Cyc: Ricco sprints to Giro's second stage, Pellizotti in pin

From: AAP Sports News (Australia) | Date: May 12, 2008 | Copyright information


AAP Sports News (Australia)

05-12-2008

Cyc: Ricco sprints to Giro's second stage, Pellizotti in pin

AGRIGENTO, Italy, May 11 AFP - Italian Riccardo Ricco of the Saunier Duval team threw
down the gauntlet to his rivals for the Giro d'Italia's pink jersey by sprinting to victory
in the second stage here today.

Liquigas rider Franco Pellizotti took the race lead from American Christian Vandevelde
of Slipstream, who had led his team to vi...

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