from the AP…
CARPI, Italy, May 22 (Reuters) - Italian Daniele Bennati won the 12th stage of the Giro d’Italia on Thursday in a sprint finish to the run from Forli to Carpi, according to provisional results.
Second behind the Liquigas rider in a very tight bunch was Briton Mark Cavendish, with Australian Robbie McEwen coming third in a photo-finish.
Italian Giovanni Visconti retained his overall lead of the race which finishes on June 1 in Milan.
