Cyclingnews understands that Petacchi accepts he is no longer competitive in sprint finishes – he has not won a race since last May - but could interested in working for another sprinter.
Last October, Petacchi confirmed to Cyclingnews that he had been approached by Mark Cavendish to serve as his lead-out man prior to signing on again with Lampre for 2013, while helping Cannondale's Peter Sagan in the sprints could also be a possibility. Petacchi is apparently open to offers, with the right project far more important than the money.
"It's wrong to say I've retired. I haven't closed the door on cycling and don't know what the future will bring," Petacchi told Gazzetta dello Sport.
valverde321 wrote:
Always liked him in his final years. I liked when people thought he was done and then came back and won the Green Jersey. May have got some help from a "friend" though.
Not a surprise, considering he literally did more drugs than Keith Richard
CrueTrue wrote:
Petacchi hasn't retired for good.
Cyclingnews understands that Petacchi accepts he is no longer competitive in sprint finishes – he has not won a race since last May - but could interested in working for another sprinter.
Last October, Petacchi confirmed to Cyclingnews that he had been approached by Mark Cavendish to serve as his lead-out man prior to signing on again with Lampre for 2013, while helping Cannondale's Peter Sagan in the sprints could also be a possibility. Petacchi is apparently open to offers, with the right project far more important than the money.
"It's wrong to say I've retired. I haven't closed the door on cycling and don't know what the future will bring," Petacchi told Gazzetta dello Sport.
He's been saying for years that he'd like to finish as a leadout man. Would be interesting to see
Edited by issoisso on 25-04-2013 20:59
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"I love him, I think he's great. He's transformed the sport in so many ways. Every person in cycling has benefitted from Lance Armstrong, perhaps not financially but in some sense" - Bradley Wiggins on Lance Armstrong
Not a surprise, considering he literally did more drugs than Keith Richard
CrueTrue wrote:
Petacchi hasn't retired for good.
Cyclingnews understands that Petacchi accepts he is no longer competitive in sprint finishes – he has not won a race since last May - but could interested in working for another sprinter.
Last October, Petacchi confirmed to Cyclingnews that he had been approached by Mark Cavendish to serve as his lead-out man prior to signing on again with Lampre for 2013, while helping Cannondale's Peter Sagan in the sprints could also be a possibility. Petacchi is apparently open to offers, with the right project far more important than the money.
"It's wrong to say I've retired. I haven't closed the door on cycling and don't know what the future will bring," Petacchi told Gazzetta dello Sport.
He's been saying for years that he'd like to finish as a leadout man. Would be interesting to see
I'd liek to see him do it for someone young though rather tehn an already established name like Cav or Sagan, Maybe he should Return the favour from Zabel and lead out his son Rick.
valverde321 wrote:
Always liked him in his final years. I liked when people thought he was done and then came back and won the Green Jersey. May have got some help from a "friend" though.
Care to elaborate on that?
He's a suspicious rider on a suspicious team. Its all just a guess.
Hopefully not though.
Edited by valverde321 on 25-04-2013 21:28
I know it's an UCI calculation, so worth nothing for anyone with an actual interest in cycling, but I can understand that ASO base themselves on it. Here's the current Euro UCI PCT ranking for teams :
