Basso set to return to the bike
Just over a month after undergoing surgery for testicular cancer Ivan Basso will be able to ride his bike once again. The Italian is due to hold a press conference on August 17 in Livigno, after which he’ll complete a short ride, according to the Aquagrande Livigno Sports Centre where the press conference is due to take place.
Basso was diagnosed with testicular cancer during the Tour de France and immediately withdrew to return home for treatment. The diagnosis came on the first rest day as Basso visited the doctor due to pain in his testicle following a crash in the opening stages of the race. It meant that it was caught early and the cancer was removed just two days after the diagnosis. While it doesn’t mean that he has been given the all-clear, that won’t come for some time, Basso is confident about what lies ahead for him.
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“Now we have to wait. There are other exams to do but there is a lot of optimism, and I am the first. I am coming back home happy and relieved,” he told Gazzetta dello Sport last month.
Boonen and Terpstra head Etixx-QuickStep at Eneco Tour
Niki Terpstra and Tom Boonen will lead Etixx-QuickStep at the Eneco Tour next week. Tersptra will head the team’s GC ambitions while Boonen is targeting stage wins as he builds towards the World Championships next month. The pair are joined by a strong line-up that includes Julian Alaphilippe and Yves Lampaert.
— Jonas Hviid (@HviidJonas) August 7, 2015
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