with five riders in the top 12, with Ganna taking the win, Thymen and G in third and fourth respectively. Tobias Foss would place eighth, with Magnus in 12th.