Filippo Ganna is a highly accomplished Italian track and road cyclist riding for Ineos Grenadiers. He's a six-time world champion in individual pursuit with nine total medals at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships. Ganna also secured an Olympic gold in the team pursuit at the 2020 Summer Olympics. On the road, he won the individual time trial at the 2020 and 2021 UCI Road World Championships, along with six stages at the Giro d'Italia. He set a record for consecutive time trial wins at the Giro with five. Ganna is the current record holder for the hour record and was the previous world record holder in the individual pursuit.
In July 1996, Filippo Ganna, the Italian track and road cyclist, was born.
In 1997, the distinction for the hour record was first made. Filippo Ganna would later unify the hour record with the best human effort.
In 2016, Filippo Ganna emerged onto the scene at the World Indoor Championships, showcasing a unique negative splits pursuit style.
In 2017, Filippo Ganna turned professional, joining the UAE Abu Dhabi team.
In November 2019, Filippo Ganna began setting world records for the individual pursuit.
Ahead of the 2019 season, Filippo Ganna joined Team Sky.
In February 2020, at the UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Berlin, Filippo Ganna lowered the individual pursuit world record to 4 minutes, 1.934 seconds.
In 2020, Filippo Ganna won the men's individual time trial at the UCI Road World Championships and also secured four stage wins in the 2020 Giro d'Italia.
In 2021, Filippo Ganna won the men's individual time trial at the UCI Road World Championships, and secured two stage wins in the 2021 Giro d'Italia, setting a record for consecutive time trial wins.
On October 8, 2022, Filippo Ganna set a new hour record of 56.792 kilometers at the Tissot Velodrome in Grenchen, Switzerland.
On February 19, 2025, Filippo Ganna participated in the first stage of the 2025 Volta ao Algarve, however, the stage was cancelled and no winner was declared due to riders going the wrong way at the finish.
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