Having ridden so well since mid-February when he won the prestigious Trofeo Laigueglia, right up until the E3 Prijs-Harelbeke and Milano-San Remo, Lampre-Fondital's Alessandro Ballan form appeared to be waning ever so slightly before Sunday.
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