Published August 24, 2021 02:33AM
VN news ticker: Filippo Ganna to ride European road championships, Marianne Vos wins Simac Ladies Tour prologue
Here's the news making the headlines on Tuesday, August 24.
Filippo Ganna helped Italy to gold at the Tokyo Olympics (Photo: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)
Filippo Ganna to ride European Championships
After a phenomenal ride to help Italy to gold in the Team Pursuit on the track at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Filippo Ganna will turn his attention to gold on the road next month.
According to a report on the Italian cycling website Tuttobici, the time trial specialist will contest the race against the clock at the European championships on September 9, before taking on the road race three days later.
Ganna last rode the European champs in 2019 when he only rode the time trial and finished sixth at 23 seconds behind the winner Remco Evenepoel.
The 25-year-old returned to the road last week at the Tour of Norway and will continue his program with the Benelux Tour next week.
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Marianne Vos wins Simac Ladies Tour prologue
Marianne Vos (Jumbo-Visma) has returned to racing with a bang as she took victory in the prologue of the Simac Ladies Tour in Ede, Netherlands.
Vos blasted around the 2.4km course in a time of 3:01, beating compatriot Ellen van Dijk (Trek-Segafredo) by five seconds with Cecilie Uttrup Ludwig (FDJ Nouvelle Aquitaine Futuroscope) in third a further second behind.
The Simac Ladies Tour is Vos’ first race since riding at the Olympic Games last month, where she finished fifth and helped teammate Annemiek van Vleuten to silver.