Ivan Basso - Player Profile - Cycling

Ivan Basso - Cycling
Country : Italy
Date of birth : 26/11/1977
Location : Gallarate
Height : 1.83 m
Weight : 69 kg

2007	Discovery Channel
2004-2006	Team CSC
2001-2003	Fassa Bortolo
2000	Amica Chips
1999	Riso Scotti

2006	Overall + 4 stages Giro d'Italia, Overall + Stage 2 Critérium International, Stage 2 Circuit de la Sarthe
2005	2 stages Giro d'Italia, 2nd Overall Tour de France
2004	Stage + 3rd Overall Tour de France, Giro dell'Emilia
2003	7th Overall Tour de France
2002	11th Overall Tour de France (best young rider/maillot blanc)
2001	Stage Tour Méditerranéen, Stage Bicicletta Vasca, Stage Österreich-Rundfahrt
2000	2 stages Regio-Tour
1998	World Champion U23

Ivan "il Terribile" Basso had one of the most memorable season's in the sport in 2006, but not for what he did on the road. The Italian started the year beautifully with victory in the Critérium International and then went onto dominate the Tour of Italy GC by a full nine minutes in front of his nearest challenger. Basso headed into the Tour de France as the heavy favourite, but was suspended on the eve of the race after being linked by Spanish officials to a drug ring in Spain. In the fall Basso parted ways with his CSC team and long-time mentor Bjarne Riis before ultimately being cleared to race by his Italian Olympic Committee. Basso then signed with old rival Lance Armstrong's former Discovery team and is now planning a grand attack on two Grand Tours (Giro, Le Tour), but first he needs permission to race from Grande Boucle organisers.

Double champion Basso pulls out of Giro - 02/05/2013 - Cycling

Double champion Ivan Basso of Italy has pulled out of the Giro d'Italia because of a cyst in his lower back.

Wiggins captures first win of the year - 17/04/2013 - Cycling

Bradley Wiggins recorded his first victory since the Olympics as Team Sky won the team time trial at the Giro del Trentino.

Bouet takes Trentino opener - 16/04/2013 - Cycling

Maxime Bouet won the opening stage of the Giro del Trentino in Lienz.

Pinotti returns to action - 12/04/2013 - Cycling

Marco Pinotti will return to action for the first time since a high speed crash knocked him out of the Tour Méditerranéan at the Giro del Trentino on Tuesday.

Jaksche casts doubt on Fuentes defence - 11/02/2013 - Cycling

Joerg Jaksche told the Operation Puerto trial the treatment he received from Eufemiano Fuentes was to beat doping control.

Fuentes will not be forced to give client names - 30/01/2013 - Cycling

Doctor Eufemiano Fuentes is not obliged to identify any of the clients whose frozen blood was found in bags seized by police.

Spanish doctor had clients in football and tennis - 30/01/2013 - Cycling

Eufemiano Fuentes, accused of masterminding a doping ring in cycling, told a court he also had clients in other sports.

Key testimony delayed as Puerto trial begins - 29/01/2013 - Cycling

The high-profile trial of Eufemiano Fuentes got off to an anti-climactic start when his testimony was postponed.

Armstrong was part of doping culture - 18/01/2013 - Cycling

Lance Armstrong was far from alone in embracing illegal performance-enhancing drugs to succeed in cycling.

Vandborg returns to Liquigas - 07/11/2012 - Cycling

Brian Vandborg will be reunited with Ivan Basso after the Danish rider was snapped up by Liquigas-Cannondale for the 2013 season.

No Tour de France winner from 1999-2005, says UCI - 27/10/2012 - Cycling

No one will replace Lance Armstrong as winner of the Tour de France from 1999-2005 after the American was stripped of the titles for doping.

Tiernan-Locke extends lead as Urtasun wins stage seven - 15/09/2012 - Cycling

Pablo Urtasun won a hilly stage seven of the Tour of Britain in Dartmouth while Briton Jonathan Tiernan-Locke extended his lead.

De Maar wins in Stoke as Howard reclaims Tour of Britain lead - 13/09/2012 - Cycling

Marc de Maar won stage five of the Tour of Britain in Stoke as Leigh Howard reclaimed the overall lead.

Nibali wins Giro di Padania - 08/09/2012 - Cycling

Liquigas rider Vincenzo Nibali won the Giro di Padania stage race as Carlos Betancur claimed the final stage.

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