Alfredo Balloni
Alfredo Balloni (born 20 September 1989) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI Continental Team Nankang–Fondriest.
 Balloni (in the middle) during the Giro d'Italia in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alfredo Balloni |
| Born | 20 September 1989 Rome, Italy |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) |
| Team information | |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Rouleur |
| Amateur teams | |
| 2007 | Arianna Rimor (junior) |
| 2008 | AGI Neri Lucchini Sprint (amateur) |
| 2009 | Promociclo Neri Sottoli (amateur) |
| Professional teams | |
| 2010–2011 | Lampre–Farnese Vini |
| 2012 | Farnese Vini–Selle Italia |
| 2013–2014 | Ceramica Flaminia–Fondriest |
Career
Born in Rome, Balloni has competed as a professional since 2010, competing for the Lampre–Farnese Vini squad for two seasons before joining the Farnese Vini–Selle Italia team for the 2012 season.[1][2] On his Grand Tour début at the 2012 Giro d'Italia, Balloni held the lead of the mountains classification during the race's first leg in Denmark.[3]
Palmarès
- 2005
- 1st
National Novice Road Race Championships - 2006
- 1st National Junior Road Race Championships
- 3rd National Junior Time Trial Championships
- 2007
- 1st National Junior Time Trial Championships
- 1st Memorial Maresciallo Sorvillo
- 1st Coppa Ocria
- 2nd Overall, Giro della Toscana
- 2008
- 2nd Fucecchio
- 3rd Overall, Coupe des Nations Ville de Saguenay
- 1st Stage 3
- 2009
- 1st National Under-23 Time Trial Championships
- 1st Trofeo Matteotti[4]
- 2nd National Under-23 Road Race Championships
- 2nd GP Città di Felino
- 2nd Ruota d'Oro
- 2013
- 5th Tour du Jura
- 8th Giro del Medio Brenta
References
- "Farnese Vini (FAR) - GBR". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- Atkins, Ben (7 January 2012). "Farnese Vini-Selle Italia 2012 team presented in Italy". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- "Balloni in fuga per la maglia azzurra, Guardini caduto" [Balloni on the run for the blue shirt, Guardini crashed]. Farnese Vini–Selle Italia (in Italian). Croft Sport Limited. 6 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- "Vince Balloni" [Balloni wins]. la Repubblica (in Italian). Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso. Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
External links
- Alfredo Balloni at Cycling Archives
- Alfredo Balloni at ProCyclingStats
- Alfredo Balloni at Cycling Quotient
- Alfredo Balloni at CycleBase
- Farnese Vini-Selle Italia profile
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.