Now the race will go off without the riders who finished second , third , fourth and fifth behind Armstrong last year -- including this year 's favorites , Jan Ullrich of Germany and Ivan Basso of Italy .
Jan Ullrich /people/person/nationality Germany
Ivan Basso /people/person/nationality Italy
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Germany
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Ivan Basso
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Italy
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