Francesco Ginanni

Francesco Ginanni (born 6 October 1985 in Pistoia) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team , after turning professional with 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. 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. Ginanni aimed to win Milan–San Remo, one of the five monuments of road bicycle racing. In the 2010 edition, he had finished 7th. He retired from professional racing in October 2012 without a victory or a podium finish at Milan–San Remo.

Palmarès Date Placing Race Location Competition, Rating 1st Milano–Busseto NE 1st Città di Empoli , Empoli NE 1st Giro Internazionale del Valdarno NE 1st Giro della Toscana U23, Stage 1 , Serravalle Pistoiese 2.2 1st Giro della Toscana U23, Stage 3 , S. Miniato Basso 2.2 1st GP du Portugal, Stage 1 Felgueiras 2.Ncup 1st Mercatale Valdarno NE 1st Giro del Casentino 1.2 1st Firenze–Viareggio NE 2nd Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Prologue , Istanbul UCI Europe Tour, 2.1 3rd Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey, Stage 2 , Bodrum UCI Europe Tour, 2.1 2nd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano , Larciano UCI Europe Tour, 1.1 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese , Carnago UCI Europe Tour, 1.1 1st Tre Valli Varesine , Varese UCI Europe Tour, 1.HC 1st Giro del Veneto , Padova UCI Europe Tour, 1.HC 1st Trofeo Laigueglia , Laigueglia UCI Europe Tour, 1.1 1st Gran Premio dell'Insubria-Lugano , Lugano UCI Europe Tour, 1.1 1st Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese , Carnago UCI Europe Tour, 1.1 1st Trofeo Laigueglia , Laigueglia UCI Europe Tour, 1.1