Franco Ballerini

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Franco Ballerini Road cycling
Franco Ballerini
Franco Ballerini
To person
Date of birth December 11, 1964
date of death February 7, 2010
nation ItalyItaly Italy
discipline Street
Most important successes

Paris – Roubaix 1995, 1998
Paris – Brussels 1990
Omloop Het Volk 1995

Last updated: September 14, 2013

Franco Ballerini (born December 11, 1964 in Florence , † February 7, 2010 in Pistoia ) was an Italian racing cyclist and from 2001 until his accidental death in 2010, team boss of the Italian national team at road cycling world championships .

Career

Ballerini began his professional career in 1986 with the Magniflex cycling team and developed into a specialist in classic one-day races . He took part 13 times in Paris-Roubaix, one of the monuments of cycling and won the race in 1995 and 1998. He finished his active career on April 15, 2001 in this competition as 32nd.

In 1996 Ballerini won the Grand Prix de Wallonie , but tested positive for ephedrine and banned for 20 days for doping.

As Commissario Tecnico of the Italian national team, he led Mario Cipollini in 2002 , Paolo Bettini in 2006 and 2007 and Alessandro Ballan to the world title in 2008 . Paolo Bettini also became Olympic champion in 2004 under Ballerini's direction .

On February 7, 2010 Ballerini died of accidental injuries sustained as a co-driver at an amateur rally near Larciano .

Teams

Web links

Commons : Franco Ballerini  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

References and comments

  1. ↑ news.ch of April 15, 2001: Servais Knaven the “wrong” winner
  2. ↑ Ralf Meutgens : Doping im Radsport , Bielefeld 2007, p. 266. ISBN 978-3-7688-5245-6
  3. ↑ It is unclear whether his victory in this race was disqualified. Ballerini continues to be on the winner's list of the race.
  4. ↑ a b radsport-news.com of February 7th, 2010: Ballerini had a fatal accident at a rally in Tuscany
personal data
SURNAME Ballerini, Franco
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian cyclist
DATE OF BIRTH December 11, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Florence , Italy
DATE OF DEATH February 7, 2010
Place of death Larciano