Davide Ballerini

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Davide Ballerini
Ballerini in 2023.
Personal information
Full nameDavide Ballerini
Born (1994-09-21) 21 September 1994 (age 29)
Cantù, Italy
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight77 kg (170 lb)
Team information
Current teamAstana Qazaqstan Team
DisciplineRoad
RoleRider
Amateur teams
2010G.S.C. Capiaghese
2011Canturino 1902
2012U.S. Biassono
2016Hopplà Petroli Firenze
Professional teams
2013–2014Team Idea
2015Unieuro–Wilier
2016Tinkoff (stagiaire)
2017–2018Androni Giocattoli–Sidermec[1]
2019Astana[2]
2020–2023Deceuninck–Quick-Step[3][4]
2024–Astana Qazaqstan Team
Major wins
One-day Races and Classics
Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (2021)
Coppa Bernocchi (2022)
Medal record
Representing  Italy
Men's road bicycle racing
European Games
Gold medal – first place 2019 Minsk Road race

Davide Ballerini (born 21 September 1994 in Cantù) is an Italian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Astana Qazaqstan Team.[5] Professional since 2017, he has won the 2021 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad and the 2022 Coppa Bernocchi and was the 2019 European Games gold medalist in the road race. He has also competed in five Grand Tours and won a stage of the 2020 Tour de Pologne.

He is not related to former two-time Paris–Roubaix winner Franco Ballerini.[6]

Major results[edit]

Gravel[edit]

Road[edit]

2012
3rd Road race, UEC European Junior Championships
2014
1st Stage 8 Rás Tailteann
3rd Overall Course de la Solidarité Olympique
1st Young rider classification
2015
3rd Trofeo Alcide Degasperi
10th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
2016
4th Coppa dei Laghi-Trofeo Almar
7th Piccolo Giro di Lombardia
9th Ronde van Vlaanderen Beloften
2017
1st Mountains classification, Tirreno–Adriatico
9th Memorial Marco Pantani
10th Coppa Bernocchi
2018 (3 pro wins)
1st Memorial Marco Pantani
1st Trofeo Matteotti
1st Prologue Sibiu Cycling Tour
3rd Gran Piemonte
3rd GP Industria & Artigianato di Larciano
5th Giro dell'Appennino
2019 (1)
1st Road race, European Games
1st Mountains classification, Tour of California
4th Brussels Cycling Classic
2020 (1)
1st Stage 5 Tour de Pologne
2nd Road race, National Championships
2nd Brussels Cycling Classic
4th Druivenkoers Overijse
6th Road race, UEC European Championships
2021 (3)
1st Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
Tour de la Provence
1st Points classification
1st Stages 1 & 2
10th Primus Classic
2022 (2)
1st Coppa Bernocchi
1st Stage 4 Tour de Wallonie
2023
6th Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
7th Dwars door Vlaanderen

Grand Tour general classification results timeline[edit]

Grand Tour 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
A pink jersey Giro d'Italia 68 72 99 DNF
A yellow jersey Tour de France 108
A red jersey Vuelta a España
Legend
Did not compete
DNF Did not finish
IP In progress

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Fatta l'Androni Sidermec per il 2018: è Bisolti l'ultimo rinforzo" [Androni Sidermec complete for 2018: Bisolti is the last reinforcement]. Cicloweb.it (in Italian). Cicloweb. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Astana Pro Team presented renewed roster for 2019". Astana. Apgrade. 16 December 2018. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2019.
  3. ^ Ryan, Barry (31 December 2019). "2020 Team Preview: Deceuninck-QuickStep". Cyclingnews.com. Future plc. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  4. ^ "Deceuninck - Quick-Step". UCI.org. Union Cycliste Internationale. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. ^ "Astana Qazaqstan Team". UCI. Retrieved 10 January 2024.
  6. ^ Vigano, Danilo (7 April 2012). "Davide, un altro Ballerini sul pavé". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). Retrieved 24 July 2019.

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