Italian 2006 Giro d'Italia winner Ivan Basso was again questioned by the Italian Olympic Committee?s doping investigators in Rome on Thursday.

While the favourites for the Giro d?Italia were getting ready for the opening team time trial on Saturday, Basso was grilled for three hour in at the Italian Olympic Committee?s headquarters near the Olympic Stadium. According to reports in the Italian press, Basso was asked to clarify details of previous statement that did not match information in the documents from Operacion Puerto.

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