Ivan Basso

Cycling: Basso Prepares for Lengthy Ban
Ivan Basso is facing up to a potential two-year ban from Cycling after confessing his involvement in the blood-doping case that has rocked the sport.

Cycling: Basso Quits Due to Doping Inquiry
Ivan Basso's career may be over after he parted company with the Discovery Channel team ahead of his dope-hearing.

Cycling: Angry Basso Hits Out at 'time-bomb Justice'
Ivan Basso has criticised the IOC's anti-doping office for reopening its Operation Puerto investigation.

Cycling: Basso Suspended As Doping Case Reopens
Ivan Basso has been suspended from the Discovery Channel team after Italian police reopened its investigation into a doping inquiry involving the Italian.

Cycling: Armstrong on Offensive Over Basso Deal
Lance Armstrong's Discovery Channel team has courted controversy by hiring Ivan Basso who is still implicated in a drug investigation.

Cycling: Armstrong Confirms Capture of Basso
The Tour of Italy champion Ivan Basso will ride for Lance Armstrong's Discovery Channel team in 2007.

Tour De France: Tour Elite Caught Up in Drug Clampdown
This year's big favourites Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso have left the Tour after being implicated in the Spanish police's blood-doping inquiry.

Basso and Ullrich Ruled Out of Tour
Tour de France: Race's two leading favourites, Ivan Basso and Jan Ullrich, both excluded from this year's event.

Basso and Ullrich Facing Expulsion
Tour de France: Another drugs row threatened to overshadow the start of this year's tour after favourites Jan Ullrich and Ivan Basso were named on a list of riders implicated in a Spanish doping inquest.

Cycling: Tough Tourist Aims to Go Where Even Armstrong Did Not Dare
Ivan Basso is trying the tricky feat of winning both the Giro d'Italia and Tour de France in the same year. Armstrong didn't. By Donald McRae

Cycling: Basso and Ullirch Vying for Crown
Lance Armstrong's retirement has left a void that Ivan Basso and Jan Ullrich will hope to fill in France.

Cycling: All Uphill for Basso's Giro Rivals
Ivan Basso increased his lead in the Giro d'Italia by winning the 16th stage of the race atop Monte Bondone.

Armstrong Pretty in Yellow
Tour de France: Lance Armstrong sprinted home to finish the 15th stage ahead of Ivan Basso and take overall lead of the Tour.

Cycling: Basso Set for One Knockout Attack
If Lance Armstrong lets his defences down for a just second, then be sure Ivan Basso will be there to capitalise.

Armstrong Climbs Into Position for Mountain Ambush
July 17: Ivan Basso nabbed the stage win but the story was Lance Armstrong who destroyed the hopes of his main rivals in the Pyrenees.

Armstrong Makes His Move
Tour de France: Lance Armstrong's hopes of a record sixth Tour victory were significantly improved even though he finished second behind Ivan Basso.