Lance Likes Basso Over Ullrich

Visiting his former Discovery teammates at the Tour of Italy, Lance Armstrong predicted Ivan Basso would win the 2006 Tour de France. He had previously said Jan Ullrich would succeed him. "Apparently, Ullrich has been injured and didn't start racing until Romandie, which is way too late to start racing (for the Tour)," he said. "And they say he's a little heavy, although I haven't seen him. So it seems like Basso's ahead in his preparation." Basso currently lies in fifth in the Giro G.C., 11 seconds behind the lead�.