SAVOLDELLI: I LEFT ASTANA BECAUSE OF BRUYNEEL

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Paolo Savoldelli has revealed that Johan Bruyneel?s arrival at Astana was enough to prompt him to leave.

Savoldelli joined Discovery Channel in 2005 and went on to be the surprise winner of the Giro d?Italia with a daredevil descent and heroic ascent to Sestrières to his pink jersey.

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