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Alessandro Ballan badly injured in training crash in Spain

By Matt Westby

Friday 21 December 2012 17:52, UK

Image: Alessandro Ballan: Requires two separate surgeries

Classics specialist Alessandro Ballan is facing a prolonged period off the bike after breaking his leg, injuring his spleen and puncturing a lung in a high-speed training accident in Spain.

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