(AP) RAVENNA, Italy - Mark Cavendish won his second Giro d'Italia stage in three days on Thursday, while Alberto Contador retained the overall lead
Cavendish won the 12th leg with another sprint victory. He rode the mostly flat 114-mile route from Castelfidardo to Ravenna in 4 hours, 17 minutes, 25 seconds. Italians Davide Appollonio and Alessandro Petacchi finished second and third, respectively, both with the same time.
Stage 12 - Results
1. Mark Cavendish HTC-Highroad - 4:17:25
2. Davide Appollonio Sky Procycling
3. Alessandro Petacchi Lampre - ISD
4. Roberto Ferrari Androni Giocattoli
5. Gerald Ciolek Quickstep Cycling Team
6. Fabio Sabatini Liquigas-Cannondale
7. Manuel Belletti Colnago - CSF Inox
8. Mirko Selvaggi Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
9. Mark Renshaw HTC-Highroad
10. Manuel Antonio Leal Cardoso Team RadioShack
General Classification After Stage 12
1. Alberto Contador Velasco Saxo Bank Sungard - 44:55:16
2. Kanstantsin Sivtsov (Blr) HTC-Highroad - 0:00:59
3. Vincenzo Nibali (Ita) Liquigas-Cannondale - 0:01:21
4. Christophe Le Mevel (Fra) Team Garmin-Cervelo - 0:01:28
5. Michele Scarponi (Ita) Lampre - ISD
6. David Arroyo Duran (Spa) Movistar Team - 0:01:37
7. Roman Kreuziger (Cze) Pro Team Astana - 0:01:41
8. Jose Rodolfo Serpa Perez (Col) Androni Giocattoli - 0:01:47
9. Dario Cataldo (Ita) Quickstep Cycling Team - 0:02:21
10. Matteo Carrara (Ita) Vacansoleil-DCM Pro Cycling Team
Full Results
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Photo credit - CorVos
