For two weeks, Edoardo Affini is certainly experiencing the best period of his cycling career! Double title holder at the European Championships Last week (individual time trial and mixed relay team time trial), the 28-year-old Italian rider extended the pleasure by climbing, this Sunday in Zurich, onto his first world podium. Third in the time trial behind the Belgian Remco Evenepoelwho kept his rainbow jersey, and his compatriot Filippo Gannasecond for the second consecutive year, the Transalpine was overjoyed after receiving his bronze medal.
Video – Edoardo Affini after his 3rd place in the CLM of the World Championships
“It’s really great to share this podium with Pippo (Filippo Ganna)”
“It’s of course incredible, I didn’t expect to be on the podium. A good result would have been to be in the top 10, and I was dreaming of a top 5 to be honest”begins by telling the story of the man who had never done better than ninth in his first four participations. “Also, it’s really great to share this podium with Pippo (Filippo Ganna). I’m a bit sad for him because he’s only 7 seconds behind Remco (Evenepoel). I would have preferred to see him first and me third, it would have been of course a better podium for both of us and for Italy, but just to both be on the podium is already very good.”concludes the member of the Team Visma | Lease a Bike.
