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Petacchi Aiming For Two More Years
October 30th, 2011| Features, Road | No Comments
ROME, Oct 30, 2011 (AFP) – Italian sprinter Alessandro Petacchi has revealed he wants to continue racing for two more years, even though he is fast approaching his 38th birthday. [...]
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