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Saturday's EuroFile: Bettini's bike stolen
The bicycle Italy's Paolo Bettini rode to his second consecutive title at the world road race championships last Sunday has been stolen, the Ansa news agency reported on Saturday.
Thieves stole a total of 21 bicycles belonging to the Quick Step team and the van in which they were being stored overnight ahead of Saturday's Memorial Cimurri race between Parma and Bologna. The bicycles are estimated to be worth 150,000 euros ($212,000).
The team was able to assemble a collection of reserve bikes for Bettini and the team to use in the 183km race.
The 33-year-old was crowned world champion in Stuttgart last Sunday despite organizers trying to bar him from the competition, because he would not sign an anti-doping agreement to provide a compulsory blood sample.
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