Ivan Basso on stage eleven of the 2015 Tour of Italy
Ivan Basso's recovery from testicular cancer surgery continues in leaps and bounds with the Italian announcing he's able to get back on a bike on Monday (August 17).
The Tinkoff-Saxo rider was diagnosed with a tumour on his left testicle on the first rest day of the Tour de France in Pau. He immediately left the race and underwent surgery in the following days.
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'I'd love to be an F1 driver': Get to know GB track sprinter Emma FinucaneWorld sprint champion tells Cycling Weekly about her earliest Olympics memories, drinking coffee in Jakarta, and her passion for F1
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Former team owner Oleg Tinkov renounces Russian citizenshipThe banker, who previously owned WorldTour cycling team Tinkoff, has been vocal in his criticism of Vladimir Putin
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Former cycling team boss Oleg Tinkov comes out against Russia's invasion of UkraineFormer owner of Tinkoff-Saxo says war is "unthinkable and unacceptable"
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Former Tinkoff owner Oleg Tinkov convicted of tax fraud and fined over $500 millionThe Russian was also handed a one-year suspended jail sentence
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Oleg Tinkov to pay $500m after pleading guilty to US tax fraudThe Russian billionaire and former team owner pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return
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Oleg Tinkov and Bjarne Riis in war of words over the way Tinkoff team was runAs the Tinkoff team comes to an end, Bjarne Riis and Oleg Tinkov continue to disagree over the way the squad was run
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Sean Yates: ‘I don’t think I’ll be on a WorldTour team in 2017'British sports director and former pro Sean Yates may have to leave the WorldTour when the Tinkoff team ends in December
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Daniele Bennati suffers fractured vertebra in Milan-San Remo crashVeteran Italian rider Daniele Bennati came down in crash shortly before the climb of the Cipressa
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Alberto Contador: Volta a Catalunya line-up 'as good as Tour de France'Tinkoff leader Alberto Contador says that he's been suffering from a cold after Paris-Nice and may not be at his best in Volta a Catalunya (March 21-27)
