Ganna and Bigham poised for team pursuit clash at European Championships

Filippo Ganna European Track Championships 2023
Filippo Ganna with his Italian team pursuit teammates at the 2023 European Track Championships (Image credit: Getty)

Filippo Ganna led Italy’s quartet to the quickest time in team pursuit qualifying at the European Championships in Grenchen, where Great Britain and previous Hour Record holder Dan Bigham look set to provide the stiffest opposition to the Olympic champions in Thursday’s final rounds.

Ganna, Simone Consonni, Francesco Lamon and Jonathan Milan led the way with a time of 3:49.582, just under a second faster than the British squad of Bigham, Charlie Tanfield, Ethan Vernon and Ollie Wood. The azzurri will face France in Thursday afternoon’s first round, while Great Britain take on Denmark, with the final scheduled for Thursday evening.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.