generally not much of a petacchi fan as it seems he was only able to achieve
superstar status once the fasso bortolo train became the unquestionably best leadout .
after watching some of the old grand tour videos though, i do have a little bit more
respect for him than i did. there were a handful of instances where he had to go from
waaayyyy out without the train and managed to hold off his rivals for victory. he may
have needed more help than others or not been the best tactician but seems like he
had/has the ability to hold that high-end speed for longer distances than most.