Stefan Bissegger wins European time trial title

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European Championships Munich 2022 - 2022 UEC Road Elite European Championships - Men's ITT - 17/08/2022 - Stefan Bissegger (SUI) - photo Luca Bettini/UEC/SprintCyclingAgencyÂ©2022 — Stefan Bissegger on his way to winning the men's time trial at the UEC European Championships 2022(Image credit: Sprint Cycling Agency)

Stefan Bissegger stormed to victory and secured the title in the men's time trial at the European Championships. The Swiss rider covered the 24km route in a winning time of 27:06 to beat his compatriot and former two-time winner Stefan Küng by just one second while world champion Filippo Ganna (Italy) finished third at nice seconds back.

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