Giro Stage 2 Picks

Well, since you've picked McEwen I'll go with Hushovd.
Successful breakaway isn't excluded too.

sprinters

Mcewen
Petacchi
Haedo
Bettini
Brown
Hushovd
Fernandez
Forster
Furlan
Napolitano
Balducci
Rojas Gil
Grillo
Richeze
Duque
Zanini
Van Heeswijk
Dean
Gasparotto


I think it will be a messy sprint, and an outsider could win.

I will choose Mcewen or Furlan in those circumstances. Perhaps Fernandez, someone who just gets the perfect run and might be 20th wheel at 500 metres but just gets a lucky wheel.

Mcewen will be riding on Petacchi's wheel from 3 kms out. So the above scenario applies to others.

I hope Furlan does not have to work for Hushovd, and he gets a free role.

Can't really see past McEwen for the sprint win. Though maybe that climb 5 miles out from the finish could disrupt him slightly. Haedo should get a high placing.