Cycling: Mark Cavendish and team Omega Pharma-Quick Step hit the front in Italy
MARK CAVENDISH was the early leader of the Tirreno-Adriatico coast-to-coast race as the Omega Pharma-Quick Step team won the opening stage in Italy.
Everybody had a part to play. There are no real egos here, except maybe me.
The Belgium-based team finished the 16.9km team time trial in 19 minutes 24 seconds, with Cavendish taking the blue jersey for crossing the finish line first.
Cavendish said: “Everybody had a part to play. There are no real egos here, except maybe me.”