cycling: Former world champion Alessandro Ballan suspended for two years
Following a disastrous start to the 2013 season for former world champion Alessandro Ballan due to a crash, 2014 has also begun anything but positively for him. The Italian National Olympic Committee's (CONI) anti-doping tribunal has banned him for two years for his involvement in the so-called Mantua doping case. The ban runs until January 16, 2016. Furthermore, Ballan has been… read more