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• It Is The End Of The Rainbow For A Smiling Paolo Bettini
  September 30th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  VARESE, Italy, Sept 29, 2008 (AFP) - Handing his coveted world title to
  countryman Alessandro Ballan was the second-best send-off Italian great Paolo
  Bettini could have wished for, he admitted here Sunday.
  The only thing better would have been to keeping the rainbow jersey he won
  in 2006 and 2007, thus [...]

• Lloyd The Only Aussie Survivor Of The Worlds Slaughter
  September 29th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  VARESE, Italy, Sept 29, 2008 (AFP) - Matthew Lloyd took the unenviable
  honor of being the only rider from Australia’s team here at the world
  championships to survive the unforgiving men’s road race on Sunday.
  Won in thrilling fashion by Italian Alessandro Ballan ahead of compatriot
  Damiano Cunego and Matti Breschel [...]

• Italian Cycling Legend Paolo Bettini Announces His Retirement After Title Defence
  September 27th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  VARESE, Italy, Sept 27, 2008 (AFP) - One of cycling’s modern day greats, Paolo Bettini of Italy, has confirmed he will retire after the final race of the world road race championships on Sunday.
  The 34-year-old Italian, a favourite to win a third consecutive gold [...]

• Could There Be Another Historical Rainbow Jersey For Cycling Wizard Bettini
  September 27th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  VARESE, Italy, Sept 27, 2008 (AFP) - History-chasing Paolo Bettini and Oscar Freire are being tipped to cast a rainbow haze over the world championships on Sunday when they line up as favourites for the men’s road race.
  Won by the likes of Eddy Merckx, [...]

• Bettini & Freire To Face Off For Historic Rainbow Jersey Battle
  September 22nd, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  VARESE, Italy, Sept 22, 2008 (AFP) - The chance of making history by
  winning a third consecutive road race crown at cycling’s world championships
  this week has been keeping Paolo Bettini dreaming all summer.
  But at the men’s road race on September 28, the energetic little rider
  known as the ‘Cricket’ [...]

• Italians Name Team For Worlds For Bettini’s Hat-Trick Attempt
  September 15th, 2008
  

  Cuttent reigning world champion Paolo Bettini will spearhead the Italian team’s bid to keep the much desired rainbow jersey in Italian hands at the world road race cycling championships in two weeks time.
  Bettini, the recent two-stage winner at the Tour of Spain, leads a mixed nine-man team which includes climbers [...]

• Bettini Wins Again As Valverde Drops Out Of Contention In Tour of Spain
  September 11th, 2008
  

  SUANCES, Spain, Sept 11, 2008 (AFP) - Quick Step’s reigning world champion, Paolo Bettini of Italy, claimed his second victory from this year’s Tour of Spain by winning the 12th stage here Thursday.
  Spaniard Egoi Martinez of Euskaltel retained the race leader’s gold jersey after the 186.4 km race between [...]

• Bettini Wins Tour of Spain Sixth Stage, Chavanel Takes Golden Jersey
  September 4th, 2008
  

  TOLEDO, Spain, Sept 4, 2008 (AFP) - Italian rider Paolo Bettini of Quick
  Step won the sixth stage of the Tour of Spain on Thursday, a 150.1 kilometer
  course from Ciudad Real to Toledo, while France’s Sylvain Chavanel of Cofidis
  took the overall lead.
  Bettini came in ahead of Belgium’s Philippe Gilbert of Francaise des Jeux
  in while [...]

• Double Cycling blow To Italian Team
  August 9th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  JUYONGGUAN, China, Aug 9, 2008 (AFP) - Defending champion Paolo Bettini of Italy put a brave face on losing his Olympic road race crown to Spaniard Samuel Sanchez here on Saturday.
  But after the first big endurance test of the Games, the two-time world champion [...]

• Valverde Highlights Kirchen’s Threat To Cycling Gold
  August 5th, 2008
  

  by Justin Davis
  BEIJING, Aug 5, 2008 (AFP) - Racing in hot, humid conditions which could be made worse by pollution levels is not the only thing worrying Spain’s big favourite for the Olympic cycling road race this Sunday.
  Alejandro Valverde comes into the 248.5km race - said [...]