Luigi Ganna

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Luigi Ganna was an Italian professional cyclist best known as the first-ever winner of the Giro d'Italia and a prominent rider in the early 20th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Italian person
human
professional cyclist
road racing cyclist
activeYears 1900s
1910s
causeOfDeath natural causes
commemoratedBy Italian cycling history publications
competedIn Giro d'Italia NERFINISHED
Tour de France NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of Italy
dateOfBirth 1883-12-01
dateOfDeath 1957-10-02
discipline road cycling
era early 20th century cycling
familyName Ganna NERFINISHED
founded Ganna bicycle brand NERFINISHED
givenName Luigi NERFINISHED
hasHeritage Lombard NERFINISHED
hasNumberOfGiroOverallWins 1
hasNumberOfMonumentWins 1
hasOccupation bicycle manufacturer
influenced development of Italian professional cycling
isPartOf history of the Giro d'Italia
knownAs first Giro d'Italia champion
languageOfWorkOrName Italian
nationality Italian
notableFor first winner of the Giro d'Italia
occupation professional cyclist
participatedIn Italian road races
placeOfBirth Induno Olona NERFINISHED
Italy NERFINISHED
Lombardy NERFINISHED
Province of Varese NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Italy NERFINISHED
Lombardy NERFINISHED
Province of Varese NERFINISHED
Varese NERFINISHED
residence Varese area
role rider
sexOrGender male
sport cycling
won Milano–Sanremo NERFINISHED
general classification of the 1909 Giro d'Italia
stages of the Giro d'Italia
yearOfAchievement 1909 Giro d'Italia overall victory
1909 Milano–Sanremo victory

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Giro inauguralWinner Luigi Ganna
subject surface form: Giro d'Italia