Schnellster beim Kampf beim Auftakt von Tirreno-Adriatico: Zeitfahr-Weltmeister Filippo Ganna.
World champion Filippo Ganna has won the opening time trial of the Tirreno-Adriatico long-distance cycling race.
The Italian won the 13.9 kilometre course in the seaside resort of Lido di Camaiore by eleven seconds ahead of Belgian Remco Evenepoel. As expected, German climbing specialist Emanuel Buchmann, who is continuing his preparations for the Giro d'Italia in May, played no part in the race and finished 109th, 1:32 minutes behind.
The so-called race between the seas over seven stages will be very demanding, especially in the second half. However, there is no real mountain finish this year. The final stage takes place on Sunday around San Benedetto del Tronto on the Italian east coast.
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