After meticulously preparing for the Giro d'Italia over winter and spring, 2006 maglia rosa winner Ivan Basso is now in phase two of his objectives for this season. The Italian is currently in the French Alps with his directeur sportif and mentor Bjarne Riis, to recon the Alpine stages of the Tour de France coming up in little more than three weeks.
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