Fabio Felline not happy with his second place finish during the ninth stage of the Giro d’Italia 2012
Fabio Felline is having a dry season and the cyclist has yet to open his 2012 winning account.
The Italian’s second place finish at the crash-marred stage 9 of the race is his best performance in the current part of the season.
Mark Cavendish and Matt Goss collided during the 171 kilometre stage 9 of the race and took a number of cyclists with them.
Felline made full use of his lead and sprinted his way through the finish line.
He was close to secure the top spot but had no answer to the Francisco Jose Ventoso’s magical form.
The Spaniard finished the race in an impressive time of 3 hours, 39 minutes and 15 seconds and occupied the top podium spot.
Fabio achieved the second position with Giacomo Nizzolo of Team RadioShack-Nissan, Damiano Caruso of Team Liquigas-Cannondale and Daniel Schorn of Team NetApp finishing at the second, the third and the fourth position.
The 22-year-old was not happy with his second place finish and noted that he was ideally placed for the top overall position at the race.
He told Cyclingnews, "It's not a bad result to be second in a stage of the Giro d'Italia in my first participation, but it's still frustrating to come so close to the win”.
“We always want the maximum result but okay - second is better than nothing".
Pozzato joined Team Androni Giocattoli-Venezuela in 2012 after marking his professional debut with Team Footon-Servetto-Fuji for the 2010-11 seasons.
Miguel Angel Rubiano helped the team with a stage 6 victory at the Giro d’Italia and Fabio’s second place finish will definitely boost the team’s confidence for the upcoming stages.
Team Manager Gianni appreciated Fabio’s performance at the race and cited, "We're happy with the result though.
“It confirms – if needed for some people but not for us – that he has a great talent. It's nice to see him expressing his disappointment with his fist after the line”.
“It shows his determination to succeed. I'm convinced that he'll become a great champion”.
Felline is eyeing at the London Olympics as the biggest goal of his 2012 season and the cyclist is determined to represent Italy at the coming edition of the mega event.
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