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Eolo-Kometa, it’s time to cycle: “We want at least ten victories. And participate in the Giro”. Official presentation for the team directed by Ivan Basso and based in Busto Arsizio at Luca Spada's company. Alberto Contador's "blessing" from Madrid: "A dream come true". The innovative space of “Casa Eolo” opens its doors for the first time to an official event: the presentation of the Eolo-Kometa cycling team, which will have its sporting and logistical headquarters in Busto Arsizio – inside the large digital telecommunications company. The appointment, unfortunatel...

Remember the good old days of Bjarne’s boot camp? You’d be enjoying your Christmas holidays, wondering what the pros had been up to since Lombardia, then you’d stumble across an online story with images of ‘General’ Riis in camo gear putting his CSC Saxo boys through a savage 48-hour survival test in the dank, dark woods of Denmark. Tucking into a turkey sandwich, you’d wince on reading how landlubber superstar Ivan Basso had been thrown overboard a kilometre from the shore of the Baltic Sea, his teammates forced to tow their non-swimming captain safely to shore. You’d see some...