Mark Cavendish must have a big circle around Monday’s third stage of the Tour de France. The mostly flat 144-mile leg from Piacenza to Turin likely represents the race’s first chance of a mass sprint finish. That means it’s an opportunity for Cavendish to break one of the Tour’s most hallowed records.
Britain’s Mark Cavendish greets spectators as he arrives for the team presentation in Florence, Italy, Thursday, June 27, 2024, two days before the start of the Tour de France cycling race. Britain’s Mark Cavendish greets spectators during the team presentation in Florence, Italy, Thursday, June 27, 2024, two days before the start of the Tour de France cycling race.
“It’s quite beautiful this year with the start in Florence, near where I lived for 10 years,” Cavendish said on Friday. “Starting here, then going to France is just perfect. I’ve got a job to do but on an emotional level, it’s very, very nice. I couldn’t have asked for anything more. I think I’m more ready now than I was last year. I’m happy but I’m also so happy I carried on.
Merckx was nicknamed “The Cannibal.” Cavendish, who comes from the Isle of Man, is known as “Cannonball” or “the Manx Missile.”
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