Ganna was an Italian professional
cycling team
A cycling team is a group of cycle sport, cyclists who join a team or are acquired and train together to compete in bicycle racing, bicycle races whether amateur or professional – and the supporting personnel. Cycling teams are most important i ...
that existed in part between 1913 and 1953. It was started by
Luigi Ganna
Luigi Ganna (1 December 1883 – 2 October 1957) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. He was the overall winner of the first Giro d'Italia, held in 1909, as well as the first Italian winner of the classic Milan–San Remo earli ...
, winner of the
general classification
The general classification (or the GC) in road bicycle racing is the category that tracks overall times for riders in multi-stage races. Each stage will have a stage winner, but the overall winner in the GC is the rider who has the fastest cumulati ...
of the
inaugural Giro d'Italia, and was sponsored by his bicycle and motorcycle manufacturing company.
Whilst with the team,
Fiorenzo Magni
Fiorenzo Magni (; 7 December 1920 – 19 October 2012) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist.
Biography
Magni was born to Giuseppe Magni and Giulia Caciolli, and had an elder sister Fiorenza. Bulbarelli, pp. 14–15 He started c ...
won the general classification of the
1951 Giro d'Italia
The 1951 Giro d'Italia was the 34th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro started off in Milan on 19 May with a flat stage and concluded back in Milan with a relatively flat mass-start stage on 10 June. Fourte ...
.
The team was the predecessor of the
Nivea–Fuchs team.
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Defunct cycling teams based in Italy
1913 establishments in Italy
1953 disestablishments in Italy
Cycling teams established in 1913
Cycling teams disestablished in 1953
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