Alessandro Ballan

Alessandro Ballan

Alessandro Ballan is a Tour de France cyclist riding for Team Lampre-Fondital under manager Guido Bontempi. The Tour de France is also called La Grande Boucle, Le Tour or simply The Tour.

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BMC confirms signings of Ballan and Hincapie

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The BMC Racing Team announced the signing of the current World Professional Road Champion (Alessandro Ballan) and the current US Professional Road Champion (George Hincapie) and are looking forward... For the full story, go to http://www.bikeworldnews.com Read Full Story

Riders get glory; mechanics get greasy – VeloNews

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Riders get glory; mechanics get greasy VeloNews We also got a look at some of Lampre’s Wilier bicycles , including the one ridden by team leader Alessandro Ballan, the world road champion. In mountain bike … Read Full Story

Alessandro Ballan at the UCI Road World Championships

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Alessandro Ballan of Italy celebrates winning the Elite Men's Road Race during the 2008 UCI Road World Championships on September 28, 2008 in Varese, Italy. (Getty Images) more pics » Read Full Story

Alessandro Ballan's strong finish in Stage 11

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Stage 11 Results 1 Robert Hunter (RSA) Barloworld 2 Fabian Cancellara (Swi) Team CSC 3 Murilo Fischer (Bra) Liquigas 4 Filippo Pozzato (Ita) Liquigas 5 Alessandro Ballan (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 6 Paolo Bossoni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 7 Claudio Corioni (Ita) Lampre-Fondital 8 Philippe Gilbert (Bel) Française Des Jeux 9 William Bonnet (Fra) Crédit Agricole 10 Kim Kirchen (Lux) T-Mobile Alessandro Ballen made a strong bid in Stage 11 but he came up just short. Robert Hunter edged him out in the final sprint. Congrats to Robbie Hunter, race well won! Read Full Story

Ballan’s Back!

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He spent what seems like the longest time of any rider this year on the disabled list, but Alessandro Ballan makes his return this Saturday at the Memorial Marco Pantani. He'll be joined by... For the full story, go to http://www.bikeworldnews.com Read Full Story
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Transfers and Teams: Part 2, The Revenge
Teams, riders, results, oh my! Here is the second part of the monster Chris created last week, an overview of the teams after the transfer season is all-but closed. The list follows no particular order, because that would be far, far too organized. Okay, let’s go. Lampre-Vini Farnese v. 2009. It was a forgettable season for Lampre this year. World Champion Alessandro Ballan lost most of his season to illness, and left Lampre with...  
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Audacious Aussie delays Spain-Italy duel
Spain and Italy have forged a healthy rivalry in the men's world championship road race, with four wins apiece this past decade. But both were left behind to watch on Sunday as Cadel Evans soloed away to claim the latest rainbow jersey on offer. Thanks to Paolo Bettini in 2006 and 2007, and Alessandro Ballan in 2008, Italy has been the team to beat of late. Damiano Cunego, second to Ballan last year, was hoping to make it four straight wins...  
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INTERVIEW-Champion Ballan happy not to be favourite
MILAN, Sept 23 - Defending champion Alessandro Ballan believes not being favourite for Sunday's world road championship will help him ride without pressure and boost his chances of victory. The Italian was a surprise winner on home soil in Varese ...  
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A conversation with ... Team BMC's Jim Ochowicz
Brisbane TimesA conversation with ... Team BMC's Jim OchowiczVeloNews... instrumental in signing world champion Cadel Evans, as well as George Hincapie, Marcus Burghardt, Karsten Kroon and 2008 world champ Alessandro Ballan. ...Another Great Tour For EvansPezCycling NewsCadel Evans goes out on limbHerald SunCadel Evans to ride in 2010 Tour Down Under with his BMC Racing TeamFox SportsUK Express -Virgin Media Sportall 97 news articles »  
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First Edition Cycling News, Thursday, October 22, 2009
First Edition Cycling News, Thursday, October 22, 2009Cyclingnews.com“It is a big step forward to have guys like George Hincapie, Marcus Burghardt, Alessandro Ballan and Karsten Kroon for the Classics, and also young riders ...Team BMC changesVeloNewsall 2 news articles »  
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