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Day 5 context Ad/> The race is back in Italy after an eventful three opening days in Hungary. Giro d'ItaliaHow many stages can Cavendish win at the Giro?15 HOURS AGO Mathieu van der Poel starred on debut, taking Stage 1 and the maglia rosa — holding onto the jersey on day 2 after finishing second behind Simon Yates who staked his claim with a lighting quick victory.
Mark Cavendish (Quick-Step — Alpha Vinyl) added a 16th stage win at the Giro d’Italia to his palmares after sprinting to success on Stage 3 of the Italian Grand Tour, but how many more could he win this year? The Manx Missile held off Arnaud Demare (Groupama-FDJ) and Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) — who finished second and third respectively — after a 201km ride from Kaposvar to Balatonfured. Ad/> Cavendish's participation at the Giro has largely been seen as a signal that the 36-year-old will not be making a 14th appearance at the Tour de France.
The 2022 Giro d'Italia heads to Sicily and the first mountain stage of the year and a race up the volcano of Mount Etna. After a day of rest — or day of travel from Hungary to Italy — the peloton returns to test the mettle of the climbers with a gruelling 30km uphill finish. Ad/> Mathieu van der Poel still leads the General Classification after victory on Stage 1 and second place in the Individual Time Trial of Stage 2.
After taking the 16th stage win of his career at the Giro d’Italia, Mark Cavendish says there are many different ways to win a race and it is not always down to brute strength. Sprinting ahead of the peloton, the 36-year-old fought off competition from Arnaud Demare (Groupama FDJ), Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirate) and Caleb Ewan (Lotto-Soudal) to win the first sprint finish of the 2022 edition, nine years on from his last appearance at the event.
Manchester City moved a step closer to retaining the Premier League title by thrashing Newcastle 5-0 on Sunday while Liverpool were held to a 1-1 draw against Tottenham.
Mark Cavendish is riding the Giro d’Italia because his team are not planning to take him to the Tour de France. Correction, they are not currently planning to take him to the Tour de France. Because while Fabio Jakobsen might be the first-string sprinter in the eyes of Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl management, that is not a status carved in stone tablet.
Mark Cavendish’s stunning sprint victory on the third stage of the Giro d’Italia proved to be another impressive step on the comeback trail for the 36-year-old. The Manxman’s career looked to be nearing it’s end in 2020, but the following year saw him back to something approaching his best, claiming a number of victories as well as matching Eddy Merckx’s record for stage wins at the Tour de France.
Mark Cavendish ensured a winning return to the Giro d'Italia as he sprinted to victory on stage three in Hungary.