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FAMILY VALUES

As a cyclist in Italy, where going outside for exercise was a no-no during the strictest weeks of lockdown, Filippo Ganna is likely in the minority because he has felt quite content. While others have been climbing the walls, barely able to contain their desire to go on a long ride or get back to their jobs, the 23-year-old Team Ineos rider from Verbania in the country’s north-west has been cherishing time spent with family.

“I’m really close with my family and I like to spend time with them. Ultimately, I have really enjoyed that,” he says. “Normally I might only be with them for, I don’t know, 50 days out of 300.”

That’s not to say he hasn’t been making the most of any lockdown cycling opportunities that have arisen: if you’ve

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