{"id":232342,"date":"2026-03-09T17:35:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T17:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/we-can-be-aggressive-theres-no-need-to-play-defence-magnus-sheffield-gives-ineos-grenadiers-extra-options-at-tirreno-adriatico\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T17:35:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T17:35:08","slug":"we-can-be-aggressive-theres-no-need-to-play-defence-magnus-sheffield-gives-ineos-grenadiers-extra-options-at-tirreno-adriatico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/we-can-be-aggressive-theres-no-need-to-play-defence-magnus-sheffield-gives-ineos-grenadiers-extra-options-at-tirreno-adriatico\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;We can be aggressive, there&#8217;s no need to play defence&#8217; \u2013 Magnus Sheffield gives Ineos Grenadiers extra options at Tirreno-Adriatico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<p id=\"81822611-5a53-4fb1-90ce-9bf894aa46bf\">The USA&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/magnus-sheffield\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/magnus-sheffield\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/magnus-sheffield\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Magnus Sheffield<\/a> was able to greet his parents after his excellent <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tirreno-adriatico\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tirreno-adriatico\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tirreno-adriatico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tirreno-Adriatico<\/a> time trial up and down the Tuscan coast, a hug and familiar smiles going a long way to ease the disappointment of missing out on third place and an Ineos Grenadiers 1-2-3.<\/p>\n<p>When Sheffield finished, he had set the fastest time, but just 60 seconds later, Max Walscheid (Lidl-Trek) beat him by just three tenths of a second. Sheffield finished 26 seconds slower than <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/filippo-ganna\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/filippo-ganna\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/filippo-ganna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Filippo Ganna<\/a> but only four seconds down on Thymen Arensman, as Ineos Grenadiers impressed on stage 1.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"elk-seasonal\"\/><\/p>\n<aside data-block-type=\"embed\" data-render-type=\"fte\" data-skip=\"dealsy\" data-widget-type=\"seasonal\" class=\"hawk-root\"\/>\n<p id=\"81822611-5a53-4fb1-90ce-9bf894aa46bf-2\">The impressive result came on the day <em>Cyclingnews<\/em> and <em>La Gazzetta dello Sport<\/em> revealed that <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/ineos-grenadiers-secure-new-title-sponsor-to-rebuild-super-team-status-deal-worth-eur20-million-annually\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/ineos-grenadiers-secure-new-title-sponsor-to-rebuild-super-team-status-deal-worth-eur20-million-annually\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/ineos-grenadiers-secure-new-title-sponsor-to-rebuild-super-team-status-deal-worth-eur20-million-annually\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the team has found a new sponsor ready to invest \u20ac20 million per year for the next five years<\/a> to help them compete with their super team rivals.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-continues-below block py-2 text-sm\">Article continues below <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"inline-block w-2.5 h-2.5 ml-2\" fill=\"currentColor\" preserveaspectratio=\"xMidYMid meet\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\"><path d=\"M1000 100L500 900 0 100h1000z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            You may like<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a bit disappointing, but that&#8217;s just the way the clock is sometimes,&#8221; Sheffield said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;It was really special to have my parents around. I grew up on another continent, far, far away. After the races, I don&#8217;t usually get to see them like most people, so it&#8217;s really nice to have them here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Ineos riders already stand out in the peloton with their orange and white colours. On Tuesday&#8217;s stage to San Gimignano, Ganna will race in the leader&#8217;s blue jersey, Sheffield in the best young rider&#8217;s white jersey, and Arensman will wear the ciclamino points jersey for Ganna.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;It&#8217;s nice to have a jersey, and on stage 2, we&#8217;ll wear all the jerseys of the race,&#8221; Sheffield said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"slice-container-newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-ta8cJhfXnh7x44rFBSnEwP\" class=\"slice-container newsletter-inbodyContent-slice newsletterForm-articleInbodyContent-ta8cJhfXnh7x44rFBSnEwP slice-container-newsletterForm\">\n<div data-hydrate=\"true\" class=\"newsletter-form__wrapper newsletter-form__wrapper--inbodyContent\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form__container\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__top-bar\"\/>\n<section class=\"newsletter-form__main-section\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-form__strapline\">The latest race content, interviews, features, reviews and expert buying guides, direct to your inbox!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;I joined the team when I was 19, and I&#8217;m now 23. Time goes fast, but I&#8217;d forgotten I&#8217;m still in contention for the white jersey with so many younger guys coming into the sport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">After his record-breaking ride in the time trial, Ganna again played down his GC ambitions in this year&#8217;s Tirreno-Adriatico, but Arensman and Sheffield have gained a handful of precious seconds on all their GC rivals.<\/p>\n<p><a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/primoz-roglic\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/primoz-roglic\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/riders\/primoz-roglic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Primo\u017e Rogli\u010d<\/a> (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) lost eight seconds to Arensman, Antonio Tiberi (Bahrain Victorious) lost 11 seconds, Isaac del Toro (UAE Team Emirates-XRG) lost 14 seconds, and Matteo Jorgenson (Visma-Lease a Bike) lost 21 seconds.<\/p>\n<aside data-component-name=\"Recirculation:ArticleRiver\" data-recirculation-type=\"inline\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"Trending Bar\" data-nosnippet=\"\" class=\"clear-both pb-0 pt-2 mb-4\">\n        <span class=\"&#10;            flex&#10;            after:content-[''] after:flex-1 after:ml-4 after:my-[0.7rem] after:border-t after:border-solid after:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            before:content-[''] before:flex-1 before:mr-4 before:my-[0.7rem] before:border-t before:border-solid before:border-t-[#ccc]&#10;            font-article-heading pb-0 !text-base uppercase sm:text-sm font-bold&#10;        \"><br \/>\n            What to read next<br \/>\n        <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;We can be aggressive, there&#8217;s no need to play defence,&#8221; Sheffield said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;Being up there gives us nice options, especially with the parcours we have here. There&#8217;s no big mountain top finish, so I think the race is a bit more open this year, maybe similar to Paris-Nice. I think you&#8217;ll have a lot more contenders to fight for the beautiful trophy here. It&#8217;s nice to have multiple options in the GC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Sheffield will again target the Spring Classics but was fourth overall at Paris-Nice in 2025 and is ambitious for this Tirreno-Adriatico.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;My <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tag\/performance\/\" data-auto-tag-linker=\"true\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tag\/performance\/\" data-hl-processed=\"none\" data-mrf-recirculation=\"inline-link\" data-before-rewrite-localise=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/tag\/performance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">performance<\/a> in Paris-Nice last year showed I can be consistent in a week-long race. I&#8217;ll take it day by day, but the GC is the goal,&#8221; he told <em>Cyclingnews<\/em> with quiet confidence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paywall\" aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8220;I think I had a good strike out on my season debut in Valenciana. I haven&#8217;t quite found my top, top shape yet, but I want to use this week to take a step up for the rest of the Classics.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cyclingnews.com\/pro-cycling\/teams-riders\/we-can-be-aggressive-theres-no-need-to-play-defence-magnus-sheffield-gives-ineos-grenadiers-extra-options-at-tirreno-adriatico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The USA&#8217;s Magnus Sheffield was able to greet his parents after his excellent Tirreno-Adriatico time trial up and down the Tuscan coast, a hug and familiar smiles going a long way to ease the disappointment of missing out on third place and an Ineos Grenadiers 1-2-3. 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