 Cesare Del Cancia c. 1930s | |
| Team information | |
|---|---|
| Registered | Italy |
| Founded | 1913 |
| Disbanded | 1953 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Bicycles | Ganna |
| Team name history | |
1913–1915 1922 1923 1924 1926 1927 1931–1932 1933–1940 1949 1950 1951–1953 | Ganna Ganna–Dunlop Ganna Ganna–Dunlop Ganna Ganna–Dunlop Ganna–Dunlop Ganna Ganna–Ursus Ganna–Superga Ganna–Ursus |
Ganna was an Italian professional cycling team that existed in part between 1913 and 1953.[1] It was started by Luigi Ganna, winner of the general classification of the inaugural Giro d'Italia, and was sponsored by his bicycle and motorcycle manufacturing company.[2][3] Whilst with the team, Fiorenzo Magni won the general classification of the 1951 Giro d'Italia.[3] The team was the predecessor of the Nivea–Fuchs team.[4]
References
- ↑ "Accès équipes Ganna" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ↑ Mimmo, Franzinelli (2015). Il Giro d'Italia: Dai pionieri agli anni d'oro (in Italian). Feltrinelli. p. 120. ISBN 978-88-588-2175-6.
- 1 2 "Giro d'Italia roll of honour". La Gazzetta dello Sport. RCS MediaGroup. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
- ↑ "Nivea - Fuchs (1954)" (in French). Mémoire du cyclisme. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
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