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Mark Cavendish is a 'real threat' for Tour de France record after Giro d’Italia win – Jens Voigt

Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) has been backed to threaten the Tour de France stage record this summer by Eurosport expert Jens Voigt – just days after the German had ruled it out. Cavendish ripped away to a brilliant victory on Stage 21 at the Giro d’Italia after Geraint Thomas (Ineos Grenadiers) stepped in to assist his dwindling sprint train in the closing stages in Rome. Ad The 38-year-old, who will retire at the end of the season, will now recover before heading to the Tour in a bid to claim the outright record of stage victories.

He is currently tied with Belgian great Eddy Merckx on 34 wins. Giro d'Italia'I didn’t expect him to win a stage' – McEwen stunned as Cavendish defies again at GiroAN HOUR AGO “You can never underestimate how much these sprinters just operate on confidence,” said Voigt on The Breakaway after Cavendish's 162nd career win on the road. “Cav does everything spectacularly – he crashes spectacularly, he wins spectacularly.

It’s never normal. He’s always on the extreme.” On his earlier claim that Cavendish would be marooned on 34 wins at the Tour, Voigt said: “I have to eat my own words. Cav is actually a real threat for the Tour and the record.

“Look at the gap he put into everyone else. These were no terrible bike riders he just beat, it was a really superb win like he was back in his best days. He is up for the Tour.

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