Stage 15 wrap-up: Bettini makes the most of his chance

Yeah, that was good...Paolo Bettini celebrates

Yeah, that was good...Paolo Bettini celebrates (Image credit: Sirotti)

After several opportunities in the Giro so far, Paolo Bettini (Quick.Step) has finally triumphed in a stage, winning the 15th leg in Brescia in a bunch sprint. Bettini was pushed all the way to the line by German Olaf Pollack (T-Mobile), but in the end he got it by a rim. In third place was Robert Forster (Gerolsteiner). There were no changes to the GC, and Ivan Basso and his CSC team enjoyed a fairly easy day in the back seat behind the Quick.Step, T-Mobile, and Milram drivers.