Posts Tagged ‘Mark Cavendish’
Plucky Cavendish Fights Through – 99th Tour de France, Stage 2
World Champion claims his 21st Tour de France stage win, Cancellara remains in yellow Sprinters, and sprints, are undeniably an acquired taste, especially during a three-week-long stage race. But for those who enjoy the battles and care less about the war, these masters of the small skirmishes and the here-and-now are definitely your cup of [...]
Cavendish On The Mark In Cervere – 95th Giro d’Italia, Stage 13
The sprinters once again took center stage at the 95th Giro d’Italia. Reigning World Champion, Mark Cavendish (Sky Procycling), regaled in the maglia rossa passione as the leader in the Points Classification, took the bunch sprint in front of Alexander Kristoff (Katusha Team) and his former lead-out man Mark Renshaw (Rabobank Cycling Team) to up [...]
Cavendish To The Nines, Navardauskas Still Tops – 95th Giro d’Italia, Stage 5
The Boy Racer, Mark Cavendish (Sky Procycling), once again proved that he is the man of the sprints as he romped over his competition in the Stage 5 finale. Showing no ill effects from his brutal crash three days ago, Cavendish easily took the bunch sprint in front of Australian Matthew Goss (Orica-GreenEdge) and Italian [...]
Cavendish Breezes To Stage Win – 95th Giro d’Italia, Stage 2
When it comes to Grand Tours and flat stages, the proposition of Mark Cavendish (Sky Procycling) claiming a victory often comes down to a matter of “when” and not “if” he will sprint past his rivals. In the finale of the 206km Stage 2 in Herning, Cavendish and Sky Procycling left no doubts as the [...]
Cadel and Cavendish Mark Historic Day – 98th Tour de France, Stage 21
For the most part, the final day of the Tour de France is a rolling celebration for the man and the team holding the maillot jaune at the start of the day. Champagne is poured and drank, photo-ops are prevalent and the pace is equivalent to most touring rides [at least until the peloton reaches [...]
Four for Cavendish; Alps Remain – 98th Tour de France, Stage 15
Adversity doesn’t build character, it reveals it. By all accounts, Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) struggled mightily on Stage 14. With five categorized climbs on yesterday’s docket, several teammates were needed to pace Cavendish to the finish line before the time cut. Yet through all the adversity in the Pyrenees, the character and characters of Cavendish and [...]
When It Rains, It Pours; Cavendish Bags Another – 98th Tour de France, Stage 11
A winner on Stage 5 and again on Stage 7, Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) claimed his third victory of the 98th Tour de France, and his 18th overall. Through a late downpour, HTC-Highroad proved to be too much for the rest of the sprinters’ teams as they mercilessly delivered their home run hitter to the plate [...]
Greipel Gets First – 98th Tour de France, Stage 10
It would take a transfer to Omega Pharma-Lotto for André Greipel to finally make it onto his first Tour de France squad, but the big German proved he belonged. The Gorilla, whose most notable destruction was that of the 2008 Tour Down Under, where he won four stages on his way to victory in the [...]
Cavendish With The Advantage; Multiple Contenders Fall Away – 98th Tour de France, Stage 7
A few days ago there were more than a few people, including myself, who were wondering if the HTC-Highroad train had seen its best days and whether something were amiss with Mark Cavendish. But on Stage 7, the retooled HTC-Highroad lead out train looked like a seasoned and well oiled machine, and Mark Cavendish, well [...]
Cavendish Rebounds – 98th Tour de France, Stage 5
With his [and his team's] demise greatly exaggerated, Mark Cavendish and HTC-Highroad finally found themselves on the score sheet of the 98th Tour de France. A sprinter’s stage, Cavendish would take the 158 kilometer Stage 5 from Carhaix to Cap Fréhel in a style unaccustomed to his lead-out. Jostled into 10th position while lining up [...]
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