Basso, Jaskche give evidence in Spanish court
Italian rider Ivan Basso says he paid the doctor at the center of the Operation Puerto doping scandal for treatment because he thought it would assure him that he could win the Tour de France.
Basso told Judge Julia Santamaria he agreed to a complex treatment with Eufemiano Fuentes that cost $94,000 for one year in 2005, adding he knew it ''was not a good thing to do.'...
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February 11, 2013
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Spain's Puerto doping case in court in January
Spain's long-running Operation Puerto doping saga will finally see the inside of a courtroom in January, nearly seven years after the case started.
Sports doctor Eufemiano Fuentes, former Liberty Seguros team boss Manolo Saiz and four others arrested in 2006 on suspicion of providing doping services to cyclists will be tried in Madrid's Superior Court starting on Jan. 28...
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September 20, 2012
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Ivan Basso to lead Liquigas – Cannondale team at 2012 Tour of Britain
Ivan Basso to lead Liquigas – Cannondale team at 2012 Tour of Britain
Team Liquigas – Cannondale will take part in their first Tour of Britain this September, led by Italian rider Ivan...
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July 12, 2012
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Stage 14 odds
Stage number 14 is the first high moutain stage. The first 140 km of the stage it flaand then the climb to Col de Joux starts. It's a 22.5 km long climb with a 7 % gradient. Then it's a technical the descent before the last climb of the stage begins. Thefinal climb is 27 km long with an 5.5 average gradiant.
The odds on this stage is: Domenico Pozzovivo 5.5, Joaquim Rodriguez...
Basso aims for 3rd win as Giro to begin in Denmark
The biggest obstacles in Ivan Basso's bid to win his third Giro d'Italia could come from the Lampre squad and a host of foreign riders.
The year's first major cycling tour kicks off Saturday with three stages in Denmark.
Basso won the Giro in 2006 and 2010. While his early season form this year hasn't been spectacular, he's the closest thing the race has to...
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May 03, 2012
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Ivan Basso will compete in Giro d'Italia
Italy's Ivan Basso has confirmed he will bid for a third Giro d'Italia title this year.
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January 12, 2012
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Italian Cycling Federation will not relax anti – doping rules
The Italian cycling federation RCI has rejected the demand by Ivan Basso (Liquigas Cannondale) for a relaxation of anti-doping rules of his country.
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November 29, 2011
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Ivan Basso plans Giro, Tour assaults
Italian Ivan Basso plans to ride next year's Giro d'Italia and Tour de
France but has acknowledged he cannot win both the world's two biggest
stage races in the same year.
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November 28, 2011
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The Liquigas – Cannondale 2012 squad is complete
The established core of the team has been confirmed, starting with the captains Ivan Basso, Vincenzo Nibali and the Slovak champion Peter Sagan.
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November 23, 2011
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Basso wants third Giro win in 2012
Ivan Basso (Liquigas Cannondale) is looking for his third Giro d'Italia win in 2012 after winning the 2006 and 2010 editions.
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November 15, 2011
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