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• Italy Names World Championship Team
  September 13th, 2011
  

  ROME, Sept 13, 2011 (AFP) – Italy coach Paolo Bettini on Tuesday named his squad for the Cycling World Championships in Copenhagen from September 19-25. The group consists of Manuel [...]

• Mind Games Begin Ahead of Rainbow Jersey Battle
  October 1st, 2010
  

  Written by: Justin Davis GEELONG, Australia – Italy coach Paolo Bettini is keeping rival teams guessing as the mind games gather pace ahead of Sunday’s battle for cycling’s coveted rainbow [...]

• Italian World Championship Roster
  September 14th, 2010
  

  ROME – Italy coach Paolo Bettini on Tuesday named an 11-man team for October’s World Championships in Melbourne, Australia. Each team consists of nine riders so Bettini, a former Olympic [...]

• TMC Transformers Partners With Italian National Road Team
  August 9th, 2010
  

  9th August 2010 – TMC Transformers will be partnering with the Italian National team at the upcoming Road Cycling World Championships in Melbourne from September 29th to October 3rd, 2010. [...]

• Paolo Bettini At The Tour De Pologne
  June 29th, 2010
  

  The new Italian national team coach will be present at the 2nd and 3rd stage dedicated to the memory of his friend Franco Ballerini June 29th, 2010 – The new [...]

• Bettini Replaces Ballerini As Italy’s National Coach
  June 16th, 2010
  

  ROME, June 16, 2010 (AFP) – Former two-time world champion Paolo Bettini has been named the coach of Italy’s national cycling team for the world championships and Olympics, the Italian [...]

• Bettini Smashes His Helmet Open In Track Crash
  November 4th, 2008
  

  ROME, Nov 4, 2008 (AFP) – Italian road cycling great Paolo Bettini was taken to hospital on Tuesday after crashing and hitting his head on a security barrier during the [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]

• 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 [...]