Mario Cipollini added another check in his win column Thursday as the Acqua e Sapone sprint star edged-out Crédit Agricole’s Thor Hushovdat the end of the 176km second stage of the Mediterranean Tour.The rain-soaked stage from Bouc-Bel-Air to Cannet got off to a quickstart when Thierry Loder (AG2R) launched an early attack just 9km fromthe start. The French rider built his advantage to more than three-and-a-halfminutes by the 80km mark. But racing alone in the rain against a pelotondriven by the Fassa Bortolo squad of race leader Michele Bartoli took itstoll and Loder was reeled back in by the 100km mark.With the finish approaching, a series of escapes, beginning with Rabobank’sBram Degroot with 25km to go, were launched, chased and reeled back in,making it clear that the day would be settled in a field sprint. Cipolliniedged out Hushovd, scoring his 13th stage win at the Med Tour.Meanwhile, Bartoli’s teammate Alessandro Petacchi moved into the overall leader’s slot after race officials struggled with a series of tie-breakers to determine who, among a group of seven Fassa Bortolo riders with the exact same times, qualified as race leader. The team won Wednesday's opening stage, a 36km team time trial from Salon-de-Provence to Berre-l'Etang.