Petacchi wins Giro second stage, Cavendish takes lead

PARMA, Italy, May 8 (Reuters) - Alessandro Petacchi of Italy took a narrow victory in stage two of the Giro d'Italia cycling race on Sunday, ahead of new race leader Mark Cavendish of Britain and Italian Manuel Belletti.

Petacchi claimed his 22nd stage win in the Giro in a hotly disputed bunch sprint. (Reporting by Alasdair Fotheringham; Editing by Clare Fallon