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The winner's podium: Ginanni, Pozzato and Petacchi

The winner's podium: Ginanni, Pozzato and Petacchi (Image credit: Fotoreporter Sirotti)

Hello from Livigno. As some riders get ready for the Tour de France or target the national championships this weekend, I'm up here in the mountains preparing for the second half of my season.

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Filippo Pozzato burst onto the scene in 1998 when he won a silver medal in the World Junior Road Race in Valkenberg. He skipped riding as an under-23 rider and signed a contract with Mapei. Since then he's established himself as the rider in the peloton with the most bling and has notched up victories in Milan-San Remo, Het Volk, and stages of the Tour de France.

Now a leader at Katusha, Pozzato is one of the most feared and respected Classics riders in the bunch and you can follow his 2010 Spring campaign right here on Cyclingnews.com