Bettini hopeful for Belgian Ardennes

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Il Grillo (Image credit: Elmar Krings)

Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step), who rode the Dutch Amstel Gold Race in the front but finally couldn't make it to the finish line first, was disappointed after the race on Sunday but also looked at the bright side. "I proved that this race can suit me; and it would have been another beautiful pearl in my collection," the Olympic champion told Tuttobicisport. "But you can't always win... Moreover, at a certain moment in the race I didn't feel that my legs were responding very well, and in the finale, nobody wanted to chase."

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