Paolo Bettini
Quickstep
Personal Details:
Nationality
Italy
Date of birth
01/04/1974
Teams history:
- 2008 - Quickstep
- 2008 - QUICK STEP
- 2007 - Quickstep - Innergetic
- 2007 - Predictor - Lotto
- 2006 - Quickstep - Innergetic
- 2005 - Quickstep
- 2004 - Quickstep - Davitamon
- 2003 - Quickstep - Davitamon
- 2002 - Mapei - Quick Step
- 2002 - Quickstep - Davitamon
- 2001 - Mapei - Quick Step
- 2000 - Mapei - Quick Step
Biography:
Key Results
1st Tour de France stage 9, 200
1st Giro d'Italia stage 1, 2005; 15, '06
1st Vuelta a España stage 16, 2005; 2, '06; 3, '07; 6 & 12, '08
World Road Champion 2006-07
Olympic road race champion 2004
1st Liège–Bastogne–Liège 2000, '02
1st Milan–San Remo 2003
1st Giro di Lombardia 2005, '06
1st Clásica San Sebastián 2003
1st HEW Cyclassics 2003
1st Züri-Metzgete 2001, '05
1st overall Tirreno–Adriatico 2004
Italian national road race champion 2003, '06
Giro d'Italia points classification 2005-06
UCI Road World Cup 2002-04
Velo d'Or 2006
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Mads World: Waving goodbye to the rainbow
'Whoever takes over from me on Sunday, I wish them the best of luck and a year of happiness' -
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Mads World: Babysitting at the Tour de France
'Richie is finishing off all our hard work and as a team, we can’t ask for anymore' -
Sergio Higuita blog: I’m learning so much during my first Tour de France
Colombian climber on how mental strength helps him fight the pain and what he is learning from EF team leader Rigoberto Uran -
Mads World: No such thing as a rest day
World Champion blogs from the Tour de France
