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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) wins in Brussels
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) rode into green
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Green jersey holder Alessandro Petacchi lost 13 minutes, but will get to keep wearing that jersey on stage 3.
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) takes second
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre - Farnese Vini) and Thor Hushovd (Cervelo TestTeam) are locked in a tight battle for the green jersey.
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre - Farnese Vini) narrowed the points deficit to green jersey holder Thor Hushovd.
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) gets a greeting from his former foe, Erik Zabel.
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Alessandro Petacchi was beaten in Gueugnon
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Alessandro Petacchi at the start of what would be a very good day.
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) can't hide his delight on the podium
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) celebrates after crossing the line
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) celebrates on the podium
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) soaks up the applause on the podium
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) is in great shape at this year's Tour de France
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Alessandro Petacchi has a moment with his team car.
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) doesn't do Paris-Roubaix for a good reason.
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A battered Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre - Farnese Vini) is back on his bike after crashing heavily on the descent of the Stockeu.
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) pulls on the green jersey
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) is back in green after the Tour's 11th stage.
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre - Farnese Vini) would surrender his green jersey to Hushovd at the end of the stage.
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The green jersey of Alessandro Petacchi wasn't under threat today.
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Alessandro Petacchi is happy being green.
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) lost his green jersey at the end of the stage
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre - Farnese Vini) started the day in green, but would surrender the jersey to Thor Hushovd.
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre - Farnese Vini) wins the green jersey for the first time in his career.
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre - Farnese Vini) defended his green jersey in Paris.
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini)
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Alessandro Petacchi and Ivan Basso chat at the start
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Alessandro Petacchi rolls in, losing green to Thor Hushovd.
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) answers question about his links to the police investigation in Italy
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Alessandro Petacchi lost contact with the main group and the green jersey, too.
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Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) is looking for a third stage victory today
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