With a strong individual time trial, Lennard Kämna presented himself in good early form at the start of the Tirreno-Adriatico long-distance cycle race.
The 26-year-old Lennard Kämna, who wants to tackle the overall standings at the Giro d’Italia this year, had to retire after 11.5 kilometers in Lido di Camaiore only defeated by the outstanding two-time time trial world champion Filippo Ganna from Italy, 28 seconds behind.
In the jersey of the German champion, Kämna, who once won the world championship title in the juniors, was even able to improve on Monday (March 6th, 2023) on the second part of the rain-soaked track.
Ganna clearly too strong
He also left his two teammates Jai Hindley (Australia/+23 seconds) and Alexander Vlasow (Russia/+22) and Primoz Roglic (Slovenia/+21) well behind. It was only when Ganna smashed the top time that the stunned Kämna had to leave the chair for the leader.
The WorldTour-Race in Italy will start on Tuesday with the second stage over 210 kilometers from Camaiore continued to Follonica. The overall winner is on Sunday in San Benedetto del Tronto firmly.