Ivan Basso

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ivan Basso
Occupation	Cyclist
Date Of Birth	Nov 26, 1977(1977-11-26)
Age	47
Birthplace	Italy
Country	Italy
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Ivan Basso Biography

Ivan Basso is one of the most popular and richest Cyclist who was born on November 26, 1977 in Italy, Italy. Perhaps better known as Ivan the Terrible, he is a famous Italian racing cyclist.

He competed in the 2004 Tour de France, which Lance Armstrong won.

Ivan Basso (born 26 November 1977) is an Italian former professional road bicycle racer who last raced with UCI ProTeam Tinkoff–Saxo. Basso, nicknamed Ivan the Terrible, was considered among the best mountain riders in the professional field in the early 21st century, and was considered one of the strongest stage race riders. He is a double winner of the Giro d’Italia, having won the 2006 edition and the 2010 edition of the Italian Grand Tour whilst riding for Team CSC in 2006 and for Liquigas in 2010. However, in 2007 Basso admitted he was planning to use doping and was suspended for two years. His suspension ended on 24 October 2008, and he returned to racing two days later in the Japan Cup, where he placed a close third behind Damiano Cunego and Giovanni Visconti. He later returned to racing in his home tour, and in 2010 he won his second Giro d’Italia while riding for Liquigas-Domo, winning two stages along the way.

As an amateur, he finished second in the 1995 junior World Championships and his first big result was winning the U-23 World Championships in 1998. In his youth he fiercely competed with fellow Italian riders Giuliano Figueras and especially Danilo Di Luca who proclaimed he would have won the U-23 World Championship himself had it not been for the team tactics. Before Basso could turn professional, his parents wanted to see him finish his Technical Geometry studies. He turned professional with Davide Boifava’s Riso Scotti-Vinavil team in 1999, where he rode his first Giro d’Italia. He did not finish the three- week race, but he made it a priority to win it some day. In 2000, with the team now called Amica Chips-Tacconi Sport, he won his first professional victories in the 2000 Regio-Tour.

He married Micaela Basso in 2001.

Ivan Basso Net Worth

Ivan Basso is one of the richest Cyclist from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ivan Basso 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He grew up next door to Claudia Chiappucci, who would also become a famous cyclist.

He owns a blueberry farm in Gallarate, Italy.

Basso then focused on the Tour where he attempted to win the Giro and the Tour during the same year but he ended up struggling through the last week, finishing 32nd.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Ivan Basso height 6 feet 0 inches Ivan weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Ivan Basso Dating?

According to our records, Ivan Basso married to Micaela Basso. As of December 1, 2023, Ivan Basso’s is not dating anyone.

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Basso looked impressive in the 2004 Tour de France, winning stage 12 ahead of eventual winner Lance Armstrong, his first victory since 2001. His overall time was hurt by relatively poor time trial results: he only finished 8th on the stage 16 time trial up the mountain Alpe d’Huez, where he was caught and passed by Armstrong, and 6th in the stage 19 time trial. In all, he lost a combined 5 minutes and 13 seconds in the two stages. His time loss on the last time trial effectively sent Basso down to third place behind Andreas Klöden, and Basso finished 6:40 behind overall winner Armstrong. He ended the season, participating with the Italian national team in the 2004 World Championships in Verona, helping fellow Italian Luca Paolini get a Bronze Medal. In the off- season, Team CSC was in a financial struggle. Even as Bjarne Riis let riders who received superior offers from other teams leave, Basso did not move to team Discovery Channel even though an economically more lucrative contract was proposed.

Facts & Trivia

Ivan Ranked on the list of most popular Cyclist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Ivan Basso celebrates birthday on November 26 of every year.

At the 2005 Tour de France, he started out comparatively weakly on stage 10, the first mountain stage of the race, where he trailed the front group by a minute. But for the rest of the race, Ivan Basso was once again the only rider to keep up with the race leader Lance Armstrong in the mountains, and on occasion he tried to pressure the eventual winner by going on the attack. Basso was still weaker in the time trials, although he had improved significantly when compared to 2004. He lost a collective 3:47 over two time trial stages, as Basso placed second overall in the Tour, 4:40 behind Lance Armstrong. During the 2005 Tour de France, Basso signed a new three-year contract with Team CSC.

Did Ivan Basso win the Tour de France?

Basso at the 2015 Tour de France

Personal information
Full name| Ivan Basso
Nickname| Ivan the Terrible, The Smiling Assassin

Is Leonardo Basso related to Ivan Basso?

Team Sky announced the completion of its 2018 roster with the signing of 23 -year-old Italian neo-pro Leonard Basso. Basso, no relation to former Giro d’Italia winner Ivan Basso, brings the average age to 27.5, with other young newcomers Egan Bernal, Pavel Sivakov, Kristoffer Halvorsen, and Chris Lawless.

Who won the 2005 Tour de France?

Who won the 2004 Tour de France?

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