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Riis: No regrets about Basso
Perhaps more than anyone, Team CSC manager Bjarne Riis is watching with interest the latest developments concerning defending Giro d'Italia champion Ivan Basso. On Tuesday, Discovery Channel was forced to suspend the ex-CSC captain after Italian authorities decided to re-open a probe into Basso's alleged links to the Operación Puerto blood doping scandal. (26/04) Read
Keyword(s) : Champion, Doping
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