Piva: Cavendish would have been disqualified

HTC-Highroad directeur sportif Valerio Piva echoed Mark Cavendish's sentiments after stage two of the Giro d'Italia, namely that the Manxman would have been disqualified had he sprinted in the same manner as winner Alessandro Petacchi (Lampre-ISD).

Barry Ryan
Head of Features

Barry Ryan was Head of Features at Cyclingnews. He has covered professional cycling since 2010, reporting from the Tour de France, Giro d’Italia and events from Argentina to Japan. His writing has appeared in The Independent, Procycling and Cycling Plus. He is the author of The Ascent: Sean Kelly, Stephen Roche and the Rise of Irish Cycling’s Golden Generation, published by Gill Books.