Ivan Basso retires from professional cycling (The Associated Press)
Two-time Giro d’Italia winner Ivan Basso is retiring from professional cycling after recovering from cancer. Basso was diagnosed with testicular cancer at the Tour de France in July after crashing during the fifth stage. Basso, who finished second to Lance Armstrong in the 2005 Tour, was forced out before the start of the world’s premier cycle race the year after because of blood doping suspicions.