Teams & Riders Filippo Ganna Discussion Thread

[Sciatic]

Considering the situation his team is in i wouldn't be surprised if Ganna now abandons the race. Personally i would like to see him race and try some more. We'll see.

With the diminished sprint field and his form right now he might still have a crack at the (very few) remaining sprint stages. I might be missing something, but why would he abandon? Probably not to get ready for Lombardia

 

[Red Rick]

Another 2nd in a bunch sprint.

He could go far if he was actually on a good team. The only good thing about Ineos this Vuelta.

 

[18-Valve. (pithy)]

The fact that Ganna had to ask "G" for permission to attack or to contest a sprint was nothing short of embarrassing.

 

[SafeBet]

Overall a great season for Pippo, who showed remarkable improvements in endurance and explosivity. Excluding time trials he's not ready yet to challenge the best of the sport, but he's not that far either. Hoping for a big win in 2024.

 

[tobydawq]

Overall a great season for Pippo, who showed remarkable improvements in endurance and explosivity. Excluding time trials he's not ready yet to challenge the best of the sport, but he's not that far either. Hoping for a big win in 2024.

MSR showed something else.

 

[SafeBet]

MSR showed something else.

Perhaps, but he missed that extra bit of legs (or confidence) to stay with VdP on Poggio. And he'd probably get dropped in the descent even if he could stay with him.
I believe winning a Monument or a road WC would require an extra step up.

 

[tobydawq]

Perhaps, but he missed that extra bit of legs (or confidence) to stay with VdP on Poggio. And he'd probably get dropped in the descent even if he could stay with him.
I believe winning a Monument or a road WC would require an extra step up.

I think that's a bit harsh. You said he wouldn't be able to challenge. He was 2nd and beat Van Aert and Pogacar, I think that was challenging enough.

 

[Red Rick]

I think that's a bid harsh. You said he wouldn't be able to challenge. He was 2nd and beat Van Aert and Pogacar, I think that was challenging enough.

You watch MvdP fly away and you think "omg nobody is ever beating that" but then it's almost illegal to win MSR even just a 2nd time these days.

I really hope Ganna tries RvV next year as well and just goes in a long range attack.

 

[tobydawq]

You watch MvdP fly away and you think "omg nobody is ever beating that" but then it's almost illegal to win MSR even just a 2nd time these days.

I really hope Ganna tries RvV next year as well and just goes in a long range attack.

Yeah, 16 different winners since 2008. Pretty incredible.

 

[Unchained]

Another 2nd in a bunch sprint.

He could go far if he was actually on a good team. The only good thing about Ineos this Vuelta.

I love the guy and he has a huge engine, has hyper leg speed but does not really have gas in the sprints I have seen so far..

 

[Brullnux]

Ganna continues a really great year, massive overall improvement. Less dominant in TTs than previous years, which I think may be a trend going forward (Evenepoel and Tarling lol). That said, a string of excellent one day results, some surprisingly good sprints, and some nice GC results early season and in Wallonie.

He's turned into a complete cyclist, I think. I hope he focuses on road next year and making that next step to truly challenge the classics guys, though I wonder if that'll be hampered by the Olympics.

 

[Brullnux]

Another 2nd in a bunch sprint.

He could go far if he was actually on a good team. The only good thing about Ineos this Vuelta.

I wonder how many other teams would give him as much support for the track, though...

Perhaps another gold medal next year amd he hangs it up? Maybe I'm too optimistic

 

[SafeBet]

There's some pressure from the Italian federation to perform at very high level on the track because it's basically the only cycling discipline bringing top results at the moment. That's why he's still riding the track WC even if winning another gold medal changes virtually nothing in his palmares / legacy going forward.