Filippo Ganna destroys rivals in men's time trial at Imola 2020 Road World Championships as Rohan Dennis knocked into fifth

The Italian was pre-race favourite and lived up to all expectations

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Filippo Ganna lived up to the hype in the World Championship 2020 time trial in Imola, absolutely smashing the field to finish ahead of second-place Wout van Aert.

Italian Ganna went into the race as the favourite after his dominant performance in the final stage time trial at Tirreno-Adriatico, but he faced stiff competition from his Ineos Grenadiers team-mates.

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