Ballan to skip Qatar and Oman

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Alessandro Ballan (BMC) has had a disappointing time of it this season.

Alessandro Ballan (BMC) has had a♍ disappointing time of it this season. (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
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Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing Team) takes a feed.

Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing Team) takes a fe🎃ed. (Image credit: Tour of Japan)
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Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing Team)

Alessandro Ballan (BMC Racing Team) (Image credit: Bert Geerts/dc♌p-bertgeerts@xs4all.nl)

Alessandro Ballan is determined to put his disappointing debut season with BMC behind him and return to the levels that saw him win the world championships road race in Varese in 2008. 💜He will skip the Tours of Qatar and Oman as ꦆhe alters his preparation for the classics.

Barry Ryan was Head of Featureജs at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of , published by Gill Books.