Veteran sprinter Mark Cavendish might still get a chance to claim the outright record for stage wins at the Tour de France. (More Sports News)
Cavendish has joined Astana-Qazaqstan to extend his storied career by one season and will be hoping to ride for the Kazakh team at cycling바카라s biggest race in July. The 37-year-old British road champion and cycling great Eddy Merckx currently top the all-time list with 34 stage wins.
바카라The joy of riding my bike and the hunger to continue winning are as bright as ever,바카라 Cavendish said in a statement provided by Astana on Tuesday. 바카라As always, the objective will be for us to stand on the top podium.바카라
Cavendish equaled Merckx바카라s record at the 2021 Tour de France, 13 years after his first stage win. Cavendish 바카라 who has never won the Tour, unlike five-time champion Merckx 바카라 was not selected for last year바카라s edition by his former Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl team.
Astana is managed by former Olympic road champion Alexander Vinokourov. Adding a big name like Cavendish바카라s to its roster is a welcome move for the team following the retirement of Vincenzo Nibali, and the firing in December of Miguel Angel Lopez for his alleged links with a doctor suspected of drug trafficking.
바카라He is the best sprinter of all time,바카라 Vinokourov said about Cavendish. 바카라The arrival of a top sprinter in our team is kind of a challenge for us, but we are ready for it. The goals however are still the same 바카라 victories in any kind of race: classics, stages in different stage races and, of course, in the Grand Tours. Mark still has a big desire to win.바카라
Known as 바카라The Manx Missile바카라 as he comes from the Isle of Man, Cavendish also won the Tour de France best sprinter바카라s green jersey twice. He has won stages at all three Grands Tours 바카라 Tour de France, Giro and Vuelta 바카라 and was crowned world champion in 2011.
