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Posted: 12:44 PM Sep 3, 2010
Italy's Petacchi wins 20th career Vuelta stage
Alessandro Petacchi recorded his 20th
Spanish Vuelta stage victory by taking the seventh leg on Friday,
while Philippe Gilbert of Belgium maintained the overall lead for
the fifth straight day.
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Stage 4 winner Alessandro Petacchi of Italy, right, leads a crowded pack.
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Alessandro Petacchi recorded his 20th
Spanish Vuelta stage victory by taking the seventh leg on Friday,
while Philippe Gilbert of Belgium maintained the overall lead for
the fifth straight day.
The Italian Lampre-Farnese cyclist easily won the sprint finish
of the 116.3-mile ride from Murcia to Orihuela. His winning time
was 4 hours, 36 minutes, 12 seconds.
British rider Mark Cavendish was second and Juan Jose Haedo of
Argentina was third in the same time.
Gilbert of Pharma-Lotto finished 10th in the same time to keep
the leader's red jersey and a 10-second lead over Spanish duo
Joaquin Rodriguez and Igor Anton.
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