Filippo Ganna is an Italian road and track cyclist riding for the Ineos Grenadiers team. He’s known as “Top Ganna” and specializes in time trials.
Road Cycling Achievements:
- World Time Trial Champion in 2020 and 2021.
- Multiple Italian National Time Trial Championships in 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023.
- Giro d’Italia stage wins in 2020 and 2021.
- Vuelta a España stage win in 2023.
Track Cycling Achievements:
- Olympic gold in the team pursuit at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, setting a new world record.
- Broke the UCI Hour Record in October 2022, covering a distance of 56.792 km.
- Six-time World Champion in individual pursuit (2016, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022, and 2023) and holds the world record.
- World Champion in team pursuit in 2021.
He has an impressive track record in both road and track cycling, with numerous world titles and national championships in time trials and individual pursuits. Ganna is also known for his successes in prestigious road races like the Giro d’Italia.
Height and Weight
The Italian cyclist is 1.93 meters (6 feet 4 inches) tall and weighs 82 kilograms (181 pounds), according to information collected in 2023.
Bike Size
Filippo Ganna is very tall, so he uses a bicycle with a frame size of 55cm.
In 2022, Ganna rode the Pinarello Bolide F HR 3D, a bicycle made using 3D printing technology. The model of the bicycle is available for sale at a price of $65,000.00.
Personal Life
Filippo’s father, Marco Ganna, was a former Italian Olympic sprint canoer. While not much is known about his mother, siblings, or their professions, Filippo is an Italian national who follows the Christian faith and has a mixed ethnicity. His zodiac sign is Leo.
Regarding his education, he completed his primary education at a local school in his hometown and pursued higher studies at a university. He began his cycling journey with the Colpack team before turning professional with UAE Abu Dhabi in 2017. Later, in 2019, he joined Team Sky.
Ganna’s participation in the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo in 2021 resulted in a gold medal in the team pursuit, alongside his teammates Simone Consonni, Francesco Lamon, and Jonathan Milan.
Net Worth
Filippo Ganna receives an annual salary of approximately $2 million.
Although there are no official data, it is likely that Ganna’s fortune is over 5 million dollars.
- Age: 27
- Date of Birth: July 25, 1996.
- Born: Verbania, Italy
- Height: 1.93 meters (6 feet 4 inches)
- Weight: 82 kilograms (181 pounds)
- Net Worth: ∼ $5 million