Sky gave 'textbook sprint' says Cavendish after second 2012 Giro win

Mark Cavendish speaks in post-win press conference, Giro d'Italia 2012, stage five

Mark Cavendish finished off a textbook sprint for team Sky today with a win in the 2012 Giro d'Italia's fifth stage to Fano, along Italy's Adriatic coast. It's a textbook of only two chapters: 1) Revenge; and 2) Love.

Sky suffered in yesterday's team time trial, placing far behind winner team Garmin-Barracuda. Then there were the last few days, the Ferrari fiasco. Roberto Ferrari (Androni) crashed Cavendish in the third leg to Horsens in Denmark. He ruined his chance for sprint win number two and for the pink jersey.

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