Luigi Ganna
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![]() Luigi Ganna, posing in a studio in Varese, Italy, 18 June 1914 |
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| Full name | Luigi Ganna | ||
| Born | December 1, 1883 Induno Olona, Italy |
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| Died | October 2, 1957 | ||
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| 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909–1911 1912 1913–1915 |
Individual Rudge Whitwort Bianchi/Rudge Whitwort Turkheimer Alycon/Atala Atala Atala/Ganna Ganna |
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| Infobox last updated on May 16, 2011 |
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Luigi Ganna (December 1, 1883 – October 2, 1957) was an Italian professional road racing cyclist. The highlight of his career was his overall win in the first Giro d'Italia, held in 1909.
He was born in Induno Olona, near Varese, in Lombardy.
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