Alessandro Ballan

• Belgian secures record-equalling victory in one-day classic• Race favourite Fabian Cancellara breaks collarbone in fallThe Belgian Tom Boonen completed a record-equalling third career victory in the Tour of Flanders while the 2010 winner, Fabian Cancellara, fell and broke his collarbone.The 31-year-old Omega Pharma-Quick Step rider outsprinted the Italians Filippo Pozzato and Alessandro Ballan at the finish in Oudenaarde to become the fifth...  

Former World champion takes first victory since 2009, and first in BMC Racing colours  

Roadcycling.comMarco Pinotti to lead BMC Racing Team in Giro d'ItaliaCyclingnews.comMarco Pinotti will lead the BMC Racing Team in the Giro d'Italia, looking to finish in the top ten. Alessandro Ballan wants a stage win in his first Giro, while Thor Hushovd and Taylor Phinney both have their eye on the race's prologue in Herning, ...Team BMC Racing Announces 2012 Giro d'Italia RosterRoadcycling.comall 2 news articles »  

Eurosport.com ASIABallan wins in TuscanyEurosport.com ASIAAlessandro Ballan claimed the Giro di Toscana in his native Italy on Sunday, his first victory in three years. The BMC Racing Team rider won a sprint finish ahead of Carlos Betancur (Acqua and Sapone) and Valerio Agnoli (Liquigas) in second and third.and more »  

velonews.competitor.comOchowicz Q&A on classics: 'There are no guarantees, but we will be there'velonews.competitor.comVN: You have Gilbert and Hushovd, and behind them, you have George Hincapie, Marcus Burghardt, Alessandro Ballan, Greg Van Avermaet, guys who've all won big races. That's a strong team. JO: It's a strong team, we're pretty happy.BMC Racing Team Fields Experienced Line-Up For E3Bike World NewsHushovd returns to racing tomorrow...  

The BMC Racing Team’s roster for the 96th edition of the Tour of Flanders (Ronde van Vlaanderen) includes past winner and world road champion Alessandro Ballan (2007) and previous podium finishers Philippe Gilbert (3rd in 2009, 2010 ...  

BBC SportPhinney cleared to race on in pinkTurkish PressAlessandro Ballan, his BMC team leader, revealed on his Twitter account that Phinney had spent a long time queueing for an X-ray at a hospital just outside Verona but that the results had shown he had not suffered a fracture.2012 Giro d'Italia Preview: Sky Cycling and BMC Go To War In Stage 4 Team Time ...SB NationGiro d'Italia Rest Day Wrap: Who will be in the pink after the team time...  

VeloNationSean Kelly Analysis: Ferrari was wrong, needs to apologise for Giro crashVeloNationThis led to a chorus of condemnation from several pro riders, with Cavendish and Phinney's team-mate Alessandro Ballan being two who said on Twitter that they believed that Ferrari should be thrown off the race. UCI rules don't go that far, ...and more »  

The Guardian2012 Giro d'Italia Live: BMC's Taylor Phinney Finishes Stage One Time Trial In ...SB NationAlessandro Ballan had a great run, but ran a red light and suffered for it, falling down to No. 34 with a time of 11:05. Thor Hushovd, who was expected to do very well, finished at No. 67 with a time of 11:15. Mathias Frank finished at No.2012 Giro d'Italia Stage 1: Annual Event Kicks Off On SaturdaySB Nation Bay AreaCavendish wins crash...  

VeloNationBlaz Jarc Interview: NetApp rider on Paris-Roubaix debut and moreVeloNationby Ed Hood at 6:38 PM EST As Tom Boonen and his QuickStep henchmen endure endless post-Roubaix interviews; Sebastien Turgot is hailed as the saviour of French cycling and Alessandro Ballan explains yet again why he didn't go with Boonen, ...  

Cycling ... the third time in his career, beating Italians Filippo Pozzato and Alessandro Ballan ...