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Article: CYC: CSC manager Riis believes Basso can win Tour de France
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- AAP Sports News (Australia)
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- May 30, 2006
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AAP Sports News (Australia)
05-30-2006
CYC: CSC manager Riis believes Basso can win Tour de France
By Stephen Farrand
MILAN, Italy, May 29 Reuters - Ivan Basso's CSC team manager Bjarne Riis is convinced
the 28-year-old Italian can become the first rider since Marco Pantani to win the Giro
d'Italia and Tour de France in the same season.
Basso won the Giro d'Italia on Sunday, finishing nine minutes and 18 seconds ahead
of Spain's Jose Gutierrez and Riis believes he can perform just as well at the Tour de
France in July.
"This is the best Ivan I've ever seen. He's shown he's at another level compared to
last year and that he's the rider of the future," Riis told reporters.
"I'm ...
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