"Extraterrestrial"?

What's a major stage race without a little controversy?
There's absolutely no controversy about who's going to win the Giro d'Italia Sunday when the tour concludes Sunday in Milan. Ivan Basso won Saturday's difficult 20th grueling, 211km 20th stage up the Gavia, his third stage win of this Giro, to put the finishing touch on the most dominant Giro win in a generation, according to Andrew Hood of VeloNews. The difference of 9:18 to second-place José Enrique Gutiérrez is the widest margin since 1965, when Vitorrio Adorni won in 11:26.
An angry Gilberto Simoni called Basso an "extraterrestrial" for his crushing performance and accused him riding unfairly by asking him to ride easy on the perilous descent off the Mortirolo, only to leave him stranded on the final hump to Aprica.
Answered Basso:
"This is the most beautiful day of my career, let me enjoy it. What I did today was proper and I did my work in the stage, but I don't like it when someone calls me an extraterrestrial. People have to remember I was the only rider strong enough to follow (Lance) Armstrong at the Tour de France. I've worked hard for this moment."