Alessandro Petacchi
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![Petacchi at the 2005 Milan–San Remo, where he won his first Classic race.](/Images/godic/202502/02/Petacchi_MSR_20052733.jpg")
Alessandro Petacchi (born 3 January 1974 in La Spezia, Liguria) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who last rode for the Southeast–Venezuela team. A specialist sprinter, Petacchi has won 48 grand tour stages with wins of the points jersey in the Giro d'Italia in 2004, the Vuelta a España in 2005 and the Tour de France in 2010. He also won the classics Milan – San Remo in 2005 and Paris-Tours in 2007. His career spanned over 18 years during which he earned 183 victories.