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ROM03 - 20020527 - ROME, ITALY : (FILES) A file photo dated 27 May 2002 showing Italian cyclist Mario Cipollini as he attends an assembly of the ACP, Association of professional riders, at Montegrotto Terme during the 2002 Giro d' Italia cycling tour. The 35-year-old sprinter from Tuscany announced late Tuesday, 09 July 2002 that he will quit cycling. Cipollini, who in the past season won the Milano-Sanremo race and six stages of the Giro d' Italia, also announced that he will explain the reasons in the next days. EPA PHOTO ANSA/MAURIZIO BRAMBATTI/pal mda