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 .
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Greatest successes
classic
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Paris – Roubaix
- 2004 (Bäckstedt)
Round trips
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Giro d'Italia
- 2001 : 8th & 17th stage (Caucchioli)
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Tour de Suisse
- 1999: 4th stage (Simoni)
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Tour de Romandie
- 2003: 3rd stage (Dufaux)
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Tirreno-Adriatico
- 1998: 4th stage ( Gabriele Colombo )
- 2001: 2nd & 8th stage ( Endrio Leoni )
- 2002: 6th stage (Pellizotti)
- 2003: 5th stage ( Ruggero Marzoli )