Daniele Bꦯennati (Liquigas-Doimo), Luca Paolini (Aqua & Sapone), Filippo Pozzato (Katusha) and Giovanni Visconti (ISD) chat at a seജt of lights in Melbourne, Australia. (Image credit: Daniel Simms)
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Dꦑaniele Bennati (Liquigas-Doimo)൩ with the podium girls (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Daniele Bennati will ride for the Luxembourg team featuring the Schleck brothers, he has announced on his Twiꦛtter site. He has signed a two-year contract.
The Italian, who turns 30 on Friday, has been with Team Liquigas since 2008. This year he won the second stage of the Tour of Oman ♍and the third stage of Tirreno-Adriatico. The sprinter most recently rode the 🥃Vuelta a España, where he brought in second-place and third-place stage finishes.
The Luxembourg team is being directed by Brian Nyborg and Kim Andersen, formerly of Team Saxo B🔥ank. Andy and Fränk Schleck are joining their home-country team, ꧋as are a number of their former teammates from the Danish team. The new team has not yet announced its roster, name or sponsors.
Bennati turned pro in 2002 with Acqua & Sapone, where he helped prepare sprints for Mario Cipollini. In 2004 he joined Phonak but missed much of the year due to a virus. From 2005 🌠to 2007 he rode for La🎃mpre, where he finally became a top sprinter, moving to Liquigas in 2008.
He has won two stages at the Tour de France, four stages and the points classification (2007) in the Vuelta a Espana, and three stags and the points classification (2008) at the Giro d'Italia. He has also won the points jersey at the Tour de Suisse (2006, 2007), Deutschland Tour (2005), Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana (2007) and the Tour de Romandie (2008).
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