cycling: Former world champion Alessandro Ballan suspended for two years
After former world champion Alessandro Ballan's poor start to the 2013 season due to a crash, 2014 is off to a less than positive start for him. The Anti-Doping Tribunal of the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) has banned him for two years for his involvement in the so-called Mantua doping case. The ban runs until January 16, 2016. Ballan was also appointed... read more