Spanish investigators help CONI's case

Basso last race was the Castilla y Leon, March 30

Basso last race was the Castilla y Leon, March 30 (Image credit: Bettini Photo)

It was through the help of the Spanish magistrate that Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) antidoping prosecutors Franco Cosenza and Ettore Torri closed in on Ivan Basso. The first round of hearings in October 2006 were shelved but, after additional evidence from Madrid, the second round in April 2007 was successful in persuading Ivan Basso to sign an agreement to confession.

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