Filippo Ganna: I’m still hungry for success

Team Ineos rider Italys Filippo Ganna competes in the first stage of the Giro dItalia 2021 cycling race a 86 km individual time trial on May 8 2021 in Turin Photo by Luca Bettini AFP Photo by LUCA BETTINIAFP via Getty Images
Filippo Ganna (Ineos Grenadiers) (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Two weeks after leading Italy to the gold medal in the Team Pursuit at the Tokyo Olympic Games, Filippo Ganna is back road racing with Ineos Grenadiers, helping fellow track rider Ethan Hayter win two stages at the Tour of Norway by splitting the peloton, chasing down attacks and using his unmatchable turn of speed to soften up their rivals. 

While many athletes switch off and celebrate after Olympic success, Ganna is still hungry for more in 2021 and still has several major goals on his race calendar. 

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Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.