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GATESHEAD, England, Sept 12, 2008 (AFP) - Italian sprint ace Alessandro Petacchi grabbed his second stage win of the Tour of Britain here on Friday while France’s Geoffroy Lequatre retained the leader’s yellow jersey.
Britain’s Rob Hayles just missed out on catching Petacchi on the line after a sprint finish [...]
ROME, Aug 5, 2008 (AFP) - Italian cyclist Alessandro Petacchi, suspended
until the end of August for doping, will make his return to competition in the
Tour of Brtiain from September 7-14, according to reports here on Tuesday.
The 34-year-old has been listed among the riders competing in the race for
the newly-formed LPR-Ballan team.
[...]
As Team Milram shifts its nationality from Italian to German, the team’s leaders naturally had to answer plenty of questions about its anti-doping program from the audience in Bremen, Germany at its team presentation on Thursday. Also hot topics were the shift in its country affiliation and the condition of its top sprinters, Erik Zabel [...]