Filippo Ganna Archives

Mathieu van der Poel on Winning Milan-San Remo: ‘This was my best level.’

March 20, 2023 at 10:35 am3 min reading

Road cycling

The Dutchman claimed his first win in 2023 after attacking as he crested the Poggio and then powering down the descent to the finishing line. Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers), Wout van Aert (Jumbo-Visma) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) tried to chase him down but…

Enormous Evenepoel and ITT upset at 2022 World Championships

September 26, 2022 at 11:13 am5 min reading

Road cycling

In many ways, the Elite Men’s side of the 2022 World Road Championships, held in Wollongong, Australia, provided two enormous races. On the first day of the competition, there was an enormous upset in the individual time trial as an unheralded Norwegian, Lukas Foss, beat…

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What Can We Expect From the UCI Road World Championships?

September 16, 2022 at 12:38 pm5 min reading

Road cycling

The 2022 UCI Road World Championships will kick off on September 18 at Wollongong, Australia, with a star-studded list of past and future champions. The question that has been plaguing me since I learned that two-time Tour de France winner Tadej Pogačar will be racing…

Riders to Watch Out For at the UCI World Championships by Matt Stephens

September 14, 2022 at 11:52 am5 min reading

Road cycling

This year, the coastal town of Wollongong, Australia, will host the UCI Road World Championships, with 23 titles awarded through junior, U23 and elite categories across Road and Time Trial disciplines. Winning those iconic rainbow bands defines a rider’s career. There is nothing quite like…

Creating the First British Winner of the Tour de France, Within Five Years

May 30, 2022 at 6:18 am5 min reading

Road cycling

When Sir Dave Brailsford and Team Sky made this claim back in 2009, they were, fair to say, being ambitious. Setting such a lofty goal in a sport full of tradition was asking for trouble. But the then Team Sky boss was, to his credit,…

Alaphilippe Wins Road World Championships as Pressure Scuttles van Aert

September 27, 2021 at 11:08 am6 min reading

Road cycling

Road racing is a team sport but it’s always good to have a winning strategy. In Sunday’s men’s Road Race World Championship, Belgium may have had the best rider in Wout van Aert but the French had the best strategy, enabling the exciting Julian Alaphilippe…

Things We Learned from the World Championships ITT

September 20, 2021 at 11:24 am6 min reading

Road cycling

The 2021 UCI Road World Championships in Flanders started rolling on Sunday with a breathtaking individual time trial that turned into a thrilling mano a mano between the two favourites, Filippo Ganna of Italy and the host country’s Wout van Aert.