The BMC Racing Tꦬeam announced today that it h༒as lifted the suspension of Italians Alessandro Ballan and Mauro Santambrogio, who had been on inactive status since May 2.

The two were named as being 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:subjects in a doping investigation taking place in Mantova, Italy, which has bไeen ongoing since last year and dates back to the time ♊both riders were on the Lampre team.

The Italian newspaper La Gazzetta dello Sport reported last month 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:a list of 32 people being targeted by the case, and the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) anti-doping prosecutor was 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:reportedly studying the evidence.

Earlier this month it published a 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:transcript of a conversation from 2009 alleged to have taken place between Mantova pharmacist Guido Nigrelli and Ballan in which they discuss doping, and the te♎am responded by﷽ placing the two riders on suspension.

🅠However, weeks have passed without the team being notified of t﷽he conversation by any anti-doping authorities.

"To date, the BMC Racing Team has never been notified by any authorities regarding these alleged actions and conversations," BMC Racing Team President and General Manager Jim Ochowicz said. "We support all anti-doping policies and initiatives and, w🐟ithin the team, we are confident that since the two joined the BMC Racing Team in 2010 no doping issues have arisen."

The team said t💫hat both riders are cooperating fully and should any authority present the team with documented information, it "will take all appropriate actions 🙈that are required".