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Filippo Ganna becomes second-youngest men’s time trial world champion

Filippo Ganna won the world road cycling championships time trial in his home nation of Italy, supplanting 2018 and 2019 winner Rohan Dennis of Australia.

Ganna, a 24-year-old who took bronze last year, clocked 35 minutes, 54.10 seconds on a 20-mile course in Imola, beating Belgian Wout van Aert by 26.72 seconds.

He became the second-youngest man to win the world time trial after Australian Michael Rogers, according to ProCyclingStats,com.

Swiss Stefan Kung took bronze. Dennis was fifth.

The top American was Brandon McNulty in 29th place.