Giro d'Italia (2011) Photos; Stage 12: Castelfidardo → Ravenna, 184 km
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One final flat day (along the Adriatic coast) before hitting some serious mountains.		share this photo
The weather for this year's Giro has been outstanding		share this photo
Finish line entertainment in Ravenna		share this photo
The final km: HTC-Highroad at the front while a Androni-Giocattoli rider further back misjudges the corner		share this photo
... causing a pile-up		share this photo
A crash in the final turn of Stage 12 in Ravenna, eliminated many riders like RadioShack's Robbie Hunter from the final sprint finish of this year's Giro d'Italia		share this photo
Hunter took out his frustration on Colnago's Sacha Modolo who wasn't the cause of the crash		share this photo
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Meanwhile, we had a depleted sprint finish contested by only 10 riders		share this photo
After a leadout by teammate Mark Renshaw, Mark Cavendish jumped into the lead with 125m to go		share this photo
Alessandro Petacchi, the winner the last time the Giro visited Ravenna in 2005, giving it everything		share this photo
An interesting vantage point on the sprint finish		share this photo
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The riders caught behind the crash crossed in small groups		share this photo
Mark Cavendish wins in Ravenna ahead of 2nd Davide Appollonio (Sky), 3rd Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD) and 4th Roberto Ferrari (Androni)		share this photo
Finish line panoramic		share this photo
That's two wins this year for Cav who will now exit the race before the big upcoming mountain stages		share this photo
Your stage 12 winner, Mark Cavendish		share this photo
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Alberto Contador dons Pink for the fourth straight day		share this photo
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This is a really bizarre photo caused by champagne drops. Look at the eyes of the podium girl on the left and the black-eye of the podium girl on the right		share this photo
The post-stage press conference		share this photo
"Back to England tomorrow. I've got things to do and I want to see my girlfriend."		share this photo
Mario Cipollini says you're a little too fat, Mark. Reply: "Is it better to be skinny but second? I think not. I'm not superman, I will ride in all the major tours and even the world championship, I've trained since January and I can not always be on top form. I see the positive aspect of these statements of Mario: I can respond him with victories."		share this photo
Giro d'Italia (2011) Photos; Stage 12: Castelfidardo → Ravenna, 184 km
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