Petacchi takes a break

After his victory at Milan-San Remo on Saturday Alessandro Petacchi is taking a break from racing and will be back in competition for the Giro d'Aragona, April 13-17. According to team manager Giancarlo Ferretti, Petacchi will therefore not contest the Tour of Flanders despite his status as ProTour leader.

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