“Today an important chapter of my life as a cyclist closes. After 10 years together, I say goodbye and thank EF Education Easy post Procycling for believing in me and making me experience unforgettable emotions. You were a family…” The end. Thus ends, with a post on Instagram, the adventure of Alberto Bettiol with the American team with which he has been competing since 2019. An announcement that has been talked about for some time but which comes when the season is not yet over and which will lead the Tuscan champion to race the last races of the year with a new jersey which, according to rumours, should be that of‘Astana with the announcement of the engagement expected in the next few days or even in the next few hours. Bettiol, born thirty years ago in Poggibonsi, began his professional career in the American house that was previously called Cannondale and with the Ef Jersey he won several races including the Tour of Flanders in 2019, stages at the Giro and the Tour Down Under and this year the Milan-Turin, the Italian championship in Sesto Fiorentino and a stage and the final classification of the Tour de La Mayenne. The perfect combination between the blue and the Ef, a “Garibaldian” team, always ready to board and upset the logic and tactics of the group. The same goes for Alberto Bettiol, never banal in his pedaling, capable of “thrusts” that are often decisive and that enhance his way of riding outside the pack, a trademark for better or for worse, which is part of the class of a courageous cyclist who doesn’t want regrets and who isn’t afraid of making a fool of himself. So at thirty you change your shirt and, beyond commercial, market and obviously personal logic, this is also a small gesture of courage. The blue leaves his comfort zone and tries to start again. Right away. New team, new teammates, new habits and new hierarchies. A shot of his…
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