Filippo Ganna

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Filippo Ganna
UCI Track World Championships 2020 123.jpg
Ganna at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Personal information
Full nameFilippo Ganna
NicknameTop Ganna [1]
Born (1996-07-25) 25 July 1996 (age 28)
Verbania, Italy
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [2]
Weight82 kg (181 lb) [3]
Team information
Current team Ineos Grenadiers
Disciplines
  • Road
  • Track
RoleRider
Rider type
  • Time trialist (road)
  • Pursuitist (track)
Amateur teams
2012Pedale Ossolano
2014Aspiratori Otelli Castanese Verbania
2015Viris Maserati–Sisal Matchpoint
2016 Team Colpack
Professional teams
2015→ Lampre–Merida (stagiaire)
2017–2018 UAE Abu Dhabi
2019– Team Sky [4] [5]
Major wins
Road

Grand Tours

Giro d'Italia
7 individual stages (2020, 2021, 2024)
Vuelta a España
1 individual stage (2023)

Stage races

Tour de Wallonie (2023)

One-day races and Classics

World Time Trial Championships (2020, 2021)
National Time Trial Championships (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Track
Olympic Games
Team pursuit (2021)
World Championships
Individual pursuit (2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023)
Team pursuit (2021)
Hour record 56.792 km (8 October 2022)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Men's track cycling
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Team pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Paris Team pursuit
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 London Individual pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Apeldoorn Individual pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Pruszków Individual pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Berlin Individual pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Roubaix Team pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Individual pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Glasgow Individual pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Hong Kong Individual pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2022 Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines Team pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Glasgow Team pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2017 Hong Kong Team pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2018 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2020 Berlin Team pursuit
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 Roubaix Individual pursuit
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Berlin Individual pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Glasgow Team pursuit
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Grenchen Team pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Yvelines Individual pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2016 Yvelines Team pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 Berlin Team pursuit
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Apeldoorn Team pursuit
Men's road bicycle racing
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Paris Time trial
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2020 Imola Time trial
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Flanders Time trial
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Wollongong Mixed team relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Stirling Time trial
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Zurich Time trial
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Yorkshire Time trial
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 Flanders Mixed team relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Zurich Mixed team relay
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Trentino Mixed team relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2021 Trentino Time trial
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Munich Time trial

Filippo Ganna (born 25 July 1996) is an Italian track and road cyclist who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers. [6] He is a record-breaking six-time world champion in the individual pursuit, winning a total of nine medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships, and part of the Olympic gold medal-winning team in the team pursuit at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He also won the men's individual time trial at the 2020 and 2021 UCI Road World Championships, and four stages in the 2020 Giro d'Italia and two stages in the 2021 Giro d'Italia, setting the record for most consecutive time trials won at the Giro with five. He was the previous world record holder in individual pursuit and he is the current record holder of the hour record, which he unified with the best human effort since the distinction was first made in 1997.

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Career

The son of former Italian Olympic sprint canoer Marco Ganna, Ganna emerged into the scene at the 2016 World Indoor Championships with an uncommon negative splits pursuit style of starting very slowly and falling behind, then winding up the speed in the second half to win. Ganna rode for Italian amateur team Team Colpack, [7] before turning professional with UAE Abu Dhabi in 2017. [8] After two years with the team, he joined Team Sky ahead of the 2019 season. [9]

Ganna at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships UCI Track World Championships 2020-02-28 165708.jpg
Ganna at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships

Between November 2019 and February 2020, Ganna set a world record for the individual pursuit on three occasions, lowering the mark from over 4 minutes, 5 seconds to a time of 4 minutes, 1.934 seconds at the 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Berlin. [10] [11] At the 2020 Summer Olympics held at Tokyo in 2021, together with Simone Consonni, Francesco Lamon and Jonathan Milan, he won the gold medal in the team pursuit. The team set a new world record two times, both in the 3rd battery round against New Zealand and in the final against Denmark, at 3:42.02. Italy had set the new Olympic record in the qualifications, which Denmark had beat in the next race.

On 8 October 2022, Ganna set a new hour record of 56.792 kilometres (35.289 mi) at the Tissot Velodrome in Grenchen, Switzerland, beating the previous record of 55.548 kilometres (34.516 mi) set by Daniel Bigham on 19 August. [12] [13]

On 19 February 2025, Ganna took part in the first stage of the 2025 Volta ao Algarve. Ganna raised his arms to celebrate the win, but due to multiple riders going the wrong way at the finish, the stage was cancelled with no winner declared. [14]

Major results

Road

2012
1st Jersey italianflag.svg Time trial, National Cadet Championships
2013
3rd Time trial, National Junior Championships
2014
1st Jersey italianflag.svg Time trial, National Junior Championships
1st Chrono des Nations Juniors
1st Trofeo Emilio Paganessi
4th Time trial, UCI World Junior Championships
4th Time trial, UEC European Junior Championships
2015
1st Chrono Champenois
2016
1st Jersey italianflag.svg Time trial, National Under-23 Championships
1st Paris–Roubaix Espoirs
1st GP Laguna
UEC European Under-23 Championships
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Time trial
6th Road race
2nd Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano
2017
9th Time trial, UEC European Championships
2018
2nd Time trial, National Championships
2nd Overall Vuelta a San Juan
1st Jersey green.svg Young rider classification
2019 (3 pro wins)
1st Jersey italianflag.svg Time trial, National Championships
1st Stage 1 (ITT) Tour de la Provence
1st Stage 6 (ITT) BinckBank Tour
2nd Chrono des Nations
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Time trial, UCI World Championships
5th Coppa Sabatini
6th Time trial, UEC European Championships
2020 (7)
1st Jersey rainbow chrono.svg Time trial, UCI World Championships
1st Jersey italianflag.svg Time trial, National Championships
Giro d'Italia
1st Stages 1 (ITT), 5, 14 (ITT) & 21 (ITT)
Held Jersey pink.svg & Jersey white.svg after Stages 1–2
Held Jersey violet.svg after Stage 1
Held MaillotAzul.PNG after Stages 5–8
1st Stage 8 (ITT) Tirreno–Adriatico
2nd Overall Vuelta a San Juan
2021 (6)
UCI World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow chrono.svg Time trial
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Team relay
UEC European Championships
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Team relay
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Time trial
Giro d'Italia
1st Stages 1 (ITT) & 21 (ITT)
Held Jersey pink.svg & Jersey white.svg after Stages 1–3
Held Jersey violet.svg after Stage 1
Étoile de Bessèges
1st Stages 4 & 5 (ITT)
1st Stage 2 (ITT) UAE Tour
4th Time trial, National Championships
5th Time trial, Olympic Games
2022 (6)
1st Jersey italianflag.svg Time trial, National Championships
1st Stage 1 (ITT) Tirreno–Adriatico
1st Stage 4 (ITT) Critérium du Dauphiné
1st Stage 5 (ITT) Étoile de Bessèges
1st Prologue Deutschland Tour
1st Prologue Tour de la Provence
UCI World Championships
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Team relay
7th Time trial
3rd Bronze medal europe.svg Time trial, UEC European Championships
2023 (6)
1st Jersey italianflag.svg Time trial, National Championships
1st Jersey orange.svg Overall Tour de Wallonie
1st Stages 1 & 4 (ITT)
1st Stage 10 (ITT) Vuelta a España
1st Stage 1 (ITT) Tirreno–Adriatico
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Time trial, UCI World Championships
2nd Overall Volta ao Algarve
2nd Overall Vuelta a San Juan
2nd Milan–San Remo
4th Gran Piemonte
6th Paris–Roubaix
10th E3 Saxo Classic
2024 (3)
National Championships
1st Jersey italianflag.svg Time trial
4th Road race
1st Stage 14 (ITT) Giro d'Italia
1st Stage 4 Tour of Austria
2nd Silver medal olympic.svg Time trial, Olympic Games
UCI World Championships
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Time trial
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Team relay

Grand Tour general classification results timeline

Grand Tour 20202021202220232024
Jersey pink.svg Giro d'Italia 61 118 — DNF 101
Jersey yellow.svg Tour de France —— 95 ——
Jersey red.svg Vuelta a España ——— 104 —

Monuments results timeline

Monument2018201920202021202220232024
Milan–San Remo 161 114 74 64 51 2 40
Tour of Flanders DNF 98 —————
Paris–Roubaix OTL DNF —— 35 6 —
Liège–Bastogne–Liège Has not contested during his career
Giro di Lombardia

Major championships results timeline

Event20172018201920202021202220232024
Gold medal olympic.svg Olympic Games Road race Not held—Not held—
Time trial 5 2
Jersey rainbow.svg World Championships Road race ————————
Time trial —— 3 1 1 7 2 2
European champion jersey 2016.svg European Championships Road raceDNF——— DNF 61 37—
Time trial9126— 2 3 ——
Jersey italianflag.svg National Championships Road race DNFDNF38———114
Time trial 122114111
Legend
—Did not compete
DNF Did not finish

Track

2014
1st Jersey italianflag.svg Individual pursuit, National Junior Championships
2015
1st Jersey italianflag.svg Individual pursuit, National Championships
2016
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Individual pursuit, UCI World Championships
UEC European Under-23 Championships
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Individual pursuit
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Team pursuit
UEC European Championships
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Individual pursuit
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Team pursuit
2017
UEC European Championships
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Individual pursuit
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Team pursuit
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Pruszków
UCI World Championships
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Individual pursuit
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Team pursuit
2018
UCI World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Individual pursuit
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Team pursuit
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
2019
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Individual pursuit, UCI World Championships
1st Team pursuit, UCI World Cup, Hong Kong
2nd Silver medal europe.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
2020
UCI World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Individual pursuit
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Team pursuit
2021
1st Gold medal olympic.svg Team pursuit, Olympic Games
UCI World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Team pursuit
3rd Bronze medal uci.svg Individual pursuit
2022
Hour record: Sport records icon WR.svg 56.792 km
UCI World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Individual pursuit
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Team pursuit
2023
UCI World Championships
1st Jersey rainbow.svg Individual pursuit
2nd Silver medal uci.svg Team pursuit
1st European champion jersey 2016.svg Team pursuit, UEC European Championships
2024
3rd Bronze medal olympic.svg Team pursuit, Olympic Games

World records

DateTimeMeetEventLocation
3 November 20194:04.252UCI Track Cycling World CupIndividual Pursuit Minsk, Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
3 November 20194:02.647UCI Track Cycling World CupIndividual Pursuit Minsk, Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
28 February 20204:01.934UCI Track Cycling World CupIndividual Pursuit Berlin, Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
3 August 20213:42.307 2020 Olympics Team Pursuit
(with Simone Consonni, Francesco Lamon & Jonathan Milan)		 Izu, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
4 August 20213:42.032 2020 Olympics Team Pursuit
(with Simone Consonni, Francesco Lamon & Jonathan Milan)		 Izu, Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
14 October 20223:59.636 UCI Track Cycling World Championships Individual Pursuit Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, Flag of France.svg  France

See also

References

  1. ↑ Branquinho, Lance (2 October 2020). "Filippo Ganna's World Champion Pinarello Bolide TT bike". cyclingnews.com . Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Filippo Ganna – Team INEOS" . Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Filippo Ganna". ProCyclingStats. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Team Sky". Cyclingnews.com . Immediate Media Company. Archived from the original on 5 January 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
  5. ↑ "Team Ineos". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2020. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Ineos Grenadiers". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  7. ↑ Scognamiglio, Ciro (14 February 2016). "Che bravo Ganna: vince in Croazia". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "Saronni reveals how he secured UAE Abu Dhabi's WorldTour licence". Cyclingnews.com . Immediate Media Company. 26 December 2016. Retrieved 5 January 2019. I'm pleased that we'll still important for Italian cycling and have some of the best young Italian riders on our roster such as Ganna, Consonni, Ravasi and Troia," Saronni explained.
  9. ↑ "Italy's Filippo Ganna joins Team Sky for 2019". Cyclingnews.com . Immediate Media Company. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  10. ↑ Smythe, Simon (16 February 2020). "Four, the record: Inside the race to smash the Individual Pursuit four-minute barrier". Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  11. ↑ Long, Jonny (28 February 2020). "Filippo Ganna breaks own individual pursuit world record at Berlin Track World Championships". Cycling Weekly . Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "Filippo Ganna smashes cycling's hour world record". BBC . 8 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  13. ↑ "Filippo Ganna: Ineos Grenadiers rider obliterates Hour Record with stunning showing in Grenchen, Switzerland". Eurosport . 9 October 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  14. ↑ "Volta ao Algarve stage cancelled after chaotic finish sees riders go wrong way". BBC Sport. 19 February 2025. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
Preceded by UCI hour record (56.792 km)
8 October 2022 – present		Succeeded by
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