Giro d'Italia 2023: 'Mark Cavendish is NOT a happy man!' - Adam Blythe reports on 'arguments' at finish

24.05.2023 - 17:03 eurosport.com

Eurosport reporter Adam Blythe was on hand to relay the scene after the finish of Stage 17 as Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) appeared to get into an argument as the drama continued at the Giro d'Italia.

It was a glorious day for Alberto Dainese (Team DSM) as he recorded a thrilling victory on a stage that was purely set up for a sprint finish at his home Grand Tour on Wednesday afternoon, and the tension was not over there.

Ad It may have been a largely uneventful day with a long, patient build-up to the inevitable bunch sprint finish climax, but the fans were eventually given the finale they were after — and then a minor row seemed to ensue just beyond the finish line.

Giro d'Italia'Arguments in peloton' — Row involving Cavendish at finish, Blythe reportsAN HOUR AGO Cavendish, who told Eurosport it was «just a sprint» in a very relaxed manner prior to the start of the day's racing, faded in the final stages as Jonathan Milan (Bahrain-Victorious) came in second behind Dainese.

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Mark Cavendish lavished praise on his Astana Qazaqstan team-mates and friend Geraint Thomas after they helped him tick off a «bucket-list sprint» with victory in the final stage of the Giro d’Italia in Rome. Cavendish endured a tough time in the 2023 Giro, as he suffered crashes and found little luck in the sprints. Ad Rather than abandon, Cavendish battled through the mountain time trial on the penultimate stage — to suggest he was ready to fight for victory in Rome.

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