Tour de France contender Ivan Basso is ready to race again after requiring 15 stitches to deep cuts above his right eye and on his cheek after a fall in training last month. The Liquigas team has included Basso in its squad for the Dauphine Libere, a weeklong race in France that begins Sunday. Basso, who skipped the Giro d'Italia to focus on the Tour, was injured May 17. More...