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Full name
  
Franco Ballerini

1989
  
Malvor-Sidi

Discipline
  
Road

1990–1991
  
Del Tongo


1986–1987
  
Magniflex

Name
  
Franco Ballerini

1988
  
Del Tongo

Role
  
Cyclist

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Born
  
11 December 1964Florence, Italy (
1964-12-11
)

Died
  
February 7, 2010, Larciano, Italy

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Franco Ballerini (11 December 1964 – 7 February 2010) was an Italian road racing cyclist.

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Born in Florence, his greatest exploits as a rider came with his two victories in the cycling classic Paris–Roubaix, riding for the Mapei cycling team. In 1993 he was beaten on the line by Gilbert Duclos-Lassalle in an exciting Paris–Roubaix finale. Also on his palmarès or list of accomplishments there are other one-day races such as Omloop Het Volk and Paris–Brussels.

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Ballerini then became manager of the Italian national cycling squad, winning the 2002 World Championships with Mario Cipollini and the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens with ex-teammate Paolo Bettini. In 2006, 2007 and 2008 he won the World Championships with Paolo Bettini and Alessandro Ballan.

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On 7 February 2010, Ballerini, a rallying fan, was seriously injured during a race in Larciano where he was participating as co-driver/navigator for professional driver Alessandro Ciardi. He later died of his injuries at the Pistoia city hospital. He was 45 years old.

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He was honored by race organizers in 2010.

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Major results

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Tour de France
  • 1992 – 115th
  • 1993 – 61st
  • References

    Franco Ballerini Wikipedia


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