Alfredo Balloni
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 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 | |
| Current team | Nankang-Fondriest |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Rouleur |
| Amateur team(s) | |
| 2007 | Arianna Rimor (junior) |
| 2008 | AGI Neri Lucchini Sprint (amateur) |
| 2009 | Promociclo Neri Sottoli (amateur) |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 2010–2011 | Lampre-Farnese Vini |
| 2012 | Farnese Vini-Selle Italia |
| 2013– | Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest |
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Infobox last updated on 14 September 2013 | |
Alfredo Balloni (born 20 September 1989) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer who rides 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. 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. 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.