[1] In 1908, he set a new Italian hour record, which he held for six years.

He was born in Induno Olona, near Varese, in Lombardy.

[1] In 1912, he started a bike brand named Ganna which was still around in 2012.

[2][3] In 1913, he started the Ganna Cycling team where he rode for the final three years of his career.

[4] His company sponsored the team until 1953 when they could no longer meet obligations and Nivea–Fuchs took over.