Alessio Bianchi

Alessio Bianchi
Team data
UCI code	ALB
nationality	Italy
First season	1998
Last season	2004
discipline	Street
Wheel manufacturer	Bianchi
staff
Team manager	Bruno Cenghialta
Name story
Years	Surname
1998 1999 2000–2003 2004	Ballan (BAL) Ballan-Alessio (BAL) Alessio (ALS) Alessio-Bianchi (ALB)

Alessio-Bianchi (also Ballan , Ballan-Alessio and Alessio ) was an Italian cycling team that existed from 1998 to 2004.

First, in 1998, the Ballan team was created , which was sponsored by the Italian garage door manufacturer Ballan . In 1999 the Italian rim manufacturer Alessio became a co-sponsor and in 2000 took over the main sponsorship. After Alessio withdrew in 2004, part of the team was merged into the re-launched Liquigas team.

The team was led by Dario Mariuzzo and Bruno Cenghialta, among others . The greatest successes for the team were stage wins at the Giro d'Italia and the win at Paris – Roubaix .

Known drivers

Magnus Backstedt (2004) Fabio Baldato (1999, 2003-2004) Stefano Casagrande (2000-2003) Pietro Caucchioli (2001-2004) Laurent Dufaux (2002-2003) Ivan Gotti (2001-2002)

Nicola Loda (1998–1999) Franco Pellizotti (2001-2004) Gilberto Simoni (1999) Massimo Strazzer (2000) Andrea Tafi (2004) Matteo Tosatto (1998–1999)

Greatest successes

classic

• Paris – Roubaix
  • 2004 (Bäckstedt)

Round trips

• Giro d'Italia
  • 2001 : 8th & 17th stage (Caucchioli)
• Tour de Suisse
  • 1999: 4th stage (Simoni)
• Tour de Romandie
  • 2003: 3rd stage (Dufaux)
• Tirreno-Adriatico
  • 1998: 4th stage ( Gabriele Colombo )
  • 2001: 2nd & 8th stage ( Endrio Leoni )
  • 2002: 6th stage (Pellizotti)
  • 2003: 5th stage ( Ruggero Marzoli )

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Official website of Alessio (English, Italian)