Alfredo Balloni
 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 |
Alfredo Balloni (born 20 September 1989) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who last rode for UCI Continental Team Nankang–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 The-Sports.org
- Farnese Vini-Selle Italia profile
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