Incidents
Ballan suspension 17/01/2014 Temporary suspension ID 1116
Responding to evidence from the Mantova investigation before CONI, Ballan claimed that a blood transfusion he received in 2009 was for the purposes of ozone therapy. This was a banned practice under WADA rules in 2009 and he was suspended for two years.
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- Deux ans de suspension pour Ballan, champion du monde 2008, Le Monde, 17/01/2014
- Oud-wereldkampioen Ballan is twee jaar geschorst, Het Nieuwsblad, 17/01/2014
- Ballan handed two-year ban by CONI, Cyclingnews.com, 17/01/2014
- BMC Racing fires Ballan following doping ban, Cyclingnews.com, 17/01/2014
- Il TNA squalifica per 2 anni il ciclista Alessandro Ballan. Inibizione a vita per il dottor Guido Nigrelli, 4 anni al medico Fiorenzo Egeo Bonazzi, CONI, 17/01/2014
- Ballan handed two year ban for doping, lifetime suspension for Dr. Guido Nigrelli, VeloNation, 17/01/2014
- Ballan: due anni di squalifica per manipolazione del sangue. Carriera finita, La Gazzetta dello Sport, 17/01/2014
