A series of mechanical and bike issues for Filippo Ganna left the Italian forced to battle back hard to stay in contention in Dwars door Vlaanderen on Wednesday, with a broken wheel and subsequent bike change, followed in quick succession by another bike change, with a handlebar that had somehow snapped.
Ganna, one of the co-leaders for Ineos Grenadiers in the mid-week cobbled Classic, was looking perfectly at ease before the double dose of trouble struck.
