Milram's Alessandro Petacchi will quit the second Grand Tour this year because of a broken bone. The sprinter, who had just recovered from a knee fracture he suffered at the start of the Giro d'Italia - ruining his racing program from May to August - broke his hand after stage 15 on Sunday.
After the finish in Almussafes, Petacchi slammed his right fist into the team bus of Danilo Napolitano's Lampre squad, out of anger and frustration because he felt that Napolitano had obstructed him in the sprint earlier on. After unsuccessfully appealing to the race jury, Petacchi went to the Lampre bus to complain to Napolitano, and broke a finger of his hand when he burst out.
