Italy's Bettini retains rainbow jersey in Stuttgart

Italy's Paolo Bettini capped a turbulent week by retaining his rainbow jersey in the elite men's road race at the cycling world championships in Stuttgart, Germany on Sunday.

After the field had been whittled down to just five riders over a dramatic final lap Bettini won a five-man sprint to finish the 267.4 km Killesberg Park race in six hours 44 minutes 43 seconds.