Giro d'Italia (2011) Photos; Stage 2: Alba → Parma, 244 km
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44 year-old Mario Cipollini is still as popular as any active rider		share this photo
The Alba sign-in		share this photo
Alessandro Petacchi looking good pre-race. We'll see him again later.		share this photo
Pretty in Pink		share this photo
The Alba rollout for the longest stage of the race. Luckily, a beautiful day for racing.		share this photo
Marco Pinotti enjoying his time in Pink		share this photo
Sebastian Lang (Ger) Omega Pharma-Lotto attempted to solo the entire 244 km stage. He was pulled back near the end, but still finished 22nd (+ 0:22).		share this photo
Mark Cavendish was expected to replace Marco Pinotti as HTC-Highroad's man in Pink after the sprint finish in Parma		share this photo
Today's stage was a tip-toe through the tulips. (I know those aren't tulips)		share this photo
The cat 4 climb with 35 km to go broke up the flat stage temporarily		share this photo
The photo finish		share this photo
After the longest stage of this year's Giro at 244 km, the sprint finish in Parma was decided by inches		share this photo
1st Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre ISD) in 5:45:40, 2nd Mark Cavendish (HTC), 3rd Manuel Belleti (Colnago), 4th Roberto Ferrrari (Androni Giocatolli)		share this photo
Alessandro Petacchi wins the 1st road stage of this year's Giro after veering in front of Mark Cavendish who mistimed his sprint. As Robbie Hunter tweeted post-race, "If Cav had of gone a bit earlier he would have won but he didn't & that's racing"		share this photo
You don't get 22 career wins at the Giro by being tentative in sprint finishes		share this photo
Petacchi not feeling the least bit guilty		share this photo
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Mark Cavendish was hoping the officials would award him the win, but he had to settle for being the new race leader		share this photo
Cav gets some consolatory kisses.		share this photo
Mark Cavendish at the post-stage press conference...		share this photo
“In my eyes, he [Petacchi] turned left and he used tactics to block me, but in my life this has been sprinting. The tactics used in sprinting as well as the power used in sprinting is what sprinting is about.”		share this photo
Giro d'Italia (2011) Photos; Stage 2: Alba → Parma, 244 km
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