Good post on Yahoo! sports. Bruyneel responds to the those questioning Team Discovery’s decision to sign Ivan Basso.
Bruyneel’s decision to sign the Tour of Italy champion caused a ripple this week in the world of cycling, which is fighting for its credibility after a season marred by doping suspicion.
The Belgian said Saturday he is more than happy to have signed the “world’s best rider,” who recently emerged unscathed having been one of many riders implicated in a doping investigation in Spain which erupted in May.
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“I don’t see how anyone can stop me from hiring the best rider in the world. I am very happy with my decision,” Bruyneel said Saturday in an interview with the Belgian press.
