Known Unknowns Part 7
It’s very early days yet in the 2021 season but, already, Mark Cavendish has amassed more points than he did in 2019 and 2020 combined. Twice runner-up in races, he’s poised for his first win in years; he also wore the leader’s jersey this week in the Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali. Cavendish’s mentor Brian Holm explains what turned things around and why he believes the rider can still win in the sport’s biggest events.
Known Unknowns: Part 6
Can Sam Bennett win Milan-San Remo?
He was the best sprinter in 2020 and has continued in the same fashion thus far this season. Sam Bennett has four victories to his credit this year and with some solid performances on lumpier terrain too, he heads into Milan-San Remo as one of the favourites. But with a number of explosive, in-form riders set to animate the Poggio, can a sprinter still win the historic Classic?
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