CYCLIST

Alessandro Ballan

1979 - Today

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Alessandro Ballan (born 6 November 1979 in Castelfranco Veneto, Veneto) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer who most recently rode for UCI World Tour team BMC Racing Team. He is best known for winning the World Road Race Championships, in 2008. Although he possessed a frame that was usually more associated with climbing, Ballan established himself as a leading spring classics contender. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alessandro Ballan has received more than 69,805 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Alessandro Ballan is the 402nd most popular cyclist (up from 443rd in 2019), the 4,269th most popular biography from Italy (down from 4,069th in 2019) and the 75th most popular Italian Cyclist.

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  • 49.21

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 25

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.87

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.16

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among CYCLISTS

Among cyclists, Alessandro Ballan ranks 402 out of 1,613. Before him are Raymond Martin, Jürgen Colombo, Lars Michaelsen, Zdeněk Štybar, Nick Nuyens, and Erik Dekker. After him are Gregor Braun, Zbigniew Spruch, Zenon Jaskuła, Danilo Di Luca, Gilberto Simoni, and Dunc Gray.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Alessandro Ballan ranks 276. Before him are Zoltán Gera, Christina Koch, Jacqueline Bracamontes, Tom Chaplin, Benji Madden, and Gaitana. After him are Fabián Carini, Vincent Kartheiser, Mirko Hrgović, Luke Harper, Nicki Hunter, and Yvonne Catterfeld.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Alessandro Ballan ranks 4,269 out of 5,161. Before him are Maria Luisa Berti (1971), Walter Novellino (1953), Mattia Perin (1992), Federico Macheda (1991), Maria Elena Boschi (1981), and Valentina Vezzali (1974). After him are Elisa (1977), Danilo Di Luca (1976), Dado Coletti (1974), Gilberto Simoni (1971), Fanny Cadeo (1970), and Marco Belinelli (1986).

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Among CYCLISTS In Italy

Among cyclists born in Italy, Alessandro Ballan ranks 75. Before him are Giovanni Pettenella (1943), Nino Borsari (1911), Gianbattista Baronchelli (1953), Eros Poli (1963), Sergio Bianchetto (1939), and Marco Giovannetti (1962). After him are Danilo Di Luca (1976), Gilberto Simoni (1971), Francesco Casagrande (1970), Damiano Cunego (1981), Paolo Savoldelli (1973), and Stefano Garzelli (1973).

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