Kristoff and Paolini hope partnership reaps dividends at Tour of Flanders

Luca Paolini's career has been bookended by his work in the service of others. As a youngster at Mapei and QuickStep, he struck up a special understanding with Paolo Bettini and is now replicating that kind of chemistry with Alexander Kristoff during his Indian summer at Katusha.

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan is Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.