Ballan and Santambrogio pulled from racing

Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing Team) makes his way to the sign-on in Gent

Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing Team) makes his way to the sign-on in Gent (Image credit: Isabelle Duchesne)

The BMC Racing Team has announced on Friday morning that Alessandro Ballan and Mauro Santambrogio will not be racing pending the outcome of the Mantova police investigation, an anti-doping investigation currently being held in Italy.