Francesco Ginanni is an Italian

Italy

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 professional road bicycle racer for UCI Professional Continental team , with whom he turned professional 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

Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese

The Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Carnago, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...

 in August 2008, which he followed up by winning the Tre Valli Varesine

Tre Valli Varesine

The Tre Valli Varesine is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Varese, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour....

 and Giro del Veneto

Giro del Veneto

The Giro del Veneto is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Veneto, Italy. The race is a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, meaning a one-day race that is not the hardest in difficulty, but harder than most.-Winners:...

, 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

Trofeo Laigueglia

The Trofeo Laigueglia is an early season road bicycle race held annually in Liguria, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is held about ten days after the opening to the Italian season, the Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi.-Palmarès:...

 in both 2009 and 2010, emulating Eddy Merckx

Eddy Merckx

Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Merckx , better known as Eddy Merckx, is a Belgian former professional cyclist. The French magazine Vélo called him "the most accomplished rider that cycling has ever known." The American publication, VeloNews, called him the greatest and most successful cyclist of all...

 and Filippo Pozzato

Filippo Pozzato

Filippo "Pippo" Pozzato is an Italian road racing cyclist with UCI ProTour Team Katusha.-Career:...

. Ginanni is aiming to win Milan – San Remo, one of the five monuments of road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing

Road bicycle racing is a bicycle racing sport held on roads, using racing bicycles. The term "road racing" is usually applied to events where competing riders start simultaneously with the winner being the first to the line at the end of the course .Historically, the most...

. In the 2010 edition, he finished 7th.

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 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey. Historically the race attracted almost no attention from Europe's major cycling teams and best riders. However, its recent elevation in rankings has attracted an increasingly competitive... , Prologue	, Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...	UCI Europe Tour, 2.1
	3rd	Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey is a professional road bicycle racing stage race held annually in Turkey. Historically the race attracted almost no attention from Europe's major cycling teams and best riders. However, its recent elevation in rankings has attracted an increasingly competitive... , Stage 2	, Bodrum Bodrum Bodrum is a port city in Muğla Province, in the southwestern Aegean Region of Turkey. It is located on the southern coast of Bodrum Peninsula, at a point that checks the entry into the Gulf of Gökova. The site was called Halicarnassus of Caria in ancient times and was famous for housing the...	UCI Europe Tour, 2.1
	2nd	GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano The GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano is a road bicycle race held annually in Larciano, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.Between 1967 and 1976 it was held as the Circuito di Larciano.-Past winners:...	, Larciano	UCI Europe Tour, 1.1
	1st	Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese The Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Carnago, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...	, Carnago	UCI Europe Tour, 1.1
	1st	Tre Valli Varesine Tre Valli Varesine The Tre Valli Varesine is a semi classic European bicycle race held in Varese, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.HC event on the UCI Europe Tour....	, Varese	UCI Europe Tour, 1.HC
	1st	Giro del Veneto Giro del Veneto The Giro del Veneto is a semi classic European bicycle race held in the region of Veneto, Italy. The race is a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour, meaning a one-day race that is not the hardest in difficulty, but harder than most.-Winners:...	, Padova	UCI Europe Tour, 1.HC
	1st	Trofeo Laigueglia Trofeo Laigueglia The Trofeo Laigueglia is an early season road bicycle race held annually in Liguria, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is held about ten days after the opening to the Italian season, the Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi.-Palmarès:...	, 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 Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese The Gran Premio Industria e Commercio Artigianato Carnaghese is a single-day road bicycle race held annually in Carnago, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour.-Winners:...	, Carnago	UCI Europe Tour, 1.1
	1st	Trofeo Laigueglia Trofeo Laigueglia The Trofeo Laigueglia is an early season road bicycle race held annually in Liguria, Italy. Since 2005, the race has been organised as a 1.1 event on the UCI Europe Tour. It is held about ten days after the opening to the Italian season, the Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi.-Palmarès:...	, Laigueglia	UCI Europe Tour, 1.1

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