Alessandro Ballan
Cyclist
Cycling coach backs Evans' team choice...win the Tour de France. And he believes it will, with BMC having already signed 2008 road race world champion Alessandro Ballan and George Hincapie, who helped Lance Armstrong to his seven Tour de France victories. "They can be a major... In this article: Cadel Evans, Tour de France, Alessandro Ballan, George Hincapie, Silence-Lotto, BMC Racing Team, Lance Armstrong, and Switzerland |
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Miami Herald | November 02, 2009
Evans signs with American cycling team BMC Racing
...world championships. Evans, who announced last week he would leave the Silence-Lotto team at the end of the year, will join former Lance Armstrong teammate George Hincapie and former world champion Alessandro Ballan. The Miami Herald is...
In this article: Cadel Evans, Tour de France, Silence-Lotto, George Hincapie, Lance Armstrong, The Miami Herald, Paris, and Australia
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CNN | November 02, 2009
Cycling: World champ Evans joins BMC
...BMC Racing have recruited the experienced American George Hincapie, a former teammate of Armstrong, and Italian star Alessandro Ballan to boost their fledgling squad, which also includes the promising Marcus Burghardt and Karsten...
In this article: Cadel Evans, Tour de France, Silence-Lotto, Southland, Floyd Landis, BMC Racing Team, Lance Armstrong, U.S., and 2006 Tour De France
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Telegraph.co.uk - Sport | September 02, 2009
Lance Armstrong signs Levi Leipheimer to RadioShack for 2010 ProTour season
...season as a professional team on Tuesday after cycling's transfer window opened. On a busy day that saw BMC Racing sign Alessandro Ballan and George Hincapie, the world and US road race champions respectively, the capture of Leipheimer...
In this article: Levi Leipheimer, Lance Armstrong, RadioShack, US Postal Service, Tour de France, Johan Bruyneel, George Hincapie, US, Astana, and Dauphine Libere
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San Francisco Chronicle | September 02, 2009
DIGEST / Leipheimer teams with Armstrong
...signed a two-year contract with the BMC Racing Team. The American-Swiss BMC team also announced that it had signed world champion Alessandro Ballan of Italy and five other European cyclists. Hincapie, 36, was part of Armstrong's team during...
In this article: Levi Leipheimer, Lance Armstrong, Adam "Pacman" Jones, Tour de France, Freddy Adu, George Hincapie, Liege, Belgium, Astana, and Champions League
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Wikipedia | October 12, 2009
2009 Tour de France, Stage 12 to Stage 21
...started in earnest. Near the top of that climb, Laurent Lefevre and world champion Alessandro Ballan attempted a breakaway, but they were chased down by , whose sprinter Mark Cavendish again took the stage victory. A split in the group as...
In this article: Andy Schleck, Alberto Contador, Mark Cavendish, Franco Pellizotti, Bradley Wiggins, Frank Schleck, Lance Armstrong, Thor Hushovd, and Andreas Kloden
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boston.com - Latest sports news | December 15, 2008
Lance Armstrong getting warm reception in Italy
...suited to Armstrong. The Lampre team's top riders, 2004 Giro winner Damiano Cunego and world champion Alessandro Ballan, were no-shows at the course presentation in what was taken as a silent protest. "It's an insult to the...
In this article: Lance Armstrong, Giro, Ivan Basso, Italy, E-mail, Cancer, Allegation, 2004 Tour De France, and Giro d'Italia
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Wikipedia | October 31, 2009
2010 Giro d'Italia
...his is in line for an invitation to the race. With the Tour of California conflicting with the Giro in 2010, Ballan's BMC teammate George Hincapie will attend that race rather than this one. Lance Armstrong and three-time defending Tour of...
In this article: Giro d'Italia, Giro, Denis Menchov, Tour of California, Tour de France, Levi Leipheimer, Alberto Contador, George Hincapie, and Lance Armstrong
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Alessandro Ballan (born November 6, 1979 in Castelfranco Veneto, Veneto) is an Italian professional road bicycle racer for UCI ProTour team Lampre, and is the current world champion. Although he possesses a frame that is usually more associated with climbing, Ballan has established himself as a leading spring classics contender in recent years. His nickname, Bontempino, is a diminutive reference to Guido Bontempi, to whom he bears a resemblance.
- Full Name:
- Alessandro Ballan
- Also Known As:
- Bontempino
- Birth Date:
- November 06, 1979
- Birthplace:
- Castelfranco Veneto, Italy
- Weight:
- 72 kg
- Discipline:
- Road
- Current team:
- Lampre
- Wins:
- Three Days of De Panne (2007)
- Pro Years:
- 2004–
- Role:
- Rider
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