Alfredo Balloni

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Alfredo Balloni (born 20 September 1989) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI Continental Team Nankang–Fondriest.

Alfredo Balloni

Balloni (in the middle) during the Giro d'Italia in 2012
Personal information
Full name	Alfredo Balloni
Born	(1989-09-20) 20 September 1989 (age 35) Rome, Italy
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb; 11.3 st)
Team information
Current team	Retired
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Rider type	Rouleur
Amateur teams
2007	Arianna Rimor (junior)
2008	AGI Neri Lucchini Sprint (amateur)
2009	Promociclo Neri Sottoli (amateur)
Professional teams
2010–2011	Lampre–Farnese Vini
2012	Farnese Vini–Selle Italia
2013–2014	Ceramica Flaminia–Fondriest

Career

Born in Rome, Balloni has competed as a professional since 2010, competing for the Lampre–Farnese Vini squad for two seasons before joining the Farnese Vini–Selle Italia team for the 2012 season.^[1][2] On his Grand Tour début at the 2012 Giro d'Italia, Balloni held the lead of the mountains classification during the race's first leg in Denmark.^[3]

Major results

2005

1st Road race, National Novice Road Championships

2006

National Junior Road Championships

1st Road race

3rd Time trial

2007

1st Time trial, National Junior Road Championships

1st Memorial Maresciallo Sorvillo

1st Coppa Ocria

2nd Overall Giro della Toscana

2008

3rd Overall Coupe des Nations Ville de Saguenay

1st Stage 3

2009

National Under-23 Road Championships

1st Time trial

2nd Road race

1st Trofeo Matteotti Under-23^[4]

2nd GP Città di Felino

2nd Ruota d'Oro

2012

Giro d'Italia

Held after Stages 2–5

2013

5th Tour du Jura

8th Giro del Medio Brenta