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AGRIGENTO, Sicily (AP) — Riccardo Ricco won the second stage of the Giro d'Italia on Sunday in a sprint finish, and Franco Pellizotti took the overall lead in the three-week race. Ricco, who rides for the Saunier Duval team, finished the 129-mile leg from Cefalu to Agrigento in 5 hours, 48 minutes, 35 seconds. Christian Vandevelde, the leader after the first stage, finished 10 seconds behind Ricco and fell into second in the overall standings, 1 second behind Pellizotti. Vandevelde was the first American to wear the Giro's pink leader's jersey in two decades.

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