Alessandro Petacchi

Alessandro Petacchi is a professional road cyclist born on January 3, 1974 in La Spezia, Italy. He turned professional in 1996, and currently rides for the Fassa Bortolo team.

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Road cyclist - January 3 - 1974 - La Spezia - Italy - 1996 - Fassa Bortolo team

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Petacchi's speciality is sprinting, and he is presently regarded as among the most talented and dangerous sprinters in the world. His explosive speed has seen him take several stage victories in all three of the Grand Tours. In 2004 he won a record nine stages at the Giro d'Italia, which resulted in him winning the Maglia ciclamino for topping the points classification. He managed his first victory in a major Classic race in 2005, triumphing at Milan - San Remo.

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Sprinting - Grand Tours - 2004 - Giro d'Italia - Maglia ciclamino - Classic race - 2005 - Milan - San Remo

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Petacchi will run in 2006 season with UCI ProTour Domina Vacanze team.

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UCI - ProTour - Domina Vacanze team

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