21:48 July 13, 2015
(AGI) – Rome, July 13 – “I leave the race: I have a tumor in the left testicle.” The first of the two days of rest provided in this 102nd edition of the Tour de France ‘was “shocked” by this sad news of Ivan Basso. Pending the Pyrenees, that tomorrow will issue the first verdicts credible this Grande Boucle, cyclists have faced today, between a massage and a little refreshment, several press conferences. The more ‘unexpected and more’ particular has held just the 37 year-old rider from Varese of Saxo Tinkoff, which occupied the step 158 of the general classification of the Grande Boucle, 51 ’23 “from the yellow jersey Chris Froome, who has made official its health problems.
“I felt a strong pain after a fall in which I was involved during the fifth stage of the Tour,” said Basso. They were immediately made all the necessary investigations, which led to unfortunately ‘ Today’s announcement. The TAC, in fact, has certified the presence of cancer cells in the left testicle of two-time winner of the Tour of Italy.
Basso said that will fall ‘once in Italy. “Saro’ in Milan and tonight I will submit ‘surgery already’ tomorrow “, said Basso. Instant and ‘arrived solidarity’, on Twitter, the Spaniard Alberto Contador, team mate (and room) Bass:” Dear Ivan I’m sure everything will go ‘well; We see you in Paris. We hope to celebrate the yellow jersey. “That’s Lombard
not ‘isolated case. In cycling there was already’ been Lance Armstrong. The former US champion, seven-time winner of the Grande Boucle, before seeing removed the titles won by doping, he wrote today on Twitter to wish to Basso. He knows the problematice linked to testicular cancer. It ‘was operated by the same disease in 1996. He defeated cancer and and’ back to ‘activities’ racing in 1998 and since then with his Lance Armstrong Foundation and Livestrong bracelet thanks to raises money to fund cancer research. In other sports, however, remember the cases of players Eric Abidal, Francesco Acerbi and Jonas Gutierrez ; in addition to that of the Italian fencer Paolo Pizzo. These four athletes, like Armstrong, then returned to their regular activities’ competitions. That ‘bodes well for Basso, despite his age’. Basso, meanwhile, in the evening, on facebook, wrote: “I shall approach ‘this test with unflagging determination and positivity’ that you sent me with all your messages. I love cycling that gave me so much and me taught to bite the bullet when there ‘to fight. I love my family that fills my life with joy, and that gave me the impetus to move forward in difficult times “.
The show, however,’ should continue. Tomorrow the caravan yellow again. It will begin ‘to get serious. Program in three stages with consecutive uphill finishes the feared Pyrenees.
Immediately tenth fraction, the Tabres La Pierre Saint-Martin, 167 km; Wednesday ‘the eleventh round, the Pau Cauterets Vallee de Saint-Savin, 188 km; Thursday ‘the twelfth stage, the Lannemezan-Plateau de Beille, 195 km.In three days we will know more’ about the real conditions of Nibali and the possibility ‘that the Messina to repeat the feats of last year, when I arrive’ in Paris in triumph. In the event of a decline of Sicilian many Italian fans will change jersey and probably will be cheering for Contador, who wanted more than ever to give a joy to Low. (AGI).
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