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 Alessio came in as co-sponsor, and in 2000 as main sponsor. The team was dissolved by the end of the 2004 season.

Major results

1998

1st Stage 1 Giro di Calabria, 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 OBV Classic, Carlo Finco

1st Stage 2 Danmark Rundt, Fabio Baldato

1st Stage 3 Danmark Rundt, Nicola Loda

1st Stage 4 Tour de Suisse, Gilberto Simoni

3rd Overall Giro d'Italia, Gilberto Simoni

3rd Overall 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)
• 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 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 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