Ballan adopts the Global Warming defense

[54ny77]

File this in the, "You really can't make this s%#! up!" category.

http://www.tdwsport.com/get-pic.php?repID=20123416&picID=163920&t=thumb

"He claims he underwent ozone treatment to speed up his recovery from Cytomegalovirus.

“What can I say? Who knows if we’ll finally get to know the truth after three years? I’m optimistic because I’ve got all the medical records that certify why I had to undergo ozone therapy and not, as someone believes, to undergo blood transfusions,” Ballan told Gazzetta dello Sport."

http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ballan-denies-blood-doping-claims-he-underwent-ozone-treatment

[Idris Icabod]

Isn't this what Kittel just was exonerated for doing?

[ultraman6970]

What is really f.. up for me is that they are bringing stuff that happened like 3 years ago. Besides Ballan porbably will retire before the end of the 2014 season, after the medial problems from this year i really doubt he will come back at the same level or close than a few years ago.

[FlashUNC]

Medical problems is an interesting way to describe a crash that darn near killed the guy.