Alessio–Bianchi

Alessio–Bianchi
Team information
UCI code	ALB
Registered	Italy
Founded	1998
Disbanded	2004
Discipline(s)	Road
Bicycles	Bianchi
Key personnel
General manager	Bruno Cenghialta
Team name history
1998 ; 1999 ; 2000–2003 ; 2004	Ballan; Ballan-Alessio; Alessio; Alessio-Bianchi

Alessio–Bianchi was an Italian professional cycling team which existed from 1998 to 2004. It was created in 1998 as Ballan. In 1999 Italian wheels manufacturer came in as co-sponsor, and in 2000 as main sponsor. The team was dissolved by the end of the 2004 season.

Major wins[]

1998: 1st Stage 1 , Endrio Leoni; 1st Stage 4 Tirreno–Adriatico, Gabriele Colombo; 1st Stage 3a Four Days of Dunkirk, Alexandre Gontchenkov; 1st Stage 5 Four Days of Dunkirk, Gabriele Colombo; 1st Luk-Cup Bühl, Piotr Ugrumov

1999: 1st Stage 5 Tour Méditerranéen, Fabio Baldato; 1st Trofeo Pantalica, Andrea Ferrigato; 1st Berner Rundfahrt, Andrea Ferrigato; 1st Stage 4 Giro del Trentino, Alexandre Gontchenkov; 1st Stage 2 Four Days of Dunkirk, Andrea Ferrigato; 1st Stage 1 , Carlo Finco; 1st Stage 2 Danmark Rundt, Fabio Baldato; 1st Stage 3 Danmark Rundt, Nicola Loda; 1st Stage 4 Tour de Suisse, Gilberto Simoni

2001: 1st, Stage 2 & 8 Tirreno–Adriatico, Endrio Leoni; 1st, Stage 8 & 17 Giro d'Italia, Pietro Caucchioli

2002: 1st, Stage 6 Tirreno–Adriatico, Franco Pellizotti; 1st Stage 4 Tour of the Basque Country, Franco Pellizotti; Stage 17 & 20 Vuelta a España, Angelo Furlan

2003: 1st, Stage 5 Tirreno–Adriatico, Ruggero Marzoli; 1st, Stage 3 Tour de Romandie, Laurent Dufaux; 1st, Stage 2 Giro d'Italia, Fabio Baldato

2004

1st Overall Giro della Provincia di Lucca, Alessandro Bertolini

1st Stage 3, Alessandro Bertolini

1st Gran Premio di Chiasso, Franco Pellizotti

1st Paris-Roubaix, Magnus Bäckstedt

1st Stage 5 Course de la Paix, Martin Hvastija

1st Stage 1 Route du Sud, Cristian Moreni

1st

Italy Road Race Championships, Cristian Moreni

1st , Marcus Ljungqvist

1st Coppa Bernocchi, Angelo Furlan

1st Stage 1 & 4 Tour de Pologne, Fabio Baldato