Ivan Basso News

I had the occasion to speak to Ted King of the Cannondale team this weekend, just before the start of the Tour of California.

Eufemiano Fuentes, who last month was convicted of damaging public health and banned from working as a doctor for four years, is offering to sell his story to media outlets according to a report in The Guardian .

Cycling's governing body will appeal the decision of a Madrid court to destroy the blood bags and other evidence from the Operation Puerto doping case.

More than 20,000 people have signed an online petition pressuring Spanish courts not to destroy blood bags linked to the Operacion Puerto doping scandal.

Australia's Cadel Evans, left, and Canada's Ryder Hesjedal, second from left, sprint to take the second and third places of the Giro d'Italia from Sorrento to Marina di Ascea, Italy, Monday, May 6, 2013.

Unlike Lance Armstrong, Bradley Wiggins didn't need to be recruited for the Giro d'Italia with a $1 million commitment.

Tasmania's Cameron Wurf took a leading role in the opening stage of the Giro d'Italia. Picture: GETTY IMAGES TASMANIAN Cameron Wurf has pledged more eye-catching contributions after spending 100 kilometres leading the world's second biggest bike race.

Bradley Wiggins is focusing purely on the Giro d'Italia and doesn't want to discuss anymore whether he or Chris Froome will lead Team Sky at the Tour de France.

At the team presentation on the harbor in Naples, Vincenzo Nibali waved to his people, the southerners, today on the eve of the Giro d'Italia. The race kicks off in Naples tomorrow, travels down south - to Nibali's homeland - and heads north over three weeks.

Rome, May 3 - This year's Giro d'Italia, the world's second biggest grand tour and the grittier and tougher brother of the Tour de France, has "something for everyone," organisers said ahead of the start of the 96th edition of the famed round-Italy bike race Saturday.

Ryder Hesjedal, seen at the Liege-Bastogne-Liege road race on April 21 in Liege, Belgium, will begin his quest to repeat on Saturday.

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Gazzetta dello Sport and Cyclingnews are reporting this morning that Ivan Basso will not be taking the start in the Giro due to problems with a cyst in "an undisclosed location" The absence of Basso leaves Cannondale mighty thin for the Giro and it's doubtful they can replace him with any firepower at this point.

The BMC team has confirmed its line-up for the Giro d'Italia , with Cadel Evans and Taylor Phinney leading the balanced squad for the first Grand Tour of the 2013 season.

TASMANIANS Matthew Goss and Cameron Wurf face contrasting assignments in the second-biggest bike race on the planet on Saturday.

Cannondale have confirmed that Ivan Basso will lead the team in the Giro d'Italia despite his poor form this season.