Alessandro Petacchi
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Petacchi at the 2015 Brabantse Pijl.
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Alessandro Petacchi |
| Nickname | AleJet |
| Born |
3 January 1974 La Spezia, Italy |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11.8 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1996–1999 | Scrigno–Blue Storm |
| 2000–2005 | Fassa Bortolo |
| 2006–2008 | Team Milram |
| 2008–2009 | LPR Brakes–Ballan |
| 2010–2013 | Lampre–Farnese Vini |
| 2013–2014 | Omega Pharma–Quick-Step |
| 2015 | Southeast Pro Cycling |
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Alessandro Petacchi (born 3 January 1974 in La Spezia, Liguria) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for the Wilier Triestina–Selle Italia team. A specialist sprinter, Petacchi has won 48 grand tour stages with wins of the points jersey in the Giro d'Italia in 2004, the Vuelta a España in 2005 and the Tour de France in 2010. He also won the classics Milan – San Remo in 2005 and Paris-Tours in 2007. His career spanned over 18 years during which he earned 183 victories.
In 2007, Petacchi was banned from cycling and had his results achieved disqualified for doping. The court later said that he had not cheated on purpose but had not taken enough care when consuming his legal asthma drug. He announced his retirement as a lead sprinter on 23 April 2013, and terminated his contract at Lampre–Merida, but is now a lead-out man. He rejoined the professional peloton in August 2013, joining the Omega Pharma–Quick-Step squad.
Petacchi turned professional in 1996, and rode for a number of teams. In 2006 he moved to Team Milram with sprinter Erik Zabel, following the disbanding of Fassa Bortolo. His explosive speed won him stages in all three of the Grand Tours. In 2004 he won a record nine stages at the Giro d'Italia, which resulted in winning the points classification. He won his first classic in 2005, Milan–San Remo. He had the better of a mass sprint, beating Danilo Hondo, Thor Hushovd, Stuart O'Grady and Óscar Freire.
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