Age, Biography and Wiki
Alessandro Petacchi was born on 3 January, 1974 in La Spezia, Italy, is an Italian road bicycle racer. Discover Alessandro Petacchi's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 50 years old?
| Popular As |
Alessandro Petacchi |
| Occupation |
N/A |
| Age |
50 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Capricorn |
| Born |
3 January, 1974 |
| Birthday |
3 January |
| Birthplace |
La Spezia, Italy |
| Nationality |
Italy
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He is a member of famous Racer with the age 50 years old group.
Alessandro Petacchi Height, Weight & Measurements
At 50 years old, Alessandro Petacchi height is 1.84 m and Weight 75 kg.
| Physical Status |
| Height |
1.84 m |
| Weight |
75 kg |
| Body Measurements |
Not Available |
| Eye Color |
Not Available |
| Hair Color |
Not Available |
Who Is Alessandro Petacchi's Wife?
His wife is Anna Chiara (m. 2004)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Anna Chiara (m. 2004) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Not Available |
Alessandro Petacchi Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Alessandro Petacchi worth at the age of 50 years old? Alessandro Petacchi’s income source is mostly from being a successful Racer. He is from Italy. We have estimated Alessandro Petacchi's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Racer |
Alessandro Petacchi Social Network
Timeline
Alessandro Petacchi (born 3 January 1974) is an Italian former professional road racing cyclist, who rode professionally between 1996 and 2015.
Born in La Spezia, Liguria, Petacchi turned professional in 1996 with.
Petacchi rode his first Grand Tour at the Vuelta a España in 1997, where his best finish was 6th on stage 2.
In the early years he won small races – most notably a stage in Tour de Langkawi in 1998 and the mountains classification in the same race the year after.
He rode his first Giro in 1998, where he recorded his best finish with an impressive fourth on stage 3 and several other top 10 finishes during the race.
He later retired from the race on stage 18.
In 2000, Petacchi signed for Fassa Bortolo.
He got his breakthrough, when he won his first Grand Tour stage in Vuelta a España on stage 7 in a sprint where he beat Giovanni Lombardi in a bunch sprint.
He was initially assigned as Fabio Baldato's lead-out man at that year's Vuelta.
He won another stage later in stage 11.
He ended the year with 9 victories.
2001 became a mediocre year for Petacchi in difference to 2000.
He decided to go to the Tour for the first time in his career, where he recorded several top 10 finishes and fourth in the points classification.
Petacchi got a great start to his 2002 campaign, when he won a stage in Tour Méditerranéen and two stages in Paris–Nice, where he also wore the leader jersey for two days.
He came very close on winning a stage several times during the Giro d'Italia, where he got two second places and one third place.
He came to the Vuelta with ambitions to win some stages and the points classification, where he also won a stage, but ultimately became second in the points classification beaten by Erik Zabel.
He ended the year by being a part of the winning Italian lead-out train for Cipollini in the Road World Championship in Zolder.
Petacchi started the season strongly by winning Trofeo Luis Puig and a stage in both Vuelta Ciclista a la Comunidad Valenciana and Paris–Nice.
He continued his form going into the Giro.
He won his first Giro stage on the first stage, beating the world champion Mario Cipollini in a head-to-head sprint.
The stage win also gave Petacchi the maglia rosa.
He wore the leader jersey in 5 days and was in all those days inside top 5 in every single stage and won two stages more in the process.
He lost the jersey on the first mountain stage in stage 7.
He later won three more stages in the race, bringing his Giro stage wins up to 6 stage wins, before leaving the race due to being outside the time limit on stage 18.
He then rode Tour de France, where he won 4 stages – three stages in a row, before retiring on stage 7.
He wore the green jersey, when he retired.
After riding the Eneco Tour, he decided to ride the Vuelta.
He won five stages and became the third rider ever, who have won a stage at each Grand Tour in a single year.
He finished the season with 24 victories.
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.
Petacchi started his 2004 season with three stage wins in Tirreno–Adriatico and a fourth-place finish in Milan–San Remo.
Then he arrived to the Giro and won a record nine stages, the points classification and the Azzurri d'Italia classification.
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.
In 2007, Petacchi was banned from cycling and had his results achieved disqualified for doping.
The court later said that he had not cheated on purpose but had not taken enough care when consuming his legal asthma drug.
He announced his retirement as a lead sprinter on 23 April 2013, and terminated his contract at ,.
He rejoined the professional peloton in August 2013, joining the squad as a lead-out man.
In 2015, he joined the Southeast team, where he retired from cycling for good after that year's Giro d'Italia.
