Teams & Riders Mark Cavendish Discussion Thread

[BlueRoads]

Who would have thought. Not me. Props.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Maybe he can keep building and ride Giro or Vuelta as Holm already said he isn't doing the Tour unless big performance increase.
Come on Cav!

 

[yaco]

Cavendish's only chance of riding a GT is the Vuelta.

 

[jmdirt]

Cycling is unpredictable so who knows where Cav, or anyone, will be riding in a month or two? On a loaded team like that though, its much easier to say that the TdF is unlikely for him. I was kind of hoping that Cav had slightly changed his focus, but even though he just got rolling, it doesn't appear so (yet). I guess we'll see...

 

[TourOfSardinia]

2021

 

[Mick Dundee]

That's a sight I thought I'd never see again!

 

[jmdirt]

Cav on the box!

 

[Pricey_sky]

The completion is obviously not top tier, but it’s great to see him fighting for stage wins again. Hopefully plenty more opportunities to get a win this season.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Deceuninck-Quick-Step DS on Mark Cavendish: 'The wins will come'

Manx sprinter has twice finished second in recent weeks and currently holds his first leader's jersey in four years.

www.velonews.com

Come on Cav!!!
Get some wins!

 

[jmdirt]

Solid today!

 

[SHAD0W93]

Come on Cav! One more win, even if it's in a "*** small race".

 

[Bonimenier]

Come on Cav! One more win, even if it's in a "*** small race".

Maybe next week in Turkey, although DQS are bringing Jakobsen as well.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Maybe next week in Turkey, although DQS are bringing Jakobsen as well.

Don't call it a comeback – Deceuninck-QuickStep rider Mark Cavendish close to his best level again

Mark Cavendish endured some wilderness years and battled Epstein Barr virus but is now back in the blue of Deceuninck and looking better than he has in years

www.eurosport.com

Sounds like he'll be the leader.

 

[Samu Cuenca]

I also doubt that Jakobsen will be ready to sprint in his first race back. And even if he is, it still might be the best to give him an easy return without any pressure.

 

[Tonton]

Meh...he's done. But I admire his desire to keep fighting. At some point, get an outlet, stay in the game with a team as a coach, being a shadow of his former self may hurt his legacy.

 

[SHAD0W93]

Meh...he's done. But I admire his desire to keep fighting. At some point, get an outlet, stay in the game with a team as a coach, being a shadow of his former self may hurt his legacy.

Don't kill the dream :'(
I don't how it'll hurt his legacy. We get old and he had a lot of issues since 2017. To be where he is now is phenomenal and shows improvent compared to 2017-2020.

 

[TourOfSardinia]

 

[cellardoor]

he's done.

He's back

 

[spalco]

Nice!

Not exactly an elite list of sprinters, but then they all wanted to win too, so well done, Cavendish.

 

[Red Rick]

Nice!

Not exactly an elite list of sprinters, but then they all wanted to win too, so well done, Cavendish.

Philipsen is fresh off winning El Crashico, Turkey has seen worse sprinting fields than this.

 

[BlueRoads]

It wasn't an elite race, but Philipsen is a very strong rider, and although him and Greipel were in the wind earlier Cavendish had to do most of it on his own in the end and came along... He's not going to win against the very best sprinters without a lot of luck, but I would never have thought he comes back to this level again.

 

[Strawberry_Jams]

I think you have to compare this to the last couple of years when he couldn't even get out of his seat to sprint, and was out of the time limit by a lot at the tour.

 

[Mick Dundee]

Wow.. great sprint by Cav! I don't know why but seeing all those riders congratulate him afterwards brought a lump to my throat.

 

[Zinoviev Letter]

Coming past Philipsen like that is a decent win for anybody

 

[Pinot's goat]

It was clear at Scheldeprijs that Sam Bennett peaked at Paris Nice so Cav must be selected for the Tour de France team ahead of him.