After winning his 9th stage in this yearÕs Giro dÕItalia, Fassa BortoloÕs Alessandro Petacchi was almost overwhelmed with joy, as Ale-Jet explained ÒToday, on the last day of the Giro, weÕre all really tired, but I have a really great team that supported me. Today I rode a beautiful sprint, with a great leadout...when Velo went, I didnÕt even know if I could get past him. IÕm really happy today and I want to dedicate this win once again to Paolo FassaÉand all my teammates. To win 9 stages, well, IÕve won almost half of the stages at the Giro, so it will be hard to repeat this feat! And to win in front of all my tifosi here in Milano is the maximum. I just canÕt say anything more..."



Clusone - Milano, 149 km

1. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Fassa Bortolo 4.07.01 (37.406 km/h)

2. Marco Zanotti (ITA) Vini Caldirola-Nobili Rubinetterie



Giro dÕItalia-Points classification

Ê1. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Fassa Bortolo



Giro dÕItalia-Most combative classification

1. Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Fassa Bortolo



Giro dÕItalia-Azzurri d'Italia classification

Ê1.Alessandro Petacchi (ITA) Fassa Bortolo