Now the race will go off without the four riders who finished just behind Armstrong last year , including the favorites for this year 's race -- Jan Ullrich of Germany , above left , and Ivan Basso of Italy , above right .
Ivan Basso /people/person/nationality Italy
Jan Ullrich /people/person/nationality Germany
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