 Balloni (in the middle) during the Giro d'Italia in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Alfredo Balloni |
| Born | (1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 35) Rome, Italy |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Retired |
| 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 former 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. 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.
Major results
- 2005
- 1st
Road race, National Novice Road Championships - 2006
- National Junior Road Championships
- 1st
Road race - 3rd Time trial
- 1st
- 2007
- 1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships
- 1st Memorial Maresciallo Sorvillo
- 1st Coppa Ocria
- 2nd Overall Giro della Toscana
- 2008
- 3rd Overall Coupe des Nations Ville de Saguenay
- 1st Stage 3
- 2009
- National Under-23 Road Championships
- 1st Time trial
- 2nd Road race
- 1st
- 1st Trofeo Matteotti Under-23
- 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 UCI
- Alfredo Balloni at Cycling Archives (archived)
- Alfredo Balloni at ProCyclingStats
- Alfredo Balloni at Cycling Quotient
- Alfredo Balloni at CycleBase
- Farnese Vini-Selle Italia profile
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