Italian website Tuttobiciweb.com reports that Luca Paolini has signed for Liquigas-Bianchi. The 28 year-old rider has ridden for Quick.Step for the last three seasons, mainly in the service of Bettini and Pozzato.
In other Italian news, Domina Vacanze's Gianluigi Stanga has confirmed the signings of Alberto Ongarato, Fabio Sacchi and soon, Marco Velo, to support Alessandro Petacchi in his quest for sprint victories next year. Erik Zabel is also reported to be very close to Domina Vacanze, but that could be dependent on the confirmation of a major German sponsor.
