Team Tinkoff-Saxo earlier today announced that Ivan Basso has signed a two-year contract with the Russian-registered WorldTour team. Basso thereby joins forces with Bjarne Riis, whom he rode for from 2004 to 2006 while being part of Team CSC.

Tyler Hamilton and ghost writer Daniel Coyle have won the prestigious William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award for "The Secret Race." Along with the prize Hamilton and Coyle were handed £24,000.

Team Saxo Bank-Tinkoff Bank owner Bjarne Riis is finding himself in an increasingly tight spot as pressure for him to comment on the accusations made by Tyler Hamilton rises further in his home country of Denmark.

Did someone say a Spanish Inquisition?