Caught in the wrong position, Milram’s ace sprinter Alessandro Petacchi was blocked out of the final sprint by a left hand turn just before the finish. Petacchi has been looking pretty good and coming back on form, especially considering that he sat out half the season after his accident in the Giro. With the worlds coming up he is looking like a contender for any sprint finish there…except…
In an attempt to vent his frustrations of the day, Petacchi decided to punch the team bus. In what he later admitted was a stupid mistake, Ale-Jet learned a few physics lessons I’m sure he will not soon forget…at least not before the bones are fully healed.
So Petacchi’s Veulta and his chance to do well at the worlds is over.
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