Giro d'Italia (st. 1)
Portuguese specialist 29" off dominating Filippo Ganna (IGD) -first Maglia Rosa- in Torino as Movistar Team gets through day one with no setbacks; Soler within main favourites' times.
Filippo Ganna (IGD) won Saturday’s inaugural TT of the 2021 Giro d’Italia, ahead of Jumbo-Visma’s Edoardo Affini (2nd) and Tobias Foss (3rd), over an 8.6km course in Torino that resembled a prologue and was dominated by the specialists.
Marc Soler finished 41″ behind the World Champion, ahead of likley GC rivals like Landa (TBV), Hindley or Bardet (DSM) and with a similar time to the likes of Nibali (TFS) or Bennett (TJV). Almeida and Evenepoel (DQT) were the quickest among the GC contenders (4 and 6″ behind Ganna), whereas Yates (BEX) and Bernal (IGD) lost 25 and 26″ each.
The first road stage of the ‘Corsa Rosa’ will be tackled tomorrow, over 179 km between Stupinigi and Novara with a flat route that will feature a 4th-category climb halfway through the course.
– Start at 12.50 h, finish from 17.00 h, broadcasted by Eurosport 2 and GCN+ starting at 12.35 h.
Cover image (c): BettiniPhoto
- 01 Filippo Ganna INEOS Grenadiers 8'47"
- 02 Edoardo Affini Jumbo - Visma +10"
- 03 Tobias Foss Jumbo - Visma +13
- 16 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team +29"
- 34 Matteo Jorgenson Movistar Team +36"
- 56 Marc Soler Movistar Team +41"
- 100 Albert Torres Movistar Team +53"
- 138 Davide Villella Movistar Team +1'07"
- 146 Dario Cataldo Movistar Team +1'10"
- 156 Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team +1'14"
- 173 Einer Rubio Movistar Team +1'26"
- 01 Filippo Ganna INEOS Grenadiers 8'47"
- 02 Edoardo Affini Jumbo - Visma +10"
- 03 Tobias Foss Jumbo - Visma +13
- 16 Nelson Oliveira Movistar Team +29"
- 34 Matteo Jorgenson Movistar Team +36"
- 56 Marc Soler Movistar Team +41"
- 100 Albert Torres Movistar Team +53
- 138 Davide Villella Movistar Team +1'07"
- 146 Dario Cataldo Movistar Team +1'10"
- 156 Antonio Pedrero Movistar Team +1'14"
- 173 Einer Rubio Movistar Team +1'26"