Paolo Bettini Pictures

Team mates Matteo Tosatto and Paolo Bettini of Italy wave to the crowds as they cross the finish line alongside Erik Zabel of Germany in the Elite Men's Road Race during the 2008 UCI Road World Championships on September 28, 2008 in Varese, Italy. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images) Paolo Bettini and Erik Zabel will retire at the end of the season. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images Europe)

The World Road Racing Champions assemble at the start prior to Stage 7 of the Amgen Tour of California on February 24, 2008 from Santa Clarita to Pasadena, California. (L-R) Mario Cipollini of Italy and riding for Rock Racing, Paolo Bettini of Italy and riding for Quick Step, Tom Boonen of Belgium and riding for Quick Step and Oscar Freire of Spain and riding for Rabobank attempt to count their collective World Championships. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images North America)