Alessio–Bianchi

Alessio–Bianchi
Team information
UCI code	ALB
Registered	Italy
Founded	1998
Disbanded	2004
Discipline(s)	Road
Bicycles	Bianchi
Key personnel
General manager	Bruno Cenghialta
Team name history
1998 ; 1999 ; 2000–2003 ; 2004	Ballan; Ballan-Alessio; Alessio; Alessio-Bianchi

Alessio–Bianchi was an Italian professional cycling team which existed from 1998 to 2004. It was created in 1998 as Ballan. In 1999 Italian wheels manufacturer Alessio came in as co-sponsor, and in 2000 as main sponsor. The team was dissolved by the end of the 2004 season.

Major wins

1998: 1st Stage 1 Giro di Calabria, Endrio Leoni; 1st Stage 4 Tirreno–Adriatico, Gabriele Colombo; 1st Stage 3a Four Days of Dunkirk, Alexandre Gontchenkov; 1st Stage 5 Four Days of Dunkirk, Gabriele Colombo; 1st Luk-Cup Bühl, Piotr Ugrumov

1999: 1st Stage 5 Tour Méditerranéen, Fabio Baldato; 1st Trofeo Pantalica, Andrea Ferrigato; 1st Berner Rundfahrt, Andrea Ferrigato; 1st Stage 4 Giro del Trentino, Alexandre Gontchenkov; 1st Stage 2 Four Days of Dunkirk, Andrea Ferrigato; 1st Stage 1 OBV Classic, Carlo Finco; 1st Stage 2 Danmark Rundt, Fabio Baldato; 1st Stage 3 Danmark Rundt, Nicola Loda; 1st Stage 4 Tour de Suisse, Gilberto Simoni

2001: 1st, Stage 2 & 8 Tirreno–Adriatico, Endrio Leoni; 1st, Stage 8 & 17 Giro d'Italia, Pietro Caucchioli

2002: 1st, Stage 6 Tirreno–Adriatico, Franco Pellizotti; 1st Stage 4 Tour of the Basque Country, Franco Pellizotti; Stage 17 & 20 Vuelta a España, Angelo Furlan