Alessandro Petacchi
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| Personal information | |
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| Full name | Alessandro Petacchi |
| Nickname | Ale-Jet |
| Date of birth | January 3, 1974 |
| Country |  Italy |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 73 kg (160 lb/11.5 st) |
| Team information | |
| Current team | Suspended |
| Discipline | Road |
| Role | Rider |
| Rider type | Sprinter |
| Professional team(s) | |
| 1996–1998 1999 2000–2005 2006–2008 |
Scrigno Navigare-Gaerne Fassa Bortolo Milram |
| Major wins | |
| Tour de France, 4 stages Giro d'Italia, 19 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: | |
| May 6, 2008 | |
Alessandro Petacchi (born on January 3, 1974 in La Spezia, Liguria) is an Italian professional road cyclist. He is currently suspended, after being found guilty of a doping offence.
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[edit] Career
He turned professional in 1996, and currently rides for 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". He is currently 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 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.
[edit] 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 May 6, 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.[4]
As a result of this, on May 16, 2008, Petacchi was fired by Team Milram.[5]
[edit] 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, 4, 6 & 7
- 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
[edit] References
- ^ Petacchi upbeat after operation. BBC.
- ^ "Sidelined Petacchi facing 12 month suspension", CyclingNews.com, 2007-07-05. Retrieved on 2007-07-05.
- ^ "Petacchi absolved of doping blame", Eurosport.com, 2007-07-24. Retrieved on 2007-07-24.
- ^ "Alessandro Petacchi suspended until 31 August 2008", tas-cas.org, 2008-05-06. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.
- ^ "Alessandro Petacchi leaves Milram after drug ruling by CAS", International Herald Tribune, 2008-05-16. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
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| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Petacchi, Alessandro |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Road bicycle racer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1974-01-03 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | La Spezia, Italy |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
