Gino & Jesse

Gino & Jesse are a team of Brothers on the 3rd season of The Amazing Race Canada.

Gino Montani

 * Age: 28 (March 18, 1987)
 * Occupation: Works for the city of Hamilton
 * Current City: Hamilton
 * Hometown: Hamilton
 * Strengths: Strong, smart, and determined.
 * Fears/ Phobias: Snakes
 * Favorite Travel Destination: Barcelona, Spain
 * Pet Peeve about Teammate: “Instead of text messaging ‘ok’ Jesse sends ‘kk’. Drives me crazy!”

Jesse Montani

 * Age: 25 (November 22, 1989)
 * Occupation: Steelworker
 * Current City: Hamilton
 * Hometown: Hamilton
 * Strengths: Coordinated, athletic, and problem solver.
 * Fears/ Phobias: Snakes
 * Favorite Travel Destination: Las Vegas
 * Pet Peeve about Teammate: “90% of the time Gino falls asleep during a movie.”

Biography
Gino and Jesse are athletic, Italian brothers who bring their resilient confidence and determination to the race. Being raised by a single mother made them close-knit siblings because they had each other to lean on. Their mother was their role model growing up and taught them to work hard and live a positive life, making them true momma boys at heart.

The Montani brothers do everything together, whether it’s playing hockey, lifting weights at the gym, or spending time with friends.

Gino graduated from Brock University with a degree in Geography, which he believes will be a major asset on the race. Jesse attended McMaster University on a football scholarship, but had to give up his dream of a professional football career after a hand injury. He is currently working at a steel mill and simultaneously pursuing a career in firefighting.

Winning THE AMAZING RACE CANADA would allow the brothers to buy a cottage, a few toys like motorcycles and ATVs, and most importantly, take their family on a nice vacation.

Fun Facts:


 * Motto: “Losing is NOT an Option.”
 * Team they most associate with from Season 1 or 2: Jet & Dave
 * What would your team walk-on song be? “Save the World” by Swedish House Mafia
 * What fruit or vegetable matches your personality and why?
 * Gino: Pineapple - hard/rough exterior and sweet/colourful interior.
 * Jesse: Peach - full of Flavour and liked by everyone.
 * If your life was being made into a movie, who would you cast to play you?
 * Gino: Brad Pitt
 * Jesse: Tom Hardy
 * What’s in your backpack? Clothes, shoes, flashlight, toiletries bag, calculator, pen, paper, protein, identification. (Jesse)
 * What’s your must-have item of clothing? A nicely fitted T. (Jesse)
 * What’s one thing you wish you could bring on the race? My barber - nothing better than a fresh cut. (Jesse)
 * How did you train for the race? Went to the gym daily, re-watched ‘The Amazing Race Canada’ Seasons 1 and 2, maintained a clean diet, studied Canadian maps, currency, politics, etc., worked with Jesse on different memorization tactics. (Gino)
 * How did you choose your team colour? We chose Azzurri Blue (Italy’s Colour). (Gino)
 * What’s one thing you wish you could bring on the race? My smartphone. It has so many apps and gadgets that would help on the race. (Gino)

Race History
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