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| Petacchi pictured on 16 August 2006 | |
| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Alessandro Petacchi |
| Nickname | Ale-Jet |
| Date of birth | 3 January 1974 |
| Country |  Italy |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (160 lb; 11.5 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | LPR Brakes – Farnese Vini |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional team(s)1 | |
| 1996–1999 2000–2005 2006–2008 2008–2009 2010– |
Scrigno – Blue Storm Fassa Bortolo Team Milram LPR Brakes – Ballan Lampre – Farnese Vini |
| Major wins | |
| Tour de France, 4 stages Giro d'Italia, 21 stages & 1 points jerseys Vuelta a España, 19 stages & 1 points jersey Milan-Sanremo (2005) Paris-Tours (2007) |
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| Infobox last updated on: | |
| 15 July 2009
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Alessandro Petacchi (born 3 January 1974 in La Spezia, Liguria) is an Italian professional road racing cyclist for UCI Professional Continental team LPR Brakes – Farnese Vini.
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Career
He turned professional in 1996, and rode for a number of teams, in 2006 he moved to Team Milram, along with another of the world's best cycling sprinters, Erik Zabel, following the disbanding of his former Fassa Bortolo team.
Petacchi's speciality is sprinting and his nickname is "Ale-Jet". 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 the Milan-Sanremo.
He withdrew from the 2006 Giro d'Italia after crashing during the third stage. It was subsequently discovered that he had finished the stage with a fractured kneecap.[1]. In 2007, he returned and won five stages in the 2007 Giro d'Italia, bringing his tally of ProTour victories up to 21 and making him the cyclist with most UCI ProTour victories.
Doping allegations
After a non-negative result for the asthma drug salbutamol (which Petacchi has clearance to use), Petacchi was placed on non-active status and missed the 2007 Tour de France.[2] Petacchi was then absolved by the Italian Cycling Federation when they deemed any overuse of Salbutamol as simple human error.[3]
On 6 May 2008, the Court of Arbitration for Sport banned Petacchi until the end of August, applied retroactively from last November. CAS also announced that all competitive results obtained during the 2007 Giro d'Italia shall be disqualified with all of the resulting consequences including forfeiture of any medals, points and prizes. Results obtained after 31 October 2007 and during the period of ineligibility will be disqualified. The court ruled that Petacchi had not intended to cheat and that it was likely that he had simply inadvertently consumed too much of the medication, but that the overdose, albeit accidental, meant that Petacchi had failed to exercise "utmost caution."[4] The case was considered controversial,[5] as it kept Petacchi from starting the Tour de France as he had planned[6] and for the court ruling that he should be suspended despite acknowledging that he had not cheated. Petacchi vehemently maintained that he had done no wrong.[7]
As a result of this, on 16 May 2008, Petacchi was fired by Team Milram.[8]. After his suspension he joined LPR Brakes – Ballan.
LPR Brakes and beyond
After winning a few minor races in 2008 Petacchi started 2009 strongly by winning the Scheldeprijs Vlaanderen semi-classic race. He was selected to ride the Giro d'Italia and won the second and third stages, taking the pink jersey.[9]
Petacchi signed with Lampre – Farnese Vini for the 2010 season.[10]
Palmares
- 1998
- 1 stage Tour de Langkawi
- 2000
- Stages 8 & 12, Vuelta a España
- 2 stages & GC Giro della Provincia di Lucca
- 2 stages Tour de Luxembourg
- 2 stages Route du Sud
- 1 stage Regio Tour
- 2001
- 2 stages Settimana Lombarda
- 1 stage Euskal Bizikleta
- 1 stage Tour of Poland
- 1 stage Settimana Coppi & Bartali
- 2002
- Stage 12, Vuelta a España
- Stage 1 & 5, Paris-Nice
- 3 stages Vuelta Valenciana
- 3 stages Settimana Coppi & Bartali
- 1 stage Tour Méditerranéen
- 1 stage Regio Tour
- 1 stage Ronde van Nederland
- 2003
- Tour de France:
- Winner stages 2, 3, 5 & 6
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stages 1, 5, 6, 13, 16 & 17
- Vuelta a España:
- Winner stages 3, 5, 12, 14 & 21
- Stage 1, Paris-Nice
- 3 stages Vuelta a Aragón
- 2 stages Ronde van Nederland
- 1 stage Vuelta Valenciana
- Trofeo Luis Puig
- 2004
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner Maglia ciclamino (Points classification)
- Winner Most Combative classification
- Winner Azzurri d'Italia classification
- Winner stages 2, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 16 and 21
- Vuelta a España:
- Winner stages 2, 4, 7 and 13
- Stages 1, 2 & 7, Tirreno-Adriatico
- 2 stages Giro della Provincia di Lucca
- 2 stages Vuelta a Aragón
- 1 stage Ronde van Nederland
- 2005
- Giro d'Italia:
- Winner stages 10, 13, 16 and 21
- Vuelta a España:
- Winner Points Classification
- Winner stages 3, 4, 8, 12 and 21
- Milan-Sanremo
- Stages 1, 6 & 7 Tirreno-Adriatico
- Stages 1 & 2 Tour de Romandie
- 3 stages & GC Volta a la Comunitat Valenciana
- GP Costa Degli Etruschi
- Trofeo Luis Puig
- 2 stages Vuelta a Andalucía
- 2 stages Vuelta a Aragón
- 2006
- Stage 7 & Points Classification Tirreno-Adriatico
- GP Costa Degli Etruschi
- Giro della Provincia di Lucca
- 5 stages & GC Internationale Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 2 stages Ruta del Sol
- 2 stages Vuelta Valenciana
- 2007
- GP Costa Degli Etruschi
- 3 stages & GC Internationale Niedersachsen-Rundfahrt
- 3 stages & GC Volta ao Algarve
- 1 stage Vuelta Valenciana
- 1 stage Regio Tour
- Vuelta a España:
- Winner stages 11, 12
- Paris-Tours
- 2008
- Tour of Britain:
- Winner stages 1, 6, 8
- Memorial Viviana Manservisi
- GP Beghelli
- 2009
- Gran Premio della Costa Etruschi
- 1st, Stage 5, Giro di Sardegna
- 1st, Stage 2, Tirreno-Adriatico
- Settimana Ciclista Lombarda:
- 1st, Stage 1 Team Time Trial
- 1st, Stage 2
- 1st, Stage 4
- Grote Scheldeprijs
- Giro di Toscana
- Giro d'Italia:
- 1st, Stages 2, 3
- 1st, Stage 1, Delta Tour Zeeland
See also
References
- ^ "Petacchi upbeat after operation". BBC. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/cycling/4759847.stm.
- ^ "Sidelined Petacchi facing 12 month suspension". CyclingNews.com. 2007-07-05. http://autobus.cyclingnews.com/news.php?id=news/2007/jul07/jul05news. Retrieved 2007-07-05.
- ^ "Petacchi absolved of doping blame". Eurosport.com. 2007-07-24. http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/24072007/58/giro-d-italia-petacchi-absolved-doping-blame.html. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ^ "Alessandro Petacchi suspended until 31 August 2008". tas-cas.org. 2008-05-06. http://www.tas-cas.org/en/infogenerales.asp/4-3-690-1092-4-1-1/5-0-1092-15-1-1/. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ^ Andrew Canning (2008-03-26). "Alessandro Petacchi: Rider Profile". VeloNews. http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/322550/alessandro-petacchi-rider-profile.html. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ^ Antonio J. Salmerón (2007-06-27). "Petacchi heard by CONI over Salbutamol use". Cycling News. http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/322550/alessandro-petacchi-rider-profile.html. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ^ Greg Johnson (2008-05-21). "Petacchi: I remain a winner". Cycling News. http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/322550/alessandro-petacchi-rider-profile.html. Retrieved 2009-11-23.
- ^ "Alessandro Petacchi leaves Milram after drug ruling by CAS". International Herald Tribune. 2008-05-16. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/05/16/sports/EU-SPT-CYC-Petacchi-Milram.php/. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
- ^ Silenzio! Oh Ale-Jet, how good can you get?
- ^ Gregor Brown (2009-08-24). "Petacchi signs with Lampre-NGC". Cycling News. http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/petacchi-signs-with-lampre-ngc. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Alessandro Petacchi |
- Palmarès at Trap-Friis.dk
- Alessandro Petacchi profile at the Cycling Website
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| Preceded by Óscar Freire |
Winner of Milan-Sanremo 2005 |
Succeeded by Filippo Pozzato |
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