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Italian road racing cyclist

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Born
1977
Works
1

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Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Brazil

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Total plays
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1998
→ Asics–CGA ( stagiaire )
1999
Riso Scotti
2000
Amica Chips–Tacconi Sport
2007
Discovery Channel
2015
Tinkoff–Saxo
2016
Tinkoff
2017
Trek–Segafredo
2018
Polartec–Kometa
Full name
Ivan Basso
Nickname
Ivan the Terrible, The Smiling Assassin
Born
( 1977-11-26 ) 26 November 1977 (age 48) , Gallarate , Province of Varese , Italy
Height
1.82 m (5 ft 11 + 1 ⁄ 2 in)
Weight
70 kg (154 lb; 11 st 0 lb)
Discipline
Road
Role
Rider Directeur sportif
Rider type
Climbing specialist
1996 1999
Zalf–Euromobil–Fior
2001 2003
Fassa Bortolo

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Wikidata facts

Mass
69
Official website
www.ivanbasso.it
Image
Ivan Basso (Vuelta a Espana 2009 - Stage 1).jpg
Height
182
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Ivan Basso (born 26 November 1977) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer, who rode professionally between 1999 and 2015 for seven different teams. Basso, nicknamed Ivan the Terrible, was considered among the best mountain riders in the professional field in the early 21st century, and was considered one of the strongest stage race riders. He is a double winner of the Giro d'Italia, having won the race in 2006 for Team CSC and 2010 for Liquigas–Doimo.

In 2007, Basso admitted to planning the use of blood doping and was suspended for two years. His suspension ended on 24 October 2008, and he returned to racing two days later in the Japan Cup, where he placed a close third behind Damiano Cunego and Giovanni Visconti. He later returned to racing in his home tour, and in 2010, he won his second Giro d'Italia, winning two stages along the way.

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