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Franco Ballerini

Personal information
Full name	Franco Ballerini
Date of birth	December 11, 1964 (1964-12-11) (age 45)
Country	Italy
Team information
Discipline	Road
Role	Rider
Professional team(s)1
1986–1987 1988 1989 1990–1991 1992–1993 1994–1998 1999–2000 2001	Magniflex Del Tongo Malvor-Sidi Del Tongo GB-MG Maglificio Mapei-GB Lampre-Daikin Mapei-Quick Step
Major wins
Paris-Roubaix (1995, 1998)
Infobox last updated on:
June 6, 2008 1 Team names given are those prevailing at time of rider beginning association with that team.

Franco Ballerini is a retired Italian road racing cyclist born on December 11, 1964 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. On his palmarès, there are also other one-day races such as Omloop Het Volk and Paris-Brussels.

Ballerini manages 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.

Major wins

Tour de France

• 1992 - 115th
• 1993 - 61st