Filippo Ganna begins 'Operation Paris-Roubaix'

Filippo Ganna at Wednesday's Dwars door Vlaanderen
Filippo Ganna at Wednesday's Dwars door Vlaanderen (Image credit: DAVID PINTENSBELGA MAGAFP via Getty Images)

Filippo Ganna rounded out his spring racing block in Belgium with a 91st place at Dwars door Vlaanderen, Wednesday's Flemish Classic ending his spell of racing in Belgium and marking the start of his personal 'Operation Paris-Roubaix'.

While most of the cobbled Classics contenders will target Sunday's Tour of Flanders, Ganna has other goals and other plans, with the aim to be at his best on Sunday April 9 for the 'Hell of the North'.

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