Alberto Bettiol, admission after triumph.

The words of Alberto Bettiol

"This victory gives confidence to me and my team,” stressed Alberto Bettiol in a press conference after his triumph in the Milano-Torino.” The Milano-Torino è one of the most beautiful races in the world and I am pleased to see my name inside such a prestigious roll of honor. The change of route benefited me. In previous years it was either too hard, with the arrival at Superga, or too flat and tailor-made for sprinters".

"Today’s two climbs reminded me of Cipressa and Poggio, but I don’t consider myself one of the favorites for Milan-Sanremo,” he added. I didn’t expect to arrive alone, I thought Marc Hirschi or Diego Ulissi would follow me. I interpreted the finale as a time trial, thinking that if my move didn’t work I would serve my teammate Marijn Van den Berg. At worst, it would have been good training for Saturday".

"There was a bit of a headwind and the last 10 km were very tough. I knew not to waste such an opportunity today. To have won here è a good sign for me and I hope it can instill confidence in all of Italian cycling" commented the Tuscan rider.