Luigi Ganna
,_18_juni_1914,_SFA003002663.jpg) Luigi Ganna, posing in a studio in Varese, Kingdom of Italy, 18 June 1914 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Luigi Ganna |
| Born | 1 December 1883 Induno Olona, Kingdom of Italy |
| Died | 2 October 1957 (aged 73) Varese, Italy |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Professional teams | |
| 1904 | Individual |
| 1905 | Rudge Whitwort |
| 1906 | Bianchi/Rudge Whitwort |
| 1907 | Turkheimer |
| 1908 | Alycon/Atala |
| 1909–1911 | Atala |
| 1912 | Atala/Ganna |
| 1913–1915 | Ganna |
| Major wins | |
Grand Tours
| |
Luigi Ganna (1 December 1883 – 2 October 1957) was an Italian professional
Italian hour record
, which he held for six years.
He was born in Induno Olona, near Varese, in Lombardy. Before becoming a professional cyclist, he worked as a bricklayer, commuting up to 100 km to work by bike.[1]
In 1912 he started a bike brand named Ganna which was still around in 2012.[2][3] In 1913 he started the Ganna Cycling team where he rode for the final three years of his career.[4] His company sponsored the team until 1953 when they could no longer meet obligations and Nivea–Fuchs took over.[5]
Major results
- 1905
- 3rd Giro di Lombardia
- 1906
- 3rd Giro di Lombardia
- 3rd Giro del Piemonte
- 1907
- 2nd Overall Giro di Sicilia
- 1st 2 Stages
- 3rd Giro di Lombardia
- 4th Milan–San Remo
- 1908
- 2nd Milan–San Remo
- 2nd Giro di Lombardia
- 3rd Roma–Napoli–Roma
- 5th Tour de France
- 1909
- 1st Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stages 4, 5 & 7
- 1st Milan-San Remo
- 3rd Giro dell'Emilia
- 6th Giro di Lombardia
- 1910
- 1st Giro dell'Emilia
- 2nd Giro di Lombardia
- 2nd Italian National Road Race Championships
- 2nd Roma–Napoli–Roma
- 3rd Overall Giro d'Italia
- 1st Stages 5, 7 & 10
- 1911
- 3rd Milan–San Remo
- 1913
- 3rd Roma–Napoli–Roma
- 1st Stage 1
- 5th Giro d'Italia
- 1914
- 6th Milan–San Remo
References
- ^ a b c "Luigi Ganna". Cycling Archives. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "The Nicolis Museum celebrates the 140th birthday of Luigi Ganna, the first winner of the Giro d'Italia. - Museo Nicolis". museonicolis.com. 1 June 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Ganna - Choose your way". www.robertopizzato.com/. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "LUIGI GANNA - GRANDE SPORTIVO ED IMPRENDITORE LOMBARDO". consiglio.regione.lombardia.it (in Italian). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "list of cycling team sponsors, old and new". www.bikeraceinfo.com. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Luigi Ganna". FirstCycling.com. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ^ "Luigi Ganna". www.procyclingstats.com. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
Bibliography
- Gregori, Claudio (2009). Luigi Ganna—Il romanzo del vincitore del primo Giro d'Italia del 1909 [Luigi Ganna—The romance of the winner of the first Giro d'Italia in 1909] (in Italian). Cassina de' Pecchi (Milan), Italy: Edizioni Roberto Vallardi. ISBN 978-88-95684-23-9.