21 things you didn't know about Filippo Ganna

Cooking, Lego, and DIY tattoos are all part of the deal with the Italian time trial supremo

Filippo Ganna at the Vuelta a San Juan 2023
(Image credit: Maximiliano Blanco / Getty Images)
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Date of Birth

25/7/1996

Born

Verbania, Italy

Nationality

Italian

Nickname

Top Ganna

Height

1.93m

Weight

83kg

Resides

Ascona, Switzerland

Turned pro

2015

Team

Ineos Grenadiers

Bike

Pinarello Dogma F

UCI wins

35

Stage race wins

2

Grand Tour stage wins

7

Twitter

@GannaFilippo

Instagram

@GannaFilippo

We can only imagine that Italian time trial powerhouse Filippo Ganna was born bang on time, because whenever there's a clock involved, he excels.

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After cutting his teeth on local and national newspapers, James began at Cycling Weekly as a sub-editor in 2000 when the current office was literally all fields.

Eventually becoming chief sub-editor, in 2016 he switched to the job of full-time writer, and covers news, racing and features.

He has worked at a variety of races, from the Classics to the Giro d'Italia – and this year will be his seventh Tour de France.

A lifelong cyclist and cycling fan, James's racing days (and most of his fitness) are now behind him. But he still rides regularly, both on the road and on the gravelly stuff.