Northern classics on radar for Cavendish

January 20th, 2010 admin

Mark Cavendish wants to be more than the world’s fastest sprinter and is planning to widen his net to include a run for glory over the pavé of the northern classics. That won’t happen this year, or perhaps not even before the 2012 London Olympic Games, where Cavendish will line up as a huge favorite on home roads, but that isn’t stopping …


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