Give us a hand because with Filippo Ganna they begin to fail for words. There is a probable risk of repeating ourselves: too loud, too much higher. Unsurpassed when the clock hands click. This time in Bruges, to make the company tastier, he is again world champion in the individual time trial for the second consecutive year.
Victory in the wolf’s lair
But not only: Filippo goes to win in the wolf’s den, that is in one of the symbolic places of cycling: Flanders, in front of 200 thousand Belgian fans, in the sanctuary-land where one of the most prestigious classics in the world takes place and where the sport of two-wheeler is much more popular than football. Land of extraordinary champions, such as Wout Van Aert and Remco Evenepoel, who, however, had to settle for second and third places in this world time trial.
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No way. They will have class, they will have talent, they will be handsome and bold, but in front of the king of the time trial even the nobles of Brabant must take a step back. And once again the Belgians, in this magical summer for Italian sport, after having lost to the Azzurri in the European football, have listened to the anthem of Mameli This was to be their revenge and instead they must applaud us again. For them, Italy is now a nightmare.
Test in progression
Ganna’s test was truly extraordinary, covering the 43.3km of the test in 47 minutes and 47 at a very fast average of 54.355 km | / h. A growing race after passing to the first intermediate with a 7 second delay on Van Aert. But already at the second check, Filippo practically eliminated the disadvantage, finishing with a 5 ”37 advantage over the Belgian. The other favorite, Evenepoel, the child prodigy, finished in third place behind by more than 43 seconds. For those who love statistics it is the first time that Ganna has won a time trial with a distance of more than 40 kilometers. The splendid blue day ends with Edoardo Affini entering the top ten.
“I was a little bit tired of my head,” Ganna explains after the arrival. “But I just wanted to win, I wanted to keep this jersey that I had won last year in Imola for another year. I have great respect for all my opponents: but winning at the Belgians is really special. Another dream that is yours. achieved “.