Milram clarifies Petacchi & Zabel roles

The question of who will do what among the two star sprinters at new ProTour team Milram gets its first answer for 2006: Alessandro Petacchi will lead the team at the Vuelta a Andalucía, February 12-16, 2006. Marca reports that Petacchi's presence has been secured by the race after an agreement between the organisers and team director Vittorio Algeri.

Later in the year, both Petacchi and Erik Zabel will probably line up for the Tour de France. According to German news agency DPA Zabel will contend for the green jersey, which he has won six times (1996-2001 inclusive) while Petacchi will go for stage victories.

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