Filippo Ganna continues his strong TT form at #UAETour, finishing second on stage 3⃣ to move up to second overall⏱️🔥 @AdamYates7 also puts in a superb performance to move into the top 10 on GC ⏫
Filippo Ganna shrugs off disappointing second place at the UAE Tour: "I did a great performance"
CyclingTuesday, 22 February 2022 at 20:00
Despite not being able to take the win in the UAE Tour's individual time-trial this afternoon, Filippo Ganna doesn't seem too bothered by it as he put in a performance at the level he expected.
The INEOS Grenadiers rider came into the day as the hot favourite for the win, however he would only manage as second place as EF Education - EasyPost's Stefan Bissegger beat him by seven seconds.
“I did a great performance. The average power was more than the plan and at the end of the day, chapeau Bissegger. That’s a great ride," Ganna said in a post-race interview, displaying how impressive was the performance of the EF Education rider.
After grabbing time-trial wins at the Etoile de Bessèges and Tour de la Provence in similar distances, Ganna looked in form and ready to take a third win of the season at the UAE Tour however that didn't come to happen.
He is now sitting in second place in the overall classification however he isn't expected to try and hold on to that spot. Nevertheless, tomorrow's climb to Jebel Jais is close to ideal to his characteristics, but the team's focus is on Adam Yates and his ambitions to repeat the success he's had at the 2020 edition where he won.
"I felt good and also for the next few days, I’ll be ready to help Adam, starting on tomorrow’s climb," Ganna completed.
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