Riccò displays tremendous talent in Tirreno

Riccò puts in his attack

Riccò puts in his attack (Image credit: Sirotti)

Riccardo Riccò put his name put his name at the top in 2006 as a neo-pro, when he took his first professional win in the fifth and final day of the Settimana Ciclistica di Coppi e Bartali, ahead of Olympic Champion Paolo Bettini. Now he is building on last year's successes, having already won a stage in Argentina, he twice rocketed solo to stage wins in stage three and stage four of Tirreno-Adriatico. In the process, Riccò left behind seasoned riders like Alexander Vinokourov, Andreas Klöden, Filippo Pozzato and Stefano Garzelli.