The wall in my hotel
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Leonardo Scarselli's bike
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Bettini's bike is here
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My bike for the weekend
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…and a Quick.Step paintjob
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Paolo arrives
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We're off.
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A brief stop in the centre of Bibbona
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The "training ride" arrives
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Impervious to the fact that this is a pretty busy road
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Paulo Bettini
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Scarselli and Visconti
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Remind me Paolo did you win something?
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We're off again, this is a view of Bettini
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If I'd grown up in an area like this
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Tuscany is full
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Tuscany is
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Visconti is "the next big thing" in Italy
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Paolo fields some questions
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More interviews
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My steed for the afternoon
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This is about 4 inches more
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So is this!
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And there are twenty-six more gears
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More of that
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The view from where I was
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Bettini Day riders
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For a lot of fans
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Paolo was constantly asked to autograph things
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Paolo Bettini and Bibbona
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A rare privilege for most of us,
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The Bettini Day gang
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I'm sure he doesn't usually
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The area around Bibbona is criss crossed with trails
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Is everybody ready?
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Paolo and Veronica
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Paolo and Veronica
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Paolo graba a quiet moment
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