bicycling.com,
25 August 2008
"I wasn't as good as I'd hoped"
The "Little Prince" reflects on the flashes of brillance in his career, and his goals for the future after crashing out of the 2008 Tour de France.

cyclingnews.com,
7 July 2008
One-hundred percent Tour committed
Despite being counted out as a contender by Lance Armstrong, Italy's Damiano Cunego is prepared to battle to bring home the Tour de France's maillot jaune. The Lampre rider has been building toward this goal since the end of last season, winning the Amstel Gold Race along the way.

cyclingnews.com,
12 April 2008
Eyeing Roubaix
After placing fourth in the Ronde van Vlaanderen and making the mix in the mid-week Gent-Wevelgem, Italian Alessandro Ballan has turned his focus on Sunday's Paris-Roubaix.

cyclingnews.com,
6 April 2008
Plotting Ronde defence
Alessandro Ballan will line up in the 92nd Ronde van Vlaanderen with dossard number one to mark him out as returning champion. Once again, Team Lampre's Ballan will count on his team to battle the Belgian and other rivals to do what few have managed, win De Ronde back-to-back.