Ballan testifies to being offered EPO

Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-N.G.C) at the startline of the GP Ouest France

Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-N.G.C) at the startline of the GP Ouest France (Image credit: AFP)

World Champion Alessandro Ballan testified in the Via col Doping investigation that an amateur cyclist offered him third generation Erythropoietin (EPO), CERA.