I Didn't Realise Filippo Ganna Could Sprint Like THIS | Vuelta a Espana 2023 Stage 5 

INEOS, it's time to cancel your GC ambitions. The Ganna green jersey campaign starts now.

“Just say you sprinted against me” I know how he feels (I attack on coffee rides too)

Was like Ineos released a Kraken! Ganna have so much potential if he focuses on road races, also as shown in Milan-Sanremo where he held off Pogacar attack and out-sprinted him & Van Aert.

I don’t even watch the races anymore, I just wait for LR to upload. My savior, I love you❤️

Ganna is a 300 mt sprinter thank to his incredible speed resistance...

I’ve “kinda” had my eye on Pippo Ganna since I first saw him at the Milton Velodrome in Ontario, Canada, back in January, 2020, just before the Covid “shit hit the fan”. He destroyed everyone else at that event. I like him, because I to loved riding track (at the Montreal 1976 Olympics velodrome), and, like me, he’s a “big” guy. Unlike me, he’s actually got talent . . . so, as I approach 80, Pippo gives me vicarious pleasure.. . And thank YOU, young man, for your very insightful analyses of the races.

Filippo Ganna is such a great rider. I've been a fan since watching him in the Giro a couple of years ago.

That Drivethru reference is much underrated :DD

A lot of time trialists are good sprinters. They're just powerhouses. Marcel Kittel was time trial world champion in the juniors.

I can't unhear Fillip O'Ganna...

Garaint Thomas's true purpose in life was to be Ganna's lead out in the 2023 Vuelta

Brilliant summary and analysis! Better than any of the official coverage!

Ganna upped his game this year or late last (we know how pro athletes do that) and great to see him be super flexible now, he adapts to many situations for a big guy. Bring it on..

It was no surprise after his bunch sprint win in Tour de Wallonie. There, the first moment I saw the results, I thought he won the stage with an attack, but it was an impressive sprint. If he had more experience with bunch sprints, he could start in a better position and beat Groves. Looking forward to the next sprint.

Ganna reminds me a lot of Cancellara, I think he has so much more potential than just the TT and hard riding!

Remco had me absolute pissing myself! What a legend

3:55 wtf was the blue guy on the left doing

I totally agree with the title. Perhaps this surprise comes from his winning experiences on the track? Looking at him sprinting from above, he still has a different style than other sprinters, for example Van Aert or Philipsen, he stays more composed with the body and the bike sways much less left and right. Just look at the vast difference in posture and driving in the sprint of Groves himself, elbows wide...

4:23 CurbMan! Not the hero we wanted, but the hero we didn't know we needed.

6:28 Wooah, I didn't see the assistant taking the bike away. Wow, wicked camera angle!

Thanks LR for making it interesting. I watch the whole race. I remember Vuelta being my favourite GT of the year. But maybe I always forget that the first week is boring. This year for sure, the first week has been best watched as highlights. I hope it gets better next week of course, if it doesn’t, I will be watching the LR summary every day and ONLY that. :)

It's really incredible how weak the sprinters field is in here. It's probably the weakest for a Grand Tour since i started watching in 2019. Just look at this top 10.

Ganna has those track legs from the Worlds.

Ganna green sounds like a great idea

He beat Wout in the sprint at San Remo, so not entirely surprising, but cool to see him mixing it up here.

2:22 how nice when the roundabout is symmetrical! 3:39 well said Lanterne Rouge, "the opposite in fact" When the roundabout is NOT symmetrical!

Impressive race so far from QuickStep

Just trying to go to the drive thru too quickly...!👏

they crashed on the McDonalds french fry oil...

1:21 Mouthwatering.

Kaden Groves appears to be on track to match his teammate, Philipsen's feat of 4 stage wins in a GT, if he can survive all the high mountains to come. Of course, the sprint competition is not at the same level as the Tour where we had Cavendish, Ewan, Groenewegen, Jacobsen, Pedersen, van Aert and Bahaus amongst others - though most of them left the Tour prematurely due to one reason or the other. Of the main competition here, Molano, Coquard and Menten all suffered crashes today, so the only surprise was to see Ganna almost Pip(po) Kaden.

Not surprised with Ganna’s performance here. Just look at his MSR performance this year for comparison.

Alpecin collecting all the green jerseys out there

Sprinted great at MSR too!

Imagine the carnage had that been a Chick-Fil-A

Not gonna lie, I would definitely enjoy seeing Ganna turn the page and attempt to become a sprinter alongside his undisputable TT qualities. He's certainly got the build for it.

4:03 number 2 and 3 must have had the same tires, they go down in unison lol.

Ganna is a generational talent, he can do it all, impressive

Your prediction that Bardet would get in the break and that Remco would give the jersey away perfectly the next day was correct lol

can you tell me why do they ride their stationary bikes after the race? do they just love cycling that much that even after laying it all on the table during the stage they still want to cycle some more?

TY

the golden arches 🍟

0:06 the guys just wanted maccys💀

INEOS Grenadiers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

INEOS Grenadiers!!!!!!!!!!

The man’s a beaaaast

1:21 Food and Bacteria in Vuelta a Intestines

4:00 Olive oil protestors be like: "Roundabouts? GENIUS!"

great interviews post race....

Vingegaard nearly went down in a round about! Imagine if it was raining😱 Vuelta Loco 16 round abouts in 16 km. Route planner🙄 Remco thinking like Podacar. Contenders 😴 slept. Tomorrows sprint on Second last hill, still sleeping then

I snorted at the McDonald’s joke. Get those guys a Happy Meal for their trouble. Now on to some challenging stages…

its hard to watch some of these sprint run ins, scary stuff

Why on Earth would you put a sprint 10km away from the finish line? What is that supposed to bring to the race?

Oil on the road!

Ganna impressed me hahah ..is Eneos have a sprinter? Let Ganna sprint hehe

Geraint Thomas calls him “Five legs Ganna.”

He had a great sprint in Wallonie. G could be his lead out man.

If he wasn’t so far back when he started just to get to the front… damm he looked fast 😮

Romane I love you!!!

Ganna is the world champion in Individual Pursuit (pure speed!). Why he couldn't be a great sprinter? I think he can.

He'd have won with any team lead out! Come on Ineos support Pippo Ganna

should've let ganna go for it yesterday actually

The Liberation of People of Ghana is here

Jason Osbourne looks like the actor Michael Shannon. Change my mind.

right what I was thinking........

You didn't expect the Italian, 5 leg, watt monster, Ganna to do that? Nobody expects the Italian inquisition!

why would quickstep want to try to give the jersey away? genuine question, still fairly new to cycling

Ummm tour de wallonie makes this not a surprise. I think what was surprising was the CALIBRE of sprinters Pippo was up against.

Well that was certainly a boring stage, until 11k to go. I was hoping that Ganna may have a go from 1k out, just like Geraint Thomas joked about on his podcast.

GANNA eats watts for breakfast!!💪

Ganna competes on the track. He can sprint!

So many crashes and serious injuries in pro cycling. They need to wear better protection

I dont think Ganna was sprinting, he just rode tempo at the end.

It’s the drugs 😊

free my guy Ganna fr

Remco gains seconds, Vingegaard will take minutes...

Remco: I'm taking intermediate sprints Vingegaard: That's a vagrant dumpster Diving!

Boring Vuelta so far. Maybe I’m just spoiled because the Tour was so good from the start this year. I hope we seen more exciting stages in the weeks to come.

Hello commenters

What apitty

Pipo Cavendish.

you musnt have watched him on the track racing.

If Roglic and Jonas did not went to the intermediate sprint with Remco, it is because they are super confident with their performances at high mountains, i think. This 6 seconds will probably not make any difference at the end of La vuelta, so why risk it all for just 6 seconds so early in the race? Remco look super strong, he have real chance to win the GC, but does not look that smart tactically.

ban roundabouts. or as i like to call them fallabouts

Who da F decides a race route with so many roundabouts in the final kms?? Total disregard of rider safety and brain-dead planning!!!

I don't find Groves very likeable really. He has an air of arrogance. He says "my team" a lot..."my classification" Plus talking to Remco at the end like him not going for the sprint was the only reason he won the intermediate sprint. That is before he fails to notice that he and Evenepoel aren't even sprinting for the same reasons. 😅 All in all..just not likeable.

Remco shouldn't really waste energy on random intermediate sprints, it's backfire at him.

who is Pippo Ganna?

Please, you live in andorra, ask anyone there how to pronouce sepulveda, it sounds so weird the way you say it, it even takes a while to realize who are you refering to

I like Remco less and less every day. Great cyclist but a Grade A weasel.

Why don't they show Vlasov's flag?

Those roundabouts are driving me crazy! 😮 M 🦘🏏😎