Found a good interview with Ivan Basso, thought others may be interested. He'll be riding the Tour of California in a few weeks. Looks kinda odd in the blue Discovery kit after seeing him in CSC red for so many races. (Not that Basso is hard on the eyes in ANY color)

Some comments about Lance:

"The last two Tours I was right up there with Lance [Armstrong], I was the only one who could stay with him in the mountains. He was the best rider in the world, but now he's retired and if before we were together and he's retired, I'm alone."

"Johan knew how to listen to me and that gave me lots and lots of pleasure, because I'm convinced that we can achieve great things together. I had a great impression that really gave me a lot of motivation, and didn't make me feel less of a rider than Lance, nor not even like Lance. I'm Ivan Basso and for [Johan] that is enough. We'll try to get the best from Ivan Basso without thinking of Lance. He is untouchable."


Full text:
http://www.cyclingnews.com/riders/20...=ivan_basso071