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Franco Ballerini

1964 - 2010

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

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2024). Franco Ballerini is the 382nd most popular cyclist (down from 302nd in 2024), the 4,209th most popular biography from Italy (down from 4,083rd in 2019) and the 70th most popular Italian Cyclist.

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Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Franco Ballerini ranks 382 out of 1,613. Before him are Raymond Martin, Mads Pedersen, Dimitri Konyshev, Michele Bartoli, Anatoly Chukanov, and Andrea Tafi. After him are Tom Dumoulin, Steve Bauer, Zenon Jaskuła, Samuel Sánchez, Greg Van Avermaet, and Rudy Dhaenens.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Franco Ballerini ranks 467. Before him are Silke Möller, Afshin Ghotbi, Richard David Precht, Sean Lau, Michael Gross, and Maria Verónica Reina. After him are Vinnie Moore, David Eigenberg, Elisabeta Lipă, Sevil Shhaideh, Erik Lindh, and Jan Josef Liefers. Among people deceased in 2010, Franco Ballerini ranks 419. Before him are Jackie Burroughs, Roman Dmitriyev, Marie Corridon, Tony Halme, Tom Mankiewicz, and Pete Quaife. After him are Art Clokey, Park Yong-ha, He Pingping, Alexander Belostenny, Doris Eaton Travis, and Kanu Sanyal.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Franco Ballerini ranks 4,210 out of 5,161. Before him are Michele Bartoli (1970), Lorella Stefanelli (1959), Ercole Olgeni (1883), Ruggiero Rizzitelli (1967), Daniele Bonera (1981), and Andrea Tafi (1966). After him are Pietro Genovesi (1902), Piero Fassino (1949), Vittorio Arrigoni (1975), Lucio Corsi (1993), Giorgio Di Centa (1972), and Roberto Repole (1967).

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Among CYCLISTS In Italy

Among cyclists born in Italy, Franco Ballerini ranks 70. Before him are Michele Scarponi (1979), Guido Bontempi (1960), Ugo Colombo (1940), Maurizio Fondriest (1965), Michele Bartoli (1970), and Andrea Tafi (1966). After him are Marco Giovannetti (1962), Roberto Visentini (1957), Eros Poli (1963), Danilo Di Luca (1976), Franco Chioccioli (1959), and Gilberto Simoni (1971).

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