Mark Cavendish clinches early victory
MARK CAVENDISH clinched one of his earliest victories in one of cycling’s Grand Tours yesterday as the world champion took day two of the Tour of Italy.
“I’ve never won so early in a Giro and that’s a good sign, particularly as I haven’t sprinted for a while,” said Cavendish after claiming his 26th Grand Tour stage victory. “I’ve got my old kick back – and that’s what I needed.”
Of the 206km stage, Cavendish added: “We were fighting for space all the time. It was nuts.”