Filippo Ganna’s SECRET Strategy for DOUBLE Olympic GOLD

Filippo Ganna’s SECRET Strategy for DOUBLE Olympic GOLD

Filippo Ganna just recently revealed he’s dreaming of the precious double gold at the 2024 Olympic Games, and to achieve his ultimate goal, he’s willing to sacrifice anything. He’s put ambitions like the Tour de France on hold this season, to be able to perform at his very best at the Olympics. But can Ganna win double gold this summer, with all the other superstars going for it? And what’s his secret strategy to achieve it?

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Filippo Ganna just recently revealed he’s  dreaming of the precious double gold at   the 2024 Olympic Games, and to achieve his  ultimate goal, he’s willing to sacrifice   anything. He’s put ambitions like the Tour  de France on hold this season, to be able  

To perform at his very best at the Olympics.  But can Ganna win double gold this summer,   with all the other superstars going for it?  And what’s his secret strategy to achieve it?  See, the Ineos Grenadiers superstar is determined  to defend the gold medal in the team pursuit  

For Italy in the track cycling event in Paris.  But that’s not all. He also hopes to achieve a   personal victory by winning a gold medal in the  individual time trial. In a recent interview,   his only words were: “Gold and gold,  that is the dream. Two medals for sure.” 

The Italian superstar, who many  like to refer to as “Top Ganna”,   brought home Olympic gold back in 2021, in the  rescheduled Tokyo Games in team pursuit. However,   he fell short in the other plan that he had, which  was the time trial. The course simply wasn’t ideal  

For him, and he had to make do with fifth place.  Ironically, later that fall, he won the elite   men’s world time trial title in Bruges, confirming  his ability to dominate in the discipline.  So now, in 2024, the time trial specialist  and a top-notch team pursuer is giving his  

All to try and win two Olympic gold medals in  the City of Lights, and finally bring home the   missing gold from 2021. In fact, he’s so  dedicated to the Olympics that he’ll miss   the traditional start of the Tour de France  in Florence, Italy, this summer. Instead,  

He’ll be racing in the Giro d’Italia though,  so we’ll be able to follow him there.  At the Santos Tour Down Under, Ganna admitted that  striking the right balance in his schedule was far   from easy, but the payoff this could all result  into could definitely be worth it. He stated:  

“It’s too bad to miss the Tour de France  in Italy this year, but the Olympics are   the Olympics. With the big goals of the  Olympics, I want to try to win again in   the Giro to give a big morale before Paris.” Ganna went to the Australian Tour relaxed,  

As he sees it as a place of warm climate and  low-key races, which was a perfect way to begin   a year filled with high pressure and expectations.  He claimed that he took six weeks off the bike   this winter, and is just now starting to rebuild  the base for the bigger goals this summer. 

Managing both track and road cycling is not a new  challenge for the Italian cyclist from the Lake   Maggiore region. He’s been doing it throughout  his career, achieving world hour records, winning   team pursuit gold medals, securing six individual  pursuit world titles, and earning various honors  

In road cycling. But he’s well aware that the two  disciplines are still something very different.  “The track is a different type of race, but  when you win, it’s so nice for the heart and   head.” Ganna said. “On the track, I race more for  the public because it all happens on 250 meters,  

And you can feel that passion. On the road, it is  so different. It is hard to stay focused for six   hours, and try to save something for the last 50  kilometers when you can try to change your life.” 

Ganna is coming back to Europe, and he’s going to  balance both road and track cycling as part of a   carefully planned strategy leading up to the Paris  Olympic Games. His 2024 schedule will start with   the Volta ao Algarve, Tirreno-Adriatico,  Milano-Sanremo, the Tour of the Alps,  

And the part that we’re all probably most excited  about, the Giro d’Italia. Paris-Roubaix though,   is still questionable, since they’ve  got some altitude camps and fine-tuning   on the track scheduled for that time. Ganna claimed: “We saw in 2021, after  

The Giro I did good preparation before Tokyo. We  arrived pretty close for the TT. That course was   not great for me and we worked a lot, so we think  that the same program will be good for me again.” 

But when you’re racing both disciplines, the  question of which one is more important just begs   to be asked, since they’re just so different. One  is more of a personal effort, and the other one   is where a team with four riders is going towards  a common destiny. And Ganna knows this very well:  

“For the TT, it is just myself. It’s only you and  the bike. You don’t have to think about another   three riders. You have all the control in the time  trial. In the track it is different, and you have  

Four who need to be perfect in the team pursuit.” What’s important though, is that Ganna is   optimistic and believes that the outcome will  bring two gold medals. He acknowledges it won’t   be easy, facing challenges like competing  against Remco Evenepoel or the rising UK  

Star Josh Tarling in the time trial, as well as  competing against other teams in the team pursuit.  About that, Ganna said: “The Danish guys are  always good, and Team GB is back. We need to   work a lot to be competitive with these two big  teams. Also Australia. Every team is improving,  

And the level is so high.” When he arrives in Paris,   Ganna will start by competing in the individual  time trial, which is the first cycling event on   July 27th. After that, he will participate in  the team pursuit during the final days of the  

Cycling events from August 5th to 7th. And his  ultimate wish is to be in top shape for both.  He said: “I want to arrive for 110 percent for  the time trial, because it is one week before  

The team pursuit. We know if I can arrive in top  shape, I can be ready for both. I want to start   well with the ITT, and after that I have enough  time to arrive for the team pursuit. We need to  

Switch the body for the long intensive ride to  the short intensive ride. Now I am still young,   and I can do both at a really high  level. When I see that it’s not possible,   maybe I will change my goals in the future.” But then again, 2024 isn’t going to be the last  

Time he’s meeting face to face with the  Olympics. He made it clear that he’s not   shutting the door on returning to the boards  again in the 2028 Olympic Games. However,   there’s still plenty of other races that  will keep him busy in the upcoming years. 

Having won 28 professional races, the Italian  has already shown that he can be successful   in different types of races and on various  terrains. He has secured victories in time trials,   breakaways, sprints, and one-day classics. But he  also said that he’d like to win the yellow jersey,  

To wear it one time, and to win a stage in the  Tour de France. Additionally, he’d also like   to perform well in some spring classics too. Therefore, Ganna is now setting his sights on   classic races as his next big goals. Many still  think that’s where his potential in road cycling  

Lies. Ganna is confident that he can do well in  races like Milano-Sanremo and Paris-Roubaix. In   the past year, he finished second in San Remo  and achieved his best result in four starts at   Roubaix, finishing in sixth place. And what this  means is that he’s got some unfinished business. 

“In the future I would like to come back to  Paris-Roubaix with the ambition to win.” Ganna   said. “This year we are hoping to arrive in  the best condition for the Games. Last year I   was close at Roubaix with sixth, so I will need  to improve to another level to try to win. For  

Sure I will try for one position better at San  Remo. Every year it is different. You can come   close to winning, or you can get dropped on the  capi. It’s one part of the season with Tirreno or  

Paris-Nice when you can have a great feeling,  or if the weather is bad, you can get sick,   and everything goes down the drain. You  need a lot of luck to win on the Via Roma.”  Some people believe that Ganna’s strong physical  abilities and body weight make him well-suited for  

Rough cobblestone races. However, Ganna himself  admits that he doesn’t have a fondness for the   unforgiving cobblestones of the “Hell of the  North.” That’s why he claimed that you must   be a little crazy to like pavé races, especially  the Paris-Roubaix. But he’d still love to win it. 

For Ganna, the goal is to get the most out of  his body, whether it’s during intense efforts   on the track or the longer, more challenging  races like the classics or grand tours.  “At the end of the day, the suffering is the  same, whether it is for one hour, for six hours,  

Or for four minutes. In the end, you are  suffering.” Ganna said. “You try not to lose   your energy or not to lose the concentration,  and believe in yourself. You have one life,   so you try the maximum in every race.” And this exact mindset is the one he’s  

Going to take to the 2024 Olympics, and  try to win the promised double gold.