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 MILAN, Italy (AP) - A day after admitting involvement in the Spanish doping scandal, Giro d'Italia champion Ivan Basso said he intended to cheat in "a moment of weakness" but never did, and is ready to accept his punishment.
"I have admitted attempted doping only," the Italian rider said at a news conference Tuesday. "I've never taken any doping substance nor undergone any illegal blood transfusions."
Basso said he made contact with a doctor at the heart of the Spanish investigation, Eufemiano Fuentes, and gave him a blood sample with the intention of doping — but never actually did.
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