Roman Kreuziger – Unofficial
“Lang spent almost all day in a breakaway by himself so it must have been quite difficult for him. HTC and Garmin were doing the work at the front because they were hoping for the sprint. But Petacchi stole the show from them”, Roman described. “We were trying to be on the sidelines not to be caught up in a crash. Long stages like this are always difficult for everybody but it didn’t bother me at all. I was feeling great and I´m satisfied with my performance so far. As the other leaders I just sit back in the pack and then we look each other toward the end to make sure that nobody gets away,” added the Czech rider.2nd stage (Alba-Parma, 244 km): 1st Alessandro Petacchi (Ita/Lampre) 5:45:40, 2nd Mark Cavendish (GBr/HTC-Highroad), 3. Manuel Belletti (Ita/Colnago), 4th Roberti Ferrari (Ita/Androni), 5th Borut Bozic (Slo/Vacansoleil), 6th Davide Appollonio (Ita/Sky), … 36th Roman Kreuziger (Cze/Astana).Overall: 1st Cavendish 6:06:27, 2nd Sivcov (Bel), 3th Lewis (USA), 4th Pinotti (Ita), 5th Bak (Den) – HTC-Highroad, 110th Roman Kreuziger +1:02.