Alessandro Ballan


Italian Olympic Committee given access to Mantua files, major doping case opens days before Giro d'Italia

31 potentially face charges including Damiano Cunego and Alessandro Ballan

Updated: BMC says Alessandro Ballan on target to return in four months despite new surgery to remove appendix

Ex-world champion rushed to hospital due to complications related to training crash in December as he continues slow recovery

Ballan to leave hospital following serious injuries in training crash

Team BMC rider can now look ahead to his rehabilitation

Alessandro Ballan out of intensive care after crash - broken leg, ribs, ruptured spleen and punctured lung

"Every day I am getting better" says BMC rider and 2008 road race world champion

Team BMC's Alessandro Ballan seriously injured in training ride crash descending Coll de Rates

2008 World Champion suffers multiple fractures, a punctured lung and has emergency surgery to remove spleen after crash on mountain descent

Tour of Flanders: Boonen beats Pozzato and Ballan for record-equalling third victory

Feed zone crash leaves Cancellara with broken collarbone and out of Paris-Roubaix

Ballan, Cunego and 30 others may face doping charges as Mantova case passed to judge

Investigation centred around Lampre team reaches next stage of Italian legal process

BMC puts Ballan and Santambrogio back on active roster

Pair set to return to racing as team confirms it has heard nothing from authorities over doping rumours

Alessandro Ballan incriminates himself as doping prosecution looms, claims Gazzetta dello Sport

Investigators reportedly catch former world champ discussing use of HGH and EPO, says sports daily

BMC's Giro plans in disarray as Ballan and Santambrogio pulled from racing roster

Lightning strikes again as Italian enquiry prompts team to stand down pair for second year running

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