Alessio-Bianchi

Alessio-Bianchi

Team information
UCI code	ALB
Based	Italy
Founded	1998 (1998)
Disbanded	2004
Bicycles	Bianchi
Key personnel
General manager	Bruno Cenghialta
Team name history
1998 1999 2000-2003 2004	Ballan Ballan-Alessio Alessio Alessio-Bianchi
Jersey

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

Contents 1 Famous riders 2 Major results 2.1 1998 2.2 1999 2.3 2001 2.4 2002 2.5 2003 2.6 2004

Famous riders

Magnus Bäckstedt (2004) Fabio Baldato (1999, 2003-2004) Stefano Casagrande (2000-2003) Pietro Caucchioli (2001-2004) Laurent Dufaux (2002-2003) Ivan Gotti (2001-2002)

Nicola Loda (1998-1999) Franco Pellizotti (2001-2004) Gilberto Simoni (1999) Massimo Strazzer (2000) Andrea Tafi (2004) Matteo Tosatto (1998-1999)

Major results

1998

• 1st, Stage 4, Tirreno–Adriatico (Gabriele Colombo)

1999

• 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, Vuelta al País Vasco (Franco Pellizotti)
• 3rd, Overall, Giro d'Italia (Pietro Caucchioli)
• 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 GP 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 Scandinavian Open Road Race, Marcus Ljungqvist

1st Coppa Bernocchi, Angelo Furlan

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

2nd Gent-Wevelgem, Magnus Bäckstedt