Alfredo Balloni

Alfredo Balloni
Balloni (in the middle) during the Giro d'Italia in 2012
Personal information
Full nameAlfredo Balloni
Born (1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 37)
Rome, Italy
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Cycling career
SportCycling
Current teamRetired
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Rider typeRouleur
Amateur teams
2007Arianna Rimor (junior)
2008AGI Neri Lucchini Sprint (amateur)
2009Promociclo Neri Sottoli (amateur)
Professional teams
2010–2011Lampre–Farnese Vini
2012Farnese Vini–Selle Italia
2013–2014Ceramica 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
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 Trofeo Matteotti Under-23
2nd GP Città di Felino
2nd Ruota d'Oro
2012
Giro d'Italia
Held after Stages 2–5
2013
5th Tour du Jura
8th Giro del Medio Brenta

References

  1. ↑ "Farnese Vini (FAR) - GBR". UCI Continental Circuits. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 3 January 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Atkins, Ben (7 January 2012). "Farnese Vini-Selle Italia 2012 team presented in Italy". VeloNation. VeloNation LLC. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "Vince Balloni" [Balloni wins]. la Repubblica (in Italian). Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso. Agenzia Nazionale Stampa Associata. 17 May 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2012.