VISCONTI WINS COPPA SABATINI

Giovanni Visconti

World champion Paolo Bettini teamed up with Italian national champion Giovanni Visconti to give the young Quick Step rider his second consecutive win at the Coppa Sabatini race in Tuscany.

Bettini has chosen Visconti as his apprentice and heir to his throne as best Italian classics rider and despite only being 24 years old, Visconti has quickly learned how to win in style. Although wearing the rainbow jersey for only the second time since Stuttgart, Bettini generously decided to sacrifice his own chances and ride for Visconti on the final two laps of the hilly circuit. Bettini lead the lead the front group through the finish with 12km to go and then made sure Visconti was well placed on the final climb to the finish.

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