Stage 2 - May 9: Catanzaro Lido - S.M. del Cedro, 182 km
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It's flat, flat, flat from Catanzaro Lido on the instep of the Italian boot up the coast where the Giro's first big sprint will come down on Santa Maria Del Cedro's Corso Tireno after a 13.7km finishing circuit. How do you say Petacchi takes over the Maglia Rosa? Just like that.
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