Filippo Ganna of the Ineos Grenadiers squad has won Stage 1 of the 2021 Giro d’Italia, the 8.6km Torino-Torino Tissot ITT that marks the start of the Corsa Rosa and decides the first Maglia Rosa of the race.
The world champion reached an average speed of 58.748km/h. He’ll wear the Maglia Rosa on Stage 2, held entirely on his home soil in the Piedmont region.
João Almeida (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) finished in 4th at 17″, Remco Evenepoel (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) at 19’’, Simon Yates (Team Bikeexchange) at 38’’, Egan Bernal (Ineos Grenadiers) at 39’’, and Vincenzo Nibali (Trek-Segafredo) at 41″.
Speaking in the press conference, the stage winner and Maglia Rosa Filippo Ganna said: “It’s never easy to bounce back as a winner. There were some polemics – some said I wasn’t going to be competitive. If I hadn’t have worked in the gym and on the track before the Tour of Romandie, I might have won the ITT there but it’s not possible to always win in a season that includes 60 to 70 days of racing with big goals like targeting the gold medal at the Olympics Games in the ITT and the team pursuit. The Maglia Rosa looks to me even pinker this year than last year. It was a victory I wanted more and this will boost my morale ahead of the 20 stages in which the great captains we have for the GC will be the priority.”
2021 Giro d’Italia: Stage 1 Results
- Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) – 8.6 km in 08’47″52, average speed 58.748 km/h
- Edoardo Affini (Jumbo-Visma) at 10″
- Tobias Foss (Jumbo-Visma) at 13″
- João Almeida (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) at 17″
- Rémi Cavagna (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) at 18″
General Classification After Stage 1:
- Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers)
- Edoardo Affini (Jumbo-Visma) at 10″
- Tobias Foss (Jumbo-Visma) at 13″
- João Almeida (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) at 17″
- Rémi Cavagna (Deceuninck – Quick-Step) at 18″
Jerseys
- Maglia Rosa (pink), general classification leader, sponsored by Enel – Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers)
- Maglia Ciclamino (cyclamen), sprinter classification leader, sponsored by Segafredo Zanetti – Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers), to be worn by Edoardo Affini (Jumbo-Visma)
- Maglia Azzurra (blue), King of the Mountains classification leader, sponsored by Banca Mediolanum – Not assigned today
- Maglia Bianca (white), young rider general classification leader, sponsored by Intimissimi Uomo – Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers), to be worn by Tobias Foss (Jumbo-Visma)
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