said Basso

after stage 18:

"I rode a good time trial, and I think that this is a good result, both from
the point of view of the race itself and for the future," said Basso, who
refused to be drawn into speculating whether he would have won the Giro
without the problems of last weekend. "No, I don't want to talk about it,
because it wouldn't be respectful to my colleagues who are fighting for the
maglia rosa, whom I have great respect for. They are winning the Giro. I'm
very satisfied with my Giro, even if I didn't get what I wanted. However, in
life you have to learn to take what happens."

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Thomas Lund