A solid runner-up spot for @MarkCavendish on stage 1 of the #TourofOman, won by Fernando Gaviria. Photo: A.S.O./Oman Cycling Association/Pauline Ballet
Mark Cavendish runner-up on opening Tour of Oman sprint: "We will look to build on it in the coming days"
CyclingThursday, 10 February 2022 at 18:30
After a rough off-season, where he suffered a bad crash at the Ghent Six Day track race, and then shortly after was the victim of a home assault, Mark Cavendish has opened his season with a runner-up spot in the opening sprint of the Tour of Oman.
“Coming into the first race of a new season, you are never sure about form and it was good to get the feeling of racing back in my legs. I felt good throughout the stage and the speed was good at the end, but I was just in the wrong position which meant I had to come around the outside and catching Fernando was just that bit too much," Cavendish said after the stage.
"But I am confident that I have some good form and we have a group that have not raced together, so we will look to build on it in the coming days. I’m just happy to be in the mix after just six weeks of training, following my collapsed lung," he added. Having Stan van Tricht, Mauro Schmid and Stijn Steels makes for an unusual leadout for the British sprinter, however with time comes experience, and with experience comes consistency.
Two more opportunities will arise for the sprinter of Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl this week, with tomorrow's flat finale being the best one.
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