Filippo Ganna flies in Palermo and dons the pink jersey

Downhill and at full speed.

The timed start in Sicily of the 2020 Giro d'Italia catapulted

, the local idol, to the top of the podium.

First victory and lead for the phenomenal Ineos wheeler, a giant of about two meters high, who overwhelms with his powerful pedaling.

The Italian, in the 15-kilometer time trial between Montereale and Palermo, wore his conditions in a very propitious setting: wide roads and without mountainous difficulties.

In some sections of the descents close to Palermo, the world champion from Imola exceeded 100 kilometers per hour.

A racing car.

The Italian, born 24 years ago in Verbania, debuted his rainbow jersey and fulfilled his status as a favorite.

The big surprise was provided by

, the new Portuguese talent (22 years old), who took second place, 22 seconds behind the Italian.

The Portuguese Deceuninck did the same time as the Danish

(UAE), another 21-year-old boy.

The new generation of cycling, as happened on the Tour, continues to push in this unpredictable season.

At the beginning of the unusual Turn of the Dead Leaves,

was the candidate for the podium in Milan who reaped the best returns.

The Welshman, with a time of 15.47, beat Briton

(Mitchelton)

by 26 seconds

, Vincenzo Nibali (Trek) by 65 seconds, Steven Kruijswik (Jumbo) by 1.21 and Jacob Fuglsang (Astana) by 1.24.

The change in the wind path hurt the Italian, the Dutch and the Danish, who started after the Ineos leader.

A complicated inaugural test, as the Spanish

r (Movistar)

pointed out

: "It was not a technical chrono, but the main protagonist was the wind. There were gusts of 70 kilometers per hour, favorable and lateral, which made it very dangerous. I did not want to take risks, but even so on some descents, without coupling and braking, I was going 85 per hour. The objective was to save the day without more. "

Maximum attention to avoid dangers.

The main victim in the raising of the curtain was the Colombian

, who suffered a fall in the equator of the time trial, hit a fence and abandoned the test.

The Astana climber was transferred by ambulance.

Much misfortune for Superman, who also fell on the Tour, but then he was able to continue to Paris.

A pity because he was destined to be one of the animators of the Giro.

On Sunday, second, between Alcamo and Agriento, with a route of 149 kilometers and with roads with constant slides along the Sicilian coast.

The teams of the rollers will try to control the race to arrive in a grouped peloton.

Opportunity for sprinters.

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