As has become the custom towards the end of the year, a host of big names from the peloton travel to Asia to showcase the sport to new eyes. One such event this year will be the Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium with the first few star attractions now announced.
Headlining the field is the most successful sprinter of all time, Mark Cavendish, who in his final Tour de France appearance earlier this summer, took a record breaking 35th stage victory, overtaking the legendary Eddy Merckx to move into sole lead at the top of the all-time standings of cycling's most iconic race.
Other names revealed to be heading to Singapore include such notable figures from Tour de France history as the likes of four time Maillot Jaune winner Chris Froome. In the 2010s, Froome was the spearhead of the dominant Team Sky train, taking the aforementioned four Maillot Jaunes, plus a pair of Vuelta a Espana victories and a Giro d'Italia.
One of the only riders that managed to break through the Team Sky stranglehold and taste success at the Tour de France during that decade was Vincenzo Nibali and the 'Shark of Messina' is also set to be in action in Singapore, temporarily returning to the peloton for this special occasion.
Completing the list of the four big name attractions is the recently crowned Vuelta a Espana champion Primoz Roglic. Although a Tour de France victory has always eluded the Slovenian, he now can look back on a record equalling 4th Vuelta victory, plus a Giro d'Italia from 2023.
"The last dance for Cav," the Tour de France's official social media pages announce. "Alongside Tour legends as Froome, Roglic and Nibali, the third edition of the Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium will taste like a final challenge for Mark Cavendish. See you on November 10!"
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