Olympics-Cycling-History-chasing Ganna is rider to beat in time trial showpiece

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World champion Filippo Ganna has swept the majority of individual time trials in the past few seasons but only an Olympic gold in Wednesday's ...

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World champion Filippo Ganna has swept the majority of individual time trials in the past few seasons but only an Olympic gold in Wednesday's event can cement his place among the all-time great sprint specialists.

The Italian rider has an opportunity to join Spain's Miguel Indurain and Swiss Fabian Cancellara as an Olympic gold medallist in the time trial while still in possession of the world crown in the event.Ganna, nicknamed 'La Bestia' - the beast - did not make the cut for Italy's Rio 2016 lineup, but has since picked up 10 professional time trial wins - including the 2020 world title on home soil and five Giro d'Italia stages.

The Belgian duo of Wout van Aert, who won silver in Saturday's road race, and Remco Evenepoel will start as strong medal contenders along with Slovenian Primoz Roglic, while Dutchman Tom Dumoulin will be looking to upgrade his Rio silver. The route brings an elevation gain of 846 metres in total – and it is by no means a flat, power time trial for the purists.

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