by Velochimp on March 18, 2009
(Photo from flickr user Darcy McCarty) Defending Milan San Remo winner Fabian Cancellara and World Champion Alessandro Ballan will miss the start of Milan San Remo. Cancellara is battling poor form and sickness that has been reoccuring since his prologue win at the Tour of California. Cancellara dropped out of Tirreno Adriatico this week and (…)
by Velochimp on October 6, 2008
Checkout the video with textbook Italian teamwork that setup Alessandro Ballan for a devastating attack to take the win. The crowd goes crazy when Ballan launches his attack since he was able to get so much distance.
by Velochimp on September 28, 2008
It is not Paolo Bettini at the top step of the podium, but another Italian Alessandro Ballan with teammate Damiano Cunego in second at the World Championships in Varese, Italy. (AFP/Damien Meyer) The winning move came from a breakaway of 12 that had a decent enough gap and a selection of enough big names to (…)
by Velochimp on April 9, 2007
Photo by: FRANCK FIFE/AFP/Getty Images After winning the Three Days of De Panne Ballan looked to further continue his Belgian domination. That domination continued on Sunday with Ballan taking an very impressive victory at The Ronde Van Vlaanderen ahead of eternal Flanderian second Leif Hoste. Hoste did all he could as he went with Ballan (…)
by Velochimp on March 31, 2006
Boonen has entered this season like Pacman eating up wins like they were pellets and leaving the chasing peloton looking like ghosts. When Boonen rides, you can almost hear the wonka-wonka sound as he is approaching yet another win. The Flanders Hype Machine is looking at Belgian homeboy Tom Boonen to take the spoils again (…)