Purposes, objectives, and initiatives will be decided and undertaken in due course, but the news that "shakes" the cycling world is the establishment, with a signed deed, of the Franco Ballerini Association, to remember a great man, a splendid and wonderful champion and later national team coach following in the footsteps of the great and legendary Alfredo Martini. The initiative was taken by Stefano Santerini, a former amateur cyclist from Pisa, now a masseur and physiotherapist for the Italian National Cycling Team, and a well-known and appreciated figure in the cycling environment.

With him in this project, and with great enthusiasm, are Franco Ballerini's two sons, Gianmarco and Matteo, who until now have remained in the background of the cycling world. The Franco Ballerini Association is a new adventure, officially established today thanks also to the commercial lawyer Sauro Trinci, a long-time friend of the Ballerini family. The intention is to create sporting, cultural, and charitable events, initiatives to qualify youth cycling, and highlight the Tuscan territory where the late "Ballero" trained to achieve his prestigious victories, while as National Team Coach he achieved numerous prestigious victories with various cycling champions who made history, from Mario Cipollini to Alessandro Ballan and Paolo Bettini. The two sons Matteo and Gianmarco are ready with this initiative to reveal the sporting and human value their father left behind, and they will try with Santerini to involve all those who knew him through initiatives, events, and much more that will be revealed later.