Paolo Bettini
- January 5, 2024
- Cyclist
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Paolo Bettini Biography
| Name | Paolo Bettini |
| Birthday | Apr 1 |
| Birth Year | 1974 |
| Place Of Birth | Cecina |
| Home Town | Tuscany |
| Birth Country | Italy |
| Birth Sign | Aries |
| Siblings | Sauro Bettini |
| Spouse | Monica Orlandini |
Paolo Bettini is one of the most popular and richest Cyclist who was born on April 1, 1974 in Cecina, Tuscany, Italy. Italian cyclist who took home the Gold medal for the road racing competition during the 2004 Olympics. He also won gold for the road race competition in the 2007 and 2006 World Championships.
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Paolo Bettini (born 1 April 1974 in Cecina, Livorno, Tuscany) is an Italian former champion road racing cyclist, and the former coach of the Italian national cycling team. Considered the best classics specialist of his generation, and probably one of the strongest of all times, he won gold medals in the 2004 Athens Olympics road race and in the 2006 and 2007 World Road Race Championships. He is nicknamed Il Grillo (“the cricket”) for his repeated sudden attacks and his sprinting style.
He came fourth in the world under-23 road championship in 1996, behind three other Italians, Giuliano Fugeras, Roberti Sgambelluri and Luca Sironi. He turned professional the following year for the MG-Technogym team. There he rode as domestique to Michele Bartoli, “a working class cyclist,” wrote Stephen Farrand, “destined to work for others to earn his crust.” He worked for Bartoli, who in return helped with advice. Bartoli won the World Cup in 1997 and 1998 with Bettini’s help.
He got married to Monica Orlandini, a literature teacher, in the year 2000.
Paolo Bettini Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Cyclist |
| House | Living in own house. |
Paolo Bettini is one of the richest Cyclist from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Paolo Bettini 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He started racing at the age of seven years old.
In 2010 his name was announced as coach of the future Italian nation’s coach.
Bettini followed the path of riders before the 1970s and took up six-day racing in the winter. He rode at Munich and Grenoble in 2006. “I didn’t do it for the money,” he said. “I had that already. I did it through my love of racing, to see what it’s like to race on a track.” The bankings proved trickier than the road, however, and his debut was described as “catastrophic” as he failed to get alongside his partner in the two-man relay race, the madison, and finished the first night “with fear in his face.” Charly Mottet said:
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Who is Paolo Bettini Dating?
According to our records, Paolo Bettini married to Monica Orlandini. As of December 1, 2023, Paolo Bettini’s is not dating anyone.
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Bettini’s most important victory was the 2004 Summer Olympics, where he broke away with Portuguese Sérgio Paulinho for a comfortable victory decided on a last moment sprint with both. He again failed to win the world championship due to an injury when he banged his knee against the team car at the beginning of the race.
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Bettini raced in the second annual 2.HC-rated 2007 Tour of California and made it worth his while by capturing Stage 4 in a sprint finish. He later won the third stage of the Vuelta a España and finished second in three more stages. Then he won once again the rainbow jersey of the Elite Men’s Road at Stuttgart.
Top Facts about Paolo Bettini
- Paolo Bettini is a retired Italian professional cyclist.
- He was born on April 1, 1974 in Cecina, Italy.
- Bettini won two Olympic gold medals in road cycling.
- He also won the UCI Road World Championships twice.
- Bettini was known for his aggressive racing style and sprinting ability.
- He won several prestigious one-day races, including Liège–Bastogne–Liège and Milan–San Remo.
- In total, he won over 100 professional races during his career.
- Bettini retired from professional cycling in 2008 at the age of 34.
- After retiring, he became a coach and team manager for various cycling teams.
- In 2018, he was inducted into the UCI Hall of Fame for his achievements in cycling.