European cycling championships: Ganna silver in the time trial, Kung wins

A gold, a silver and a bronze for Italy on the day of the time trial at the European cycling championships in Trento, with the splendid success of Vittoria Guazzini in the under 23, embellished by the third place of Elena Pirrone, and the second place with flavor a bit bitter for the world champion Filippo Ganna, beaten by only 8 '' by the Swiss Stefan Kung, holder of the continental title. The Verbanese, Olympic champion in the team pursuit in Tokyo, seemed to be able to grab the gold thanks to the time of 24'37 '' set on the 22.4 km of the course, at an average of over 54 km / h, but Kung, the 'last to start, he managed to contain the gap in the half time and to sink the blow in the second part of the test, where he recovered about ten seconds,enough to get on the top step. The bronze medal went to the young Belgian Remco Evenepoel, seven seconds behind Ganna. The Italian vice-champion Edoardo Affini crossed the finish line with the sixth fastest time (25'08 ''), while the winner of the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar, finished in 12th place, with Ganna reaching and overtaking him during proof. "We knew who the opponents were to beat - said Ganna -. There were many champions and Kung was among those to keep an eye on. The result is fine and belongs to me. I don't mind having a gold and a silver on my shoulders. nothing. The sensations were not very good but I would make the same choices anyway. The level is very high, we are all close. Every second gained makes the difference ".The bronze medal went to the young Belgian Remco Evenepoel, seven seconds behind Ganna. The Italian vice-champion Edoardo Affini crossed the finish line with the sixth fastest time (25'08 ''), while the winner of the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar, finished in 12th place, with Ganna reaching and overtaking him during proof. "We knew who the opponents were to beat - said Ganna -. There were many champions and Kung was among those to keep an eye on. The result is fine and belongs to me. I don't mind having a gold and a silver on my shoulders. nothing. The sensations were not very good but I would make the same choices anyway. The level is very high, we are all close. Every second gained makes the difference ".The bronze medal went to the young Belgian Remco Evenepoel, seven seconds behind Ganna. The Italian vice-champion Edoardo Affini crossed the finish line with the sixth fastest time (25'08 ''), while the winner of the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar, finished in 12th place, with Ganna reaching and overtaking him during proof. "We knew who the opponents were to beat - said Ganna -. There were many champions and Kung was among those to keep an eye on. The result is fine and belongs to me. I don't mind having a gold and a silver on my shoulders. nothing. The sensations were not very good but I would make the same choices anyway. The level is very high, we are all close. Every second gained makes the difference ".The Italian vice-champion Edoardo Affini crossed the finish line with the sixth fastest time (25'08 ''), while the winner of the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar, finished in 12th place, with Ganna reaching and overtaking him during proof. "We knew who the opponents were to beat - said Ganna -. There were many champions and Kung was among those to keep an eye on. The result is fine and belongs to me. I don't mind having a gold and a silver on my shoulders. nothing. The sensations were not very good but I would make the same choices anyway. The level is very high, we are all close. Every second gained makes the difference ".The Italian vice-champion Edoardo Affini crossed the finish line with the sixth fastest time (25'08 ''), while the winner of the Tour de France, Tadej Pogacar, finished in 12th place, with Ganna reaching and overtaking him during proof. "We knew who the opponents were to beat - said Ganna -. There were many champions and Kung was among those to keep an eye on. The result is fine and belongs to me. I don't mind having a gold and a silver on my shoulders. nothing. The sensations were not very good but I would make the same choices anyway. The level is very high, we are all close. Every second gained makes the difference ".with Ganna who reached and passed him during the test. "We knew who the opponents were to beat - said Ganna -. There were many champions and Kung was among those to keep an eye on. The result is fine and belongs to me. I don't mind having a gold and a silver on my shoulders. nothing. The sensations were not very good but I would make the same choices anyway. The level is very high, we are all close. Every second gained makes the difference ".with Ganna who reached and passed him during the test. "We knew who the opponents were to beat - said Ganna -. There were many champions and Kung was among those to keep an eye on. The result is fine and belongs to me. I don't mind having a gold and a silver on my shoulders. nothing. The sensations were not very good but I would make the same choices anyway. The level is very high, we are all close. Every second gained makes the difference ".The level is very high, we are all close. Every second gained makes a difference. "The level is very high, we are all close. Every second gained makes a difference. "