Ballan and teammates suffer in team test

Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-NGC)

Alessandro Ballan (Lampre-NGC) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

Alessandro Ballan, world champion on the road, crashed early in Tour de France's team time trial in Montpellier, on Tuesday. He and teammate David Loosli slid out on the stage's second corner, a left-hand bend.

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