Tour de France director Prudhomme praises Discovery team for suspending Basso - International Herald Tribune

"Tour de France director Christian Prudhomme has praised the Discovery Channel cycling team for suspending its top rider, Ivan Basso, after the Italian Olympic Committee reopened its investigation into a Spanish doping scandal.
Giro d'Italia champion Basso was barred from riding for Discovery on Tuesday after the Italian committee summoned him to a doping hearing May 2 on charges of having used or attempted to use a banned substance or method.
Discovery decided to sideline 2005 Tour runner-up Basso, who signed a two-year contract in November, upon learning of the renewed investigation.
'It is a responsible decision on behalf of Discovery Channel,' Prudhomme told The Associated Press in a telephone interview Wednesday. 'Everything we have learned in these last days goes in the right direction.'"