overall. In August 2014, it was announced that Basso would be joining from 2015 on a two-year deal. In July 2015, Basso was diagnosed with testicular cancer and immediately withdrew from the Tour de France to seek treatment in Italy. Basso received support from a number of people including Lance Armstrong. Basso made the announcement to the media in those terms: "I have a bad announcement to give to you guys", Basso said. "On stage 5, I had a really small crash but in the crash I touched my testicle on the saddle and for a few days, I felt a small pain. Yesterday we spoke with the doctor of the Tour de France and we decided to go to make a special analysis in the hospital and the examination gave me bad news. I have a small cancer in the left testicle." In September 2015 confirmed that Basso had recovered fully after undergoing surgery in Milan and that he would be able to race again. However, after Basso had talks with the team it was announced that he would retire from competition the following month, whilst remaining with in a management role. Basso later followed Alberto Contador to , taking up a support staff position. Personal life Basso resides in Cassano Magnago in Gallarate, Italy with his wife and four children. He has now purchased land in his home town to start a blueberry farm where he hopes to employ locals as well as make an investment for his retirement from cycling as the future of the European economy is uncertain. Basso has already begun planting; his farm is called "Il Borgo" or "the village". Major results 1995 2nd Road race, UCI Juniors Road World Championships 1997 1st Trofeo Città di San Vendemiano 1998 1st Road race, UCI Road World Championships 1st Road race, National Under-23 Road Championships 8th Firenze–Pistoia 1999 2nd Trofeo Matteotti 2nd Giro del Friuli 3rd Gran Premio Palio del Recioto 6th Gran Premio della Liberazione 6th HEW Cyclassics 6th Tre Valli Varesine 7th Gran Premio Industria e Commercio di Prato 2000 2nd Overall Regio-Tour 1st Stages 1 & 3b (ITT) 5th Giro dell'Emilia 6th Tre Valli Varesine 7th Trofeo Andratx-Mirador d'Es Colomer 8th Giro del Lazio 2001 1st Stage 1 Tour Méditerranéen 1st Stage 5 Euskal Bizikleta 1st Stage 5 Tour of Austria 2nd La Flèche Wallonne 4th Trofeo dell'Etna 6th Giro dell'Emilia 7th Coppa