Paolo Bettini hopes that Tafi will not participate in Paris-Roubaix

Paolo Bettini does not think that his former teammate Andrea Tafi intends to participate in Paris-Roubaix. His place is at the expense of a young runner, according to the former Italian national coach. "At Andrea, I want to say that I hope that he will not participate in the Northern Hell.You must do something different at 52," says Bettini against La Gazzetta dello Sport.

The Italians rode together in the Mapei team from 1999 to 2002. Tafi spoke earlier this fall of the dream of never again feeding Paris-Roubaix.This dream seems to be a reality now that rumor has it that Dimension Data will be his employer, although Tafi still does not have the team's final selection for 2019 this week. "It's getting a lot of media attention, but it's better to consider opening up the spot. for a young runner. If he does it that way, he steals someone's place, "says Bettini.