While Filippo Ganna continues his work at Tyrrhenian-Adriatico in view of the San Benedetto del Tronto time trial, The Cinghiale fans in their idyllic corner of Piedmont on the border with Switzerland are eager to somehow get back to cheering him on. Even if the latest… coat of paint on Italy makes one think that… life for all cycling supporters will be quite tough.
Their animator is Carlotta, Pippo's sister, Engineering and Architecture studies in Milan, a passion for photography and a partner named Matteo Sobrero, also competing in the Paris-Nice race with the Astana jersey. In the opening photo, she's also there, hugging Filippo after the Imola time trial...
«Until last year – says Carlotta – everything was very beautiful. The last away match before the lockdown was the World Track Championships in Berlin.I didn't go, but there were my parents Marco and Daniela and a great group of friends. We booked our flights and hotel and off we went, even though Covid was already a hot topic of conversation. In short, we went as long as we could. At Bernocchi and Agostoni, we threw real parties. The Bernocchi climb was full of our flagsAnd then at the end-of-year party, there were all the fans who have known Filippo since he was a child..."
The shirt designed by Castelli: pre-sale until Monday, March 15th On the back of the shirt, the Wild Boar symbol of the club The bibshort that completes the uniform And here are the Boars sweatshirts from the Top Ganna Fan Club And the models are Daniela Ganna and her friend Alessandro Here is the 2021 fan club card Signed postcards for every great achievement: they are now abundant Daniela Ganna is also a model for masks On the masks, wild boar side and logo side
The shirt designed by Castelli: pre-sale until Monday, March 15th On the back of the shirt, the Wild Boar symbol of the club The bibshort that completes the uniform And here are the Boars sweatshirts from the Top Ganna Fan Club And the models are Daniela Ganna and her friend Alessandro Here is the 2021 fan club card Signed postcards for every great achievement: they are now abundant Daniela Ganna is also a model for masks On the masks, wild boar side and logo side
Things have changed, but is the association still going?
It must continue, albeit in a different way. The end-of-year dinner, for example, was the way to auction off the uniforms worn by Filippo during the season. The nicest ones were sold at higher prices and the proceeds went to the Oncology department of Verbania Hospital.
You've refreshed your merchandising this year, right?
The boxes with sweatshirts and masks have arrived. And then there will be... a complete cycling outfit, produced by Castelli, which however is only made to order, to avoid having sizes that nobody wants left in our homes. You can pre-order until March 15th, MondayThey can be ordered on our Facebook account, or even sending an email to the Top Ganna Fan Club address. In case of pre-order, the kit costs 150 euros instead of 190 (50 euro deposit) and with the purchase you also guarantee membership to the club.
How much of a role does Philip have in this organization?
From a practical point of view, not a lot, also because we see it very little. However, he shares all our initiatives with his social networks.. And the result is that we have requests for registration even from Mexico. Do you see a cyclist in Mexico pedaling with a wild boar on his back? And then there's the Belgian from the postcards...
Very famous! Who is the Belgian from the postcards?
A guy who wants the postcards signed by Filippo every time they are madeHe doesn't ask for a yearly shipment, he wants one every time a new set of postcards comes out and he signs them.
Now that he's started running like a Garibaldian, how much will his fans increase?
He's having fun. Like in Camigliatello. He ran down there. like when he was a student, he left and left everyone thereAnd our mother was less worried, because at least she wasn't in a group…
