Pro Cycling: Giro di Sardegna 2010 Photos; Stage 4: Carbonia - Iglesias 181.5km
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The 20% chance of rain materialized at the start in Carbonia, but it was just a slight drizzle and then we'd be done for the day		share this photo
As the signage indicates, this early break formed just 2 km from the start		share this photo
Lampre's workhorse Danilo Hondo leads the chase. He would be unexpectedly rewarded for his work later on.		share this photo
Caduta! Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre) and Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas) collide at the front during the slightly uphill sprint finish.		share this photo
Petacchi's leadout man Danilo Hondo watches the ensuing pile up involving his team leader...		share this photo
... before realizing he can now win the stage. The red and green arrows indicate where Chris Horner and Roman Kreuziger were positioned when this unfolded.		share this photo
Danilo Hondo crosses first ahead of Giovanni Visconti (ISD)		share this photo
ISD's Oscar Gatto took the worst of the fall from the third position when his head was driven into the pavement. Both knees, elbows and his face were cut up. (Update from @driskok: note the derailleur on Petacchi's bike (#11) post crash. Halfway up the seat stay! Snapped pre-crash?) However reportedly, Petacchi clipped a spectator with his arm.		share this photo
Amazingly, Liquigas' Fabio Sabatini (left) came away with few visible marks. Of course, all attention was directed at Petacchi's status. Petacchi would have won his fifth race of the year.		share this photo
Pro Cycling: Giro di Sardegna 2010 Photos; Stage 4: Carbonia - Iglesias 181.5km
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