ROME, Sept 7, 2011 (AFP) - Former Tour of Italy winner Ivan Basso has called for calm after he was slapped and insulted by separatists during the Tour of the Po Valley. He and fellow Italian rider Sacha Modolo put their names to a statement from organizers on Wednesday, the second day of the tour, in which they called for respect for the cyclists. "We're cyclists and we've come here to … [Read more...]