He said he wasn't retiring, just wouldn't be racing to win
He may well have said that, but he said it after he was 'pausing his career'...
"At the threshold of the 200 victories in career, I feel my life reaches a peculiar moment, a turning point in which I perceive the need to find a new dimension and to have more time to dedicate to my family. These considerations induce me to the decision to pause my career." Read more at http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538025/alessandro-petacchi-retires-from-professional-cycling.html#P1qr1uLQOHxEoeuK.99
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He may well have said that, but he said it after he was 'pausing his career'...
"At the threshold of the 200 victories in career, I feel my life reaches a peculiar moment, a turning point in which I perceive the need to find a new dimension and to have more time to dedicate to my family. These considerations induce me to the decision to pause my career."
Read more at http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest/538025/alessandro-petacchi-retires-from-professional-cycling.html#P1qr1uLQOHxEoeuK.99