An Italian arrow flying along the seafront in Lido di Camaiore. Filippo Ganna claimed the opening time trial of the Tirreno Adriatico for the fourth time in his career, once again confirming his strong affinity with this course and, more broadly, with the Race of the Two Seas. With this victory, the rider from Piedmont secured the Maglia Azzurra as leader of the general classification once again, wearing it for the 12th time in his career. Only Roger De Vlaeminck, with 15, has collected more, but Ganna could now aim to match — and perhaps surpass — that mark already in this edition.

This time, the two-time world champion in the discipline went even further. With an average speed of 56.8 km/h, he set the fastest time trial ever recorded at the Tirreno Adriatico, breaking a record he already held from the 2020 time trial in San Benedetto del Tronto (56.6 km/h). It was also a memorable day for Ineos Grenadiers: second place went to Thymen Arensman, 22 seconds behind his teammate, while Magnus Sheffield finished fourth at 26 seconds. In between them, in third place, was Max Walscheid (Lidl–Trek), who edged Sheffield by a few thousandths of a second.