Paolo Bettini fractures a rib in Spain
By BikeRadar & AFP
Paolo Bettini talks to Tour of California announcer Dave Towle in February. (Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Italian rider Paolo Bettini fractured a rib when he fell in Thursday's fourth stage of the Tour of the Basque country, his QuickStep team said Saturday after he had hospital tests in Cecina, Italy.
"I have suffered a lot this past couple of days" Bettini said in a statement. "I hurt all over but today I am a little more optimistic. Last year I rode more than two weeks at the Giro with a cracked rib." The two-time world road champion promised to get back in the saddle as soon as possible.
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