2012 Giro D'Italia: Stage 2
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Stage 2, Sunday, May 6: Herning - Herning, 206 km
The race: A textbook flat stage. A trio of Alfredo Balloni, Miguel Rubiano and Olivier Kaisen went away early and were caught with about 40 km to go after having grown their lead to over 13 minutes at one point. Lars Ytting Bak soon tried his own luck, got almost a minute's lead, and was chased down.
There was some real drama. With about 8 km to go, maglia rosa Taylor Phinney went down. TV didn't catch the crash and by the time the cameras caught up to him, he was back up and waiting for a mechanic, who did a very slow repair. Then Phinney, one of the world's finest time trialists, did a solo chase of a pack that was starting to really go fast. A few of Phinney's BMC teammates eventually dropped back and Phinney regained the field.
There was a hard corner before the final straightaway and after most of the top sprinters had made it through safely, Theo Bos' bike couldn't hold the pavement after he touched the rear wheel of his leadout man Mark Renshaw, and there was a big, high-speed crash.
Results: (Photos at bottom of page)
- Mark Cavendish (Sky) 4hr 53min 12sec. 42.155 km/hr
- Matthew Harley Goss (GreenEdge) s.t.
- Geoffrey Soupe (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
- Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Barracuda) s.t.
- Roberto Ferrari (Androni Giocattoli) s.t.
- Mark Renshaw (Rabobank) s.t.
- Thor Hushovd (BMC) s.t.
- Daniele Bennati (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
- William Bonnet (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
- Geraint Thomas (Sky) s.t.
- Timon Seubert (NetApp) s.t.
- Mickael Delage (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
- Robert Hunter (Garmin-Barracuda) s.t.
- Matthias Brandle (NetApp) s.t.
- Daryl Impey (GreenEdge) s.t.
- Juan José Haedo (Saxo) s.t.
- Thomas Rohregger (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
- Mirko Selvaggi (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Fumiyuki Beppu (GreenEdge) s.t.
- Nikolas Maes (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
- Aleksandr Kuchynski (Katusha) s.t.
- Manuele Boaro (Saxo) s.t.
- Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Barracuda) s.t.
- Arnaud Demare (FDJ-Big Mat) s.t.
- Marco Pinotti (BMC) s.t.
- Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini) s.t.
- Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas) s.t.
- Sergey Lagutin (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Paolo Tiralongo (Astana) s.t.
- Luke Roberts (Saxo) s.t.
- Damiano Cunego (Lampre) s.t.
- Jens Keukeleire (GreenEdge) s.t.
- Daniele Pietropolli (Lampre) s.t.
- Julien Berard (Ag2r) s.t.
- Luca Sebastian Haedo (Saxo) s.t.
- Enrico Gasparotto (Astana) s.t.
- Gustav Erik Larsson (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Francis De Greef (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
- Tanel Kangert (Astana) s.t.
- Marzio Bruseghin (Movisar) s.t.
- Simone Ponzi (Astana) s.t.
- Roman Kreuziger (Astana) s.t.
- Emanuele Sella (Andorni Giocattoli) s.t.
- Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Jonas Asen Jorgensen (Saxo) s.t.
- Alex Rasmussen (Saxo) s.t.
- Gaetan Bille (Lotto-Belisol) s.t.
- Reto Hollenstein (NetApp) s.t.
- Alessandro Ballan (BMC) s.t.
- Ivan Santaromita (BMC) s.t.
- Taylor Phinney (BMC) s.t.
GC after Stage 2:
Taylor Phinney (BMC) 5hr 3min 38sec- Geraint Thomas (Sky) @ 9sec
- Alex Rasmussen (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 13sec
- Manuele Boaro (Saxo) @ 15sec
- Gustav Erik Larsson (Vacansoleil) @ 22sec
- Ramunas Navardauskas (Garmin-Barracuda) s.t.
- Brett Lancaster (GreenEdge) @ 23sec
- Marco Pinotti (BMC) @ 24sec
- Jesse Sergent (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 26sec
- Nelson Oliveira (Radio Chack-Nissan) @ 27sec
- Tomas Vaitkus (GreenEdge) s.t.
- Mark Cavendish (Sky) s.t.
- Stef Clement (Rabobank) @ 28sec
- Robert Hunter (Garmin-Barracuda) s.t.
- Jack Bauer (Garmin-Barracuda) s.t.
- Maciej Bodnar (Liquigas) @ 29sec
- Enrico Gasparotto (Astana) s.t.
- Ryder Hesjedal (Garmin-Barracuda) s.t.
- Michal Kwiatkowksi (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
- Dario Cataldo (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) @ 31sec
- Filippo Pozzato (Farnese Vini) @ 32sec
- Giacomo Nizzolo (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
- Thomas De Gendt (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Svein Tuft (GreenEdge) @ 33sec
- Julien Vermote (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
- Adriano Malori (Lampre) s.t.
- Fabio Sabatini (Liquigas) @ 34sec
- Jan Barta (NetApp) s.t.
- Roman Kreuziger (Astana) @ 36sec
- Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Barracuda) s.t.
- Tanel Kangert (Astana) s.t.
- Geoffrey Soupe (FDJ-Big Mat) @ 37sec
- Luke Roberts (Saxo) s.t.
- Juan Antonio Flecha (Sky) s.t.
- Alessandro Ballan (BMC) @ 39sec
- Ivan Basso (Liquigas) s.t.
- Martijn Keizer (Vacansoleil) s.t.
- Giovanni Visconti (Movistar) @ 41sec
- Jan Bakelants (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
- Martin Velits (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) s.t.
- Benat Intxausti (Movistar) @ 42sec
- Sebastian Rosseler (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 43sec
- Daryl Impey (GreenEdge) s.t.
- Marzio Bruseghin (Movistar) s.t.
- Joaquin Rodriguez (Katusha) s.t.
- Matthew Harley Goss (GreenEdge) s.t.
- Thomas Rohregger (Radio Shack-Nissan) s.t.
- Ian Stannard (Sky) s.t.
- Matthias Brandle (NetApp) s.t.
- Fabio Felline (Androni Giocattoli) @ 44sec
- Christian Vande Velde (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 44sec
- Peter Stetina (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 45sec
Points Competition
Mark Cavendish (Sky): 28 points- Geraint Thomas (Sky): 26
- Taylor Phinney (BMC): 25
- Matthew Harley Goss (GreenEdge): 20
- Alex Rasmussen (Garmin-Barracuda): 16
Climbers' Competition
Alfredo Balloni (Farnese Vini): 3 points- Miguel Angel Rubiano (Androni Giocattoli): 2
- Olivier Kaisen (Lotto-Belisol): 1
Young Rider
Taylor Phinney (BMC) 5hr 3min 38sec- Manuele Boaro (Saxo) @ 15sec
- Ramnas Navardauskas (Garmin-Barracuda) @ 22sec
- Jesse Sergent (Radio Shack-Nissan) @ 26sec
- Nelson Oliveira (Radio shack-Nissan) @ 27sec
Stage 2 map
Stage 2 profile
Damiano Cunego at the start.
Giro boss Michele Michele Acquarone and Gianni Savio, director of Androni Giocattoli
Manuele Belletti
Taylor Phinney signs in
Ivan Basso and Filippo Pozzato
Mark Cavendish and Taylor Phinney
Race director Mauro Vegno
After dropping his chain with 8 km to go, Taylor Phinney is escorted across the line by Ivan Santaromita and Alessandro Ballan
Another day in pink for Phinney