Ale-Jet 2, Cavendish 0

Petacchi takes his second consecutive stage. Farrar was right there again to take second. Gavazzi was third. Cavendish was not there to contest the sprint, having been held up in an earlier crash. He lost the pink jersey to Ale-Jet too. And today they hit the mountains, so the Manxman will have to wait to show off his new victory dance. It could have been worse. He could have been Christian Vandevelde, who crashed out of the race. The first name with FGBC Giro d'Italia implications to do so. Speaking of VdV, check out the interview with his teammate, FGBC honorary assistant captain Svein Tuft, who no doubt would have been on many pool teams. He explains his absence from the Giro, but notes that the Tour is still a possibility. That would be sweet. Pez has the lowdown on stage 3.

Watch the finish:



Over in the FGBC Giro d'Italia Pool, Craig takes the stage win with 305 points. Chris A was right behind him with 295. Dan L took the sprint for third with 230 points. Those happen to be the three teams that have Petacchi. Chris H holds onto the overall lead with 580 points. Craig (568) and Chris A (543) have moved into second and third.

Stage Results:

Craig P 305
Chris A 295
Dan L 230
Chris H 210
Adam B 205
Naomi H 175
David S 175
Mark S 145
Mike G 135
Dallas S 125
Kevin K 125
LeAnn F 125
Ian H 115
Brad E 105
Jonny B 95
Andy L 90
Greg W 85
Chris D 75
Donna H 75
Charlene 75
Jonah H 60
Paul V 55
Brian S 50
Chris O 50
Hal L 50
John W 50
Jonny G 40
Vic P 40
Paddy H 25
Bill A 0
Matt H 0
Miriam H 0
Rachel H 0


Overall Standings:

Chris H 580
Craig P 568
Chris A 543
Dan L 525
Adam B 506
Mark S 486
David S 472
Mike G 470
Ian H 466
Brad E 463
LeAnn F 444
Jonny B 438
Dallas S 432
Greg W 418
Chris O 408
John W 407
Andy L 406
Brian S 402
Charlene G 400
Paddy H 395
Jonny G 378
Chris D 371
Hal L 371
Matt H 370
Vic P 368
Paul V 359
Bill A 357
Kevin K 331
Miriam H 319
Jonah H 318
Naomi H 291
Rachel H 286
Donna H 189