Gallery: Lampre-ISD's team presentation Cyclingnews.com The Italian WorldTour team brought out their stalwarts, Michele Scarponi, Daniano Cunego and Alessandro Petacchi but also used the opportunity to push their Ukranian bloc, which now consists of five riders, Vitaliy Buts, Denys Kostyuk, Dmytro Krivtsov, ...
Italian teams primed for home season debut in Costa degli Etruschi VeloNation ... hinterland before finishing with five laps of a gently rolling finishing circuit, is almost certain to end in a sprint, and could see a battle between last year's winner Elia Viviani (Liquigas-Cannondale) and five-time victor Alessandro Petacchi.
Cycling fans mobilise against Nine coverage The Australian Andre Greipel and Alessandro Petacchi, right, go head to head in a sprint for the line. Picture: Sarah Reed Source: The Advertiser ANGRY cycling fans have mobilised to protest against what they describe as the Nine Network's "appalling" coverage of the ...
Hushovd to compete in Giro SPORT24 The 2010 world champion has competed just once in the stage race five years ago and was declared winner of a stage after Alessandro Petacchi failed a drugs test. Hushovd, 33, also plans to race the Paris-Nice in March followed by the Tirreno-Adriatico ...
Andre Greipel claimed his third stage victory at the Santos Tour, winning the ... bettor.com (blog) His first victory at the tour came at the opening 149 kilometre stage of the race after a photo-finish victory over Alessandro Petacchi. Andre's second win at the race came during the third stage, when he reached Victor Harbour in a fastest time of ...
Matt Lloyd is in good form and keen to repay his new team in Tour Down Under The Australian Lampre-ISD team boss Bruno Vicino says Lloyd has settled in nicely with his new team, which includes legendary sprinter Alessandro Petacchi. "We have a number of cards to play this week. No one can doubt the name Petacchi, an imminent force always in ...
Breakaway Aussie William Clarke hangs on for great win Herald Sun But a change in the points system which rewards the winner of the sprint to the finishing line more heavily, saw him trail Andre Greipel and Alessandro Petacchi in the standings. "He wanted to get the sprinters jersey and thought he had it but didn't ... Tour Down Under: Stage 2 live updatesThe Roar
Results worldwide Malaysia Star Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) LAM, 4. Yauheni Hutarovich (Blr) FDJ, 5. Jose Joaquin Rojas (Spa) MOV, 6. Edvald Boasson Hagen (Nor) SKY, 7. Romain Feillu (Fra) VCD, 8. Jonathan Cantwell (Aus) SAX, 9. Fabio Sabatini (Ita) LIQ, 10. Manuel Belletti (Ita) ALM.
Cycling: Cavendish can start Sky life on a high after decent train times The Independent In the nineties and early noughties, McEwen said, "Everybody wanted to beat [sprint stars Erik] Zabel or Mario Cipollini or Alessandro Petacchi. It's like ? get in line, you're one of many over the last two generations who wants to beat the best.
Lampre ? ISD active on two fronts in January Bike World News Anyway, I'd like to point out that Alessandro Petacchi obtained a second place and third place, showing that his fitness is quite good fit and he is working with his teammates. The Lampre lead-out train is at its first races; I think the performances ...
Smile for the camera Yahoo! Eurosport UK (blog) As for Alessandro Petacchi ? it's the first time Saddles has ever seen the veteran sprinter smile. He also looked like he was smuggling more than his inhaler down his shorts... There were also some classy pictures of the boys in pale blue chinos and ...
Santos Tour Down Under 2012 preview (including stage-by-stage videos) road.cc The race features plenty of other big names, including a brace of former world champions in BMC's Alessandro Ballan and Oscar Freire, making his debut for Katusha, while other stars include Lampre-ISD's Alessandro Petacchi, Team Sky's Edvald Boasson ...
Barnes charged with soliciting STLtoday.com (AP) Greipel takes Tour Down Under stage ? Two-time champion Andre Greipel overcame fierce crosswinds and 102 temperature to win the 90-mile first stage of the Tour Down Under in Adelaide, Australia, edging Alessandro Petacchi in a sprint finish.
Monday's Sports in Brief SI.com ADELAIDE, Australia (AP) - Two-time champion Andre Greipel of Germany overcame fierce crosswinds and searing heat to edge Alessandro Petacchi of Italy in a sprint finish to win the 90-mile first stage of the Tour Down Under.