Ivan Basso press conference, Tour of Britain 2012
Gregor Brown
By Gregor Brown
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Former winner Ivan Basso (Cannondale) abandoned hopes of racing the Giro d'Italia this year. With only two days to the start in Naples, the Italian succumbed to a nasty saddle sore.

Italy's top team announced the news this morning at 8:46 local time.

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Gregor Brown
Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season. 

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