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Follow us on GoogleJonathan Milan had a very good UCI World Track Championships in Shanghai. He left with a world record, a second individual pursuit title and a team pursuit silver. He has also started looking ahead to 2027, when Filippo Ganna becomes his teammate at Lidl-Trek. He also left Shanghai with one big questions mark: what to do about Team Denmark at the LA Olympics.
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Milan: 'With Ganna at Lidl-Trek, we'll have fun'
For Milan, the track was the whole point of his autumn. "I put everything into the track in these last few weeks and I'm happy," he told Virgilio Sport, calling Shanghai "the ending I wanted" to his season. Then he moved on to next year: "With Ganna at Lidl-Trek, we'll have fun."
Ganna joins Lidl-Trek on 1 January 2027 on a deal running until 2029, according to NovaraToday. Milan told Messaggero Veneto that he and Ganna go back a long way: "I'm happy that next season we'll race together at Lidl-Trek, so we can open a new chapter in our careers."
Jonathan Milan sees Ganna as a 'role model
He also called Ganna a role model. "I also want to mention Ganna. He has won everything. I started on the track taking inspiration from him, as I did from Elia Viviani and Davide Plebani, riders who helped me reach this level."
It is not yet clear how the two will fit together on the road. Quotidiano.net suggests Ganna will probably end up in Milan's lead-out train.
When his move was announced, Ganna said he wants to do well in the Classics, according to the same outlet. Milan says the team will pick his goals after a first training camp in Germany and a trip to Toronto and Mexico.
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Denmark beat Italy in Shanghai at the Team Pursuit
Denmark had the best of Italy in Shanghai. In the team pursuit final on 15 October, Bévort, Pedersen, Norman Leth and Madsen rode 3:40.865, which ANSA reports was 4.731 seconds faster than Ganna, Lamon, Magagnotti and Milan.
It was Denmark's fourth world title in a row. On the final day, Carl-Frederik Bévort and Lasse Norman Leth also won the madison on 88 points, ahead of Portugal (67) and Germany (52).
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Milan thinks things will be different at the Olympics
Eurosport Italia points out that the rivalry looks different at the Olympics. Italy beat Denmark in the Tokyo final and again in the bronze medal race in Paris. Denmark's win over Italy came in the 2023 world final. Milan made clear the score isn't settled.
"They are incredibly strong and very close-knit. In the individual event they also showed they have great talent, but first of all we must not get discouraged, we have to believe," he told Messaggero Veneto.
"We know it will be tough, but at the Games in two years we want to try to beat them. The challenge is on. In fact the challenge continues: we have been fighting the Danes for medals for years."
Jonathan Milan and Filippo Ganna go back a long way.
Ganna: 'Four races, four medals'
Ganna was happy with his week too. Il Post reports that his individual pursuit bronze was his 16th medal at the Track World Championships.
"We did everything possible to honour this trip, we gave everything and now it's well-deserved holidays for everyone," he told Bicisport. "It was a good trip: four races, four medals. I can't complain."
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Latest Comments
- Four races, four medals for Ganna — not a bad week at all! I’m still learning how team pursuit works: does the team with the fastest time always win, or are there heats as well?breakawaybikerd28-10-2026
- Ganna and Milan together at Lidl-Trek could be a cracking combination. Whether Ganna ends up in the lead-out or gets more room for the Classics will be fascinating to see.cyclechamp4528-10-2026
- Milan’s world record, pursuit title and team pursuit silver make for a brilliant end to the season. That7-second gap to Denmark shows just how much work Italy have ahead of them before LA, though.bikebuffj28-10-2026
- - I like that there’s finally something to debate beyond whether Tadej will win again. Bring on 2027!samanthak27-10-2026
- - Does the 2027 route have fewer mountain stages than usual, or is the focus just on the time trials? I’m still figuring out how the route shapes who has the best chance.michael5427-10-2026
- - Armstrong’s right that Pogačar is the favourite, but calling it “his race to lose” feels a bit premature when the parcours gives Evenepoel so much room to gain time.bikebuffj27-10-2026
- - Two TTs, and one of them is 38 km? That could make the GC battle much more interesting. Still, the mountains will have their say.patriciaw27-10-2026
- - Dumoulin makes a strong case. Remco can turn 71 km against the clock into a serious advantage, though Pogačar is hardly a slouch in a time trial either.andrewf27-10-2026
- The article makes the new roster sound like a guaranteed fix, but big names don’t always click straight away. Ciccone and Pidcock both like having leadership, so it’ll be interesting to see how they share it. I hope it works, though.gearguru3326-10-2026
- I’m still learning how the UCI points work: does finishing 12th mean they’re automatically invited to every WorldTour race, including the Tour, or are there still extra conditions? Seems like a huge step for the team.davidm26-10-2026
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