Petacchi wins GP degli Etruschi sprint

Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-Farnese Vini) won the GP degli Etruschi race in Tuscany on Saturday for the sixth consecutive season.

Petacchi recently turned 36 but won two stages at the Giro della Provincia di Reggio Calabria last week and shows no sign of slowing down.

He used his trademark long sprint to win again, beating fellow Italians Alberto Loddo (Androni-Diquigiovanni) and Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas-Doimo). Mattia Gavazzi (Colnago-CSF Inox) and Oscar Gatto (ISD-Neri) were fourth and fifth.

Petacchi's Lampre teammates gave him a perfect lead out on the flat and fast finish. He accelerated away along the barriers but Loddo and Sabatini went on his left and almost beat him. Petacchi had to throw his bike at the line but got it by a few inches. Only then could he celebrate the third win of his 2010 season.

"I wanted to win again what is becoming a bit of a tradition for me and I wanted to win in front of lots of my friends. Yet again my new teammates worked really well and I only had to worry about the sprint," Petacchi said.

"I went a bit early but I had the strength to get it. Now I've got two more days at a training camp and then some time at home before my next race: the Trofeo Laigueglia (on February 20)."

Results

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#Rider Name (Country) TeamResult
1Alessandro Petacchi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini4:53:00
2Alberto Loddo (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 1 - Cell 2
3Fabio Sabatini (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 2 - Cell 2
4Mattia Gavazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 3 - Cell 2
5Oscar Gatto (Ita) ISD - NeriRow 4 - Cell 2
6Enrico Rossi (Ita) Ceramica FlaminiaRow 5 - Cell 2
7Giogrio Brambilla (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 6 - Cell 2
8Claudio Cucinotta (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 7 - Cell 2
9Andrea Piechele (Ita) Carmiooro NGCRow 8 - Cell 2
10Alessandro Maserati (Ita) Ceramica FlaminiaRow 9 - Cell 2
11Filippo Baggio (Ita) Ceramica FlaminiaRow 10 - Cell 2
12Baptiste Plackaert (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 11 - Cell 2
13Luca Paolini (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 12 - Cell 2
14Manuel Belletti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 13 - Cell 2
15Peter Sagan (Svk) Liquigas-DoimoRow 14 - Cell 2
16Davy Commeyne (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 15 - Cell 2
17Claudio Corioni (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 16 - Cell 2
18Josef Benetseder (Aut) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 17 - Cell 2
19Andreas Dietziker (Swi) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 18 - Cell 2
20Mariusz Wiesiak (Pol) Team NippoRow 19 - Cell 2
21Kevin Neirynck (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 20 - Cell 2
22Andi Bajc (Slo) Zheroquadro RadenskaRow 21 - Cell 2
23Roberto Cesaro (Ita) MicheRow 22 - Cell 2
24Alessandro Fantini (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 23 - Cell 2
25Marcello Pavarin (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 24 - Cell 2
26Manuele Caddeo (Ita) Zheroquadro RadenskaRow 25 - Cell 2
27Danilo Hondo (Ger) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 26 - Cell 2
28Francesco Di Paolo (Ita) Acqua & Sapone0:00:04
29Alessandro Donati (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 28 - Cell 2
30Piergiorgio Camussa (Ita) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 29 - Cell 2
31Marco Frapporti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 30 - Cell 2
32Giuseppe Palumbo (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 31 - Cell 2
33Francesco Ginanni (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 32 - Cell 2
34Sacha Modolo (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 33 - Cell 2
35David Tratnik (Slo) Zheroquadro Radenska0:00:07
36Luka Mezgec (Slo) Zheroquadro RadenskaRow 35 - Cell 2
37Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa (Col) Acqua & SaponeRow 36 - Cell 2
38Tom Van Den Haute (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 37 - Cell 2
39Lorenzo Bernucci (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:00:11
40Klemen Stimulak (Slo) Zheroquadro Radenska0:00:15
41Fabio Taborre (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 40 - Cell 2
42Geert Verheyen (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 41 - Cell 2
43Dirk Bellemakers (Ned) LandbouwkredietRow 42 - Cell 2
44Enrico Zen (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 43 - Cell 2
45Hubert Schwab (Swi) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 44 - Cell 2
46Junya Sano (Jpn) Team NippoRow 45 - Cell 2
47Reto Hollenstein (Swi) Vorarlberg - CorratecRow 46 - Cell 2
48Pier Paolo De Negri (Ita) ISD - NeriRow 47 - Cell 2
49Bernhard Oberholzer (Swi) Price - Custom BikesRow 48 - Cell 2
50Denys Kostyuk (Ukr) ISD - Neri0:00:17
51Giovanni Visconti (Ita) ISD - NeriRow 50 - Cell 2
52Thomas Bertolini (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 51 - Cell 2
53Alessandro Bertolini (Ita) Androni GiocattoliRow 52 - Cell 2
54Massimo Codol (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 53 - Cell 2
55Paolo Ciavatta (Ita) Acqua & SaponeRow 54 - Cell 2
56Tiziano Dall'antonia (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 55 - Cell 2
57Alessio Signego (Ita) Team NippoRow 56 - Cell 2
58Oleg Berdos (Mda) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 57 - Cell 2
59Paolo Longo Borghini (Ita) ISD - NeriRow 58 - Cell 2
60Jonathan Bertrand (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 59 - Cell 2
61Mauro Finetto (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 60 - Cell 2
62Alan Marangoni (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 61 - Cell 2
63Alessandro Vanotti (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 62 - Cell 2
64Jan Tratnik (Slo) Zheroquadro RadenskaRow 63 - Cell 2
65Jure Golcer (Slo) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 64 - Cell 2
66Diego Caccia (Ita) ISD - NeriRow 65 - Cell 2
67Federico Canuti (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 66 - Cell 2
68Leonardo Pinizzotto (Ita) MicheRow 67 - Cell 2
69Rubens Bertogliati (Swi) Androni GiocattoliRow 68 - Cell 2
70Francesco Bellotti (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 69 - Cell 2
71Edwin Carvajal Jaramillo (Col) MicheRow 70 - Cell 2
72Stefano Borchi (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 71 - Cell 2
73Vincenzo Garofolo (Ita) Team NippoRow 72 - Cell 2
74Aristide Ratti (Ita) Carmiooro NGCRow 73 - Cell 2
75Emanuel Vona (Ita) ISD - Neri0:00:31
76Emanuele Sella (Ita) Carmiooro NGC0:00:32
77Dario Andriotto (Ita) Acqua & Sapone0:00:35
78Mauro Da Dalto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 77 - Cell 2
79Luigi Gitto (Ita) MicheRow 78 - Cell 2
80Raivis Belohvosciks (Lat) Ceramica FlaminiaRow 79 - Cell 2
81G. Luca Mirenda (Ita) ISD - Neri0:00:41
82Samuel Horstmann (Swi) Price - Custom BikesRow 81 - Cell 2
83Nicolas Schnyder (Swi) Price - Custom BikesRow 82 - Cell 2
84Diego Ulissi (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:00:42
85Valerio Agnoli (Ita) Liquigas-DoimoRow 84 - Cell 2
86Damiano Cunego (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 85 - Cell 2
87Benjamin Gourgue (Bel) LandbouwkredietRow 86 - Cell 2
88Bostjan Rezman (Slo) Zheroquadro RadenskaRow 87 - Cell 2
89Edoardo Girardi (Ita) Ceramica FlaminiaRow 88 - Cell 2
90Fabrizio Lucciola (Ita) Ceramica FlaminiaRow 89 - Cell 2
91Robert Kiserlovski (Cro) Liquigas-DoimoRow 90 - Cell 2
92Damiano Caruso (Ita) De Rosa - Stac PlasticRow 91 - Cell 2
93Daniele Pietropolli (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 92 - Cell 2
94Kristijan Koren (Slo) Liquigas-DoimoRow 93 - Cell 2
95Carlo Scognamiglio (Ita) ISD - NeriRow 94 - Cell 2
96Leonardo Scarselli (Ita) ISD - NeriRow 95 - Cell 2
97Francesco Tizza (Ita) Carmiooro NGCRow 96 - Cell 2
98Diego Genovesi (Ita) Carmiooro NGCRow 97 - Cell 2
99Alberto Contoli (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 98 - Cell 2
100Stefano Pirazzi (Ita) Colnago - CSF InoxRow 99 - Cell 2
101Mirco Lorenzetto (Ita) Lampre-Farnese Vini0:01:00
102Andrea Noe (Ita) Ceramica Flaminia0:01:20
103Adriano Malori (Ita) Lampre-Farnese ViniRow 102 - Cell 2
104Elias Schmaeh (Swi) Price - Custom Bikes0:02:00
105Andreas Rutishauser (Swi) Price - Custom Bikes0:02:30

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