World road racing champion Mario Cipollini must wait to find out if he can ride in this year's centenary Tour de France.

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If the worst of the taped revelations have emerged, he will be hopeful he can ride this row out and fight on his record as mayor.

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Tory MPs won't have forgotten or forgiven, so he can expect a rough ride, with yet more venom added by the impending Eastleigh by-election.

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At a news conference, he said the U.S. economy remains fundamentally sound and can ride out any liquidity problems.

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"I know I can ride a bike, so it's frustrating, " he said.

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If he can appease the Americans again, perhaps the U.S. administration will once again ride to his rescue.

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