Alessandro Petacchi ranked #2 in today's stage of the Tour de France.  He completed the ride in 04:42:29.  The stage ended in a contested sprint and was won by Mark Cavendish.     Saxo Bank's Andy Schleck maintained his overall lead in the 2010 Tour.  Schleck is chased by Astana's Alberto Contador in second, Samuel Sanchez in third, and Denis Menchov in fourth.    Alessandro Petacchi, for LAMPRE, is now in the Green Jersey, while Jerome Pineau of QuickStep holds the best climber jersey.  In...Read Full Story

Alessandro Petacchi competed Stage 6 of the 2010 Tour de France today in 05:37:42.  He ranked #3 for the stage.  Mark Cavendish won the stage in a sprint.    At the end of Stage 6, Alessandro Petacchi now ranks #121 in the overall general classification.  His current GC time is 04:50:04 and he has a total gap of 00:12:34 from Fabian Cancellara.  Cancellara currently holds the yellow jersey, followed by Geraint Thomas in second and Cadel Evans in third.    Alessandro Petacchi is competing for...Read Full Story

Alessandro Petacchi won Stage 4 of the 2010 Tour de France today in 03:34:55.  Petacchi crossed the line just ahead of Julian Dean and Edvald Boasson Hagen it a dead sprint.    After Stage 4, Alessandro Petacchi is now ranked #126 in the overall general classification.  His current GC time is 18:41:32 and he has a total gap of 00:12:37 from the yellow jersey.    Alessandro Petacchi is riding on the Lampre roster.  The team is managed by Giuseppe Saronni. More on Le Tour: Tour de France...Read Full Story

Stage 3 of the 2010 Tour de France featured seven sections of cobblestones and many crashes.  Alessandro Petacchi competed the bumpy ride in 04:51:46.  He ranked #28 for the stage with a gap of 00:02:08 behind the day's winner, Thor Hushovd.    After Stage 3, Alessandro Petacchi is now ranked #128 in the overall general classification.  His current GC time is 15:06:37 and he has a total gap of 00:12:37 from the yellow jersey.    Alessandro Petacchi is riding on the Lampre roster.  The team is...Read Full Story

Alessandro Petacchi won Stage 4 of the 2010 Tour de France today.  The race started in Cambrai and finished up in Reims, France.  The course covered 95.4 miles of racing.Julian Dean of New Zealand took second today.  Edval Boasson Hagen of Norway placed third.  Fabian Cancellara still holds the yellow jersey in the general classifications.  His combined time after stage 4 is 8:28:55.The Tour de France is a stage race consisting of a Prologue plus 20 stages of racing.  It is considered the...Read Full Story

Alessandro Petacchi took eigth place in Stage 5 of the Tour de France today in a time of 4:30:50.  His overall combined time in the general classification is now 23:12:22.    Mark Cavendish won the stage in a sprint finish.  All of the top riders were awarded the same time in the GC with now gap.    This is Mark Cavendish's 11th stage win in his history of riding the Tour de France.  It was his first stage win of the 2010 Tour.     Fabian Cancellara of Saxo Bank still holds the yellow jersey...Read Full Story

Italy's Alessandro Petacchi won the seventh stage of the Tour of Spain here on Friday but the action was overshadowed by the death of a Team Sky masseur.Txema Gonzalez, 38, died five days after he was taken to hospital suffering from a virus that has swept through the British team.Team Sky rider Juan Antonio Flecha of Spain withdrew from Friday's stage, hours after being treated for the same virus.Two other Team Sky riders, South Africa's John Lee Augustyn and Britain's Ben Swift, had pulled...Read Full Story