Ballan suspended by team, out of Roubaix

Alessandro Ballan escape, Tour of Oman 2010, stage five

Italian former World Champion Alessandro Ballan has been suspended from competition by the BMC Racing Team after he was named in the Italian 'Mantova' anti-doping investigation.

Ballan and BMC team-mate Mauro Santambrogio were both members of the Italian Lampre team during the period of investigation, and both have been suspended pending further questioning.

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