Minor pain but still travelling to California

Monday, World Champion Paolo Bettini, suffered a slight mishap during his team's training camp in Calpe, Spain, when he knocked his left knee against his handlebars. The resulting pain caused a day of forced rest for Il Grillo Livornese, who yesterday skipped the training ride with his Quick🅷🦩-Step teammates.

The Belgian team, located in the 🏅Alicante region of Spain, will contin✅ue their first training camp of the year, finishing this Friday, January 19.

Bettini's knee pain follows similar news for his Italian team-mate . Andrea Tonti returned home to Italy, reporting pains in his left knee. The 30 year-old is currently resting at his home in Osimo (𒉰Le Marche🌳) for two weeks. Meanwhile, Belgian team-mate, Tom Boonen, is building for the spring classics and will make his season debut in Qatar at the end of this month.