There is great optimism and I feel serene," he told Gazzetta TV. The Varese-born cyclist was riding for the Tinkoff-Saxo team in the Tour de France when the diagnosis was announced after a check up at Milan's San Raffaele Hospital. "All my team mates, above all Alberto Contador, have been supporting me. Cycling is a beautiful world, made up of good people. One strives on the bicycle to beat the others, but later we are all united, especially in difficult times. I wish to thank you all, everything will be fine," he said. (AGI)