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A 13 kilometre race against the clock on Al Hudayriat Island that favours Filippo Ganna

PALERMO ITALY OCTOBER 03 Filippo Ganna of Italy and Team INEOS Grenadiers World Champion Jersey Gold Pinarello Bolide TT Bike Monte Caputo Public Fans during the 103rd Giro dItalia 2020 Stage 1 a 151km Individual Time Trial stage from Monreale to Palermo ITT girodiitalia Giro on October 03 2020 in Palermo Italy Photo by Stuart FranklinGetty Images
Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) won all three TTs at 2020 Giro (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Stage 2 at the UAE Tour brings a 13 kilometre individual time trial around the Al Hudayriat Island cycling track, which is sure to shape the general classification. Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) is the favourite, as he has swept the all of the previous seven races against the clock in which he has ridden, from World Champion’s rainbow jersey and all three TTs in the Giro d'Italia to this season's Etoile des Bessèges. 

This event is an early test for GC riders like  João Almeida (Deceuninck-QuickStep) and Tadej Pogačar (UAE Team Emirates) as well as current race leader Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix), who won a frantic, wind-affected opening stage. 

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