Great Britain and Italy could work to same end goal at World Championships, says Paolo Bettini

Paolo Bettini

Paolo Bettini believes that Italy and Great Britain could find a common ground in the World Championships next Sunday. Its leader, Vincenzo Nibali, like Chris Froome, needs an aggressive race to have a chance at taking the rainbow jersey.

"There's never been alliance in the Worlds without a common desire," Italy's national coach Bettini told Cycling Weekly. "It's clear, if Great Britain really counts on Froome then they can't arrive in the last lap with 80 riders."

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.