Francesco Ginanni

Francesco Ginanni
Francesco Ginanni, on the left, in 2012
Personal information
Full nameFrancesco Ginanni
Born (1985-10-06) 6 October 1985 (age 39)
Pistoia, Italy
Team information
Current teamAcqua & Sapone
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Professional teams
2006–2007Finauto-D'étoffe-Zoccorinese
2008–2011Diquigiovanni–Androni
2012Acqua & Sapone
Major wins
Giro del Veneto (2008)
Tre Valli Varesine (2008)

Francesco Ginanni (born 6 October 1985 in Pistoia) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team Acqua & Sapone, after turning professional with Diquigiovanni–Androni in 2008. As an amateur, Ginanni won five races in 2006 and four races in 2007, including the Giro del Casentino, a 1.2 rated single-day race on the UCI Europe Tour. Ginanni's first professional victory came in the Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese in August 2008, which he followed up by winning the Tre Valli Varesine and Giro del Veneto, both races classified as 1.HC – the highest rating for single-day races on the UCI Europe Tour. The Daily Peloton called 2008 "a real breakthrough year" for Ginanni.[1] Ginanni won a further three single-day races in 2009 and, as of March 2010, one in 2010. Ginanni won the Trofeo Laigueglia in both 2009 and 2010, emulating Eddy Merckx and Filippo Pozzato.[2] Ginanni is aiming to win Milan–San Remo, one of the five monuments of road bicycle racing. In the 2010 edition, he finished 7th.

Palmarès

Date Placing Race Location Competition, Rating
25 March 2006 1st Milano–Busseto  Italy NE
20 May 2006 1st Città di Empoli  Italy, Empoli NE
5 September 2006 1st Giro Internazionale del Valdarno  Italy NE
7 September 2006 1st Giro della Toscana U23, Stage 1  Italy, Serravalle Pistoiese 2.2
9 September 2006 1st Giro della Toscana U23, Stage 3  Italy, S. Miniato Basso 2.2
30 March 2007 1st GP du Portugal, Stage 1  Portugal Felgueiras 2.Ncup
3 April 2007 1st Mercatale Valdarno  Italy NE
22 July 2007 1st Giro del Casentino  Italy 1.2
15 August 2007 1st Firenze–Viareggio  Italy NE
13 April 2008 2nd Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Prologue  Turkey, Istanbul UCI Europe Tour, 2.1
15 April 2008 3rd Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Stage 2  Turkey, Bodrum UCI Europe Tour, 2.1
3 May 2008 2nd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano  Italy, Larciano UCI Europe Tour, 1.1
1 August 2008 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese  Italy, Carnago UCI Europe Tour, 1.1
19 August 2008 1st Tre Valli Varesine  Italy, Varese UCI Europe Tour, 1.HC
31 August 2008 1st Giro del Veneto  Italy, Padova UCI Europe Tour, 1.HC
21 February 2009 1st Trofeo Laigueglia  Italy, Laigueglia UCI Europe Tour, 1.1
28 February 2009 1st Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano  Switzerland, Lugano UCI Europe Tour, 1.1
6 August 2009 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese  Italy, Carnago UCI Europe Tour, 1.1
20 February 2010 1st Trofeo Laigueglia  Italy, Laigueglia UCI Europe Tour, 1.1

References

  1. ^ Hazen, Bart (15 January 2009). "Serramenti PVC Diquigiovanni – Androni Giocattoli 2009". The Daily Peloton. Archived from the original on 14 December 2010. Retrieved 1 March 2010.
  2. ^ Brown, Gregor (20 February 2010). "Ginanni doubles in Trofeo Laigueglia, San Remo next". Cycling Weekly. Retrieved 1 March 2010.


Flag of ItalyBiography icon

This biographical article related to an Italian cycling person born in the 1980s is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.