Cycling's second biggest event, after the Tour de France, is the Giro
d'Italia, another multi-stage race of endurance. The Giro begins this
Saturday but the defending champion won't be at the starting line. The
talented Ivan Basso will instead be coughing up the whole truth about
his involvement in a Spanish performance drug ring, called Operacion
Peurto. Basso was forced out of the Tour de France last summer under
allegations of participating in the Spanish ring, as was star Jan
Ullrich and seven other riders. All of them have, per usual, vehemently
denied any wrong-doing. But now Basso, somewhat shockingly, has early
this week agreed to spill the beans about his connection to Operación
Puerto....
