CAVENDISH TARGETS FINAL WIN; CYCLING.MARK CAVENDISH Mark Cavendish is a cyclist from the Isle of Man (born 21 May 1985). Originally a track cyclist competing in the Madison, points race, and scratch race, he moved on to become a professional road racing cyclist in 2007. admits his "big objective" is to win the final stage of the Tour de France on the Champs Elysees Champs É·ly·sées A tree-lined thoroughfare of Paris, France, leading from the Place de la Concorde to the Arc de Triomphe. Noun 1. in Paris. Cavendish won his third stage of this year's Tour on Tuesday as he fights for the green jersey and needs one more stage win to equal his success last year. Thor Hushovd Thor Hushovd (born January 18, 1978 in Grimstad, Norway) is a professional road bicycle racer, presently rider for the Crédit Agricole Professional team. Hushovd is renowned for his Sprinting and Time Trialing prowess. pushed the Briton all the way on the final dash to the line in stage 10 but the Beijing Olympian showed typical grit to pull away as he took 35 points in his bid to be crowned top sprinter with just six points separating the pair Cavendish believes he could win as many as four more stages, including the Tour finale on July 26 in Paris. "There are four more opportunities for bunch sprints, three more this week, and I'll keep on going for the wins," he said. "My big objective is to win on the Champs Elysees in Paris on the last day." |
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