Former world champion cyclist Alessandro Ballan was banned for two years on Friday for blood doping. The Italian Olympic Committee's anti-doping court announced the decision after Ballan was indicted on doping charges by a general court in Mantova for alleged team-wide drug use by the Lampre team. CONI's anti-doping prosecutor maintained that Ballan resorted to blood doping in Montichiari in 2009. Also, Mantova pharmacist Guido Nigrelli was banned for life from sports activity and physician Fiorenzo Egeo Bonazzi was banned for four years. More...