I have seen a lot of sprints "in my time," and as a kid I used to love the heated duels between Cipollini and Abdoujaparov. But I have never seen anything quite so impressive as today's stage win by Mark "Missile" Cavendish: see the video here.
With 100 meters left, the reigning world champion is still a good 10-20 meters behind. More shockingly, he does it himself, as he is trailing nobody: not Wiggins, not Boasson Hagen, not Porte, nobody. He slaloms his way like a skier around Paolini, Roche, and Sanchez, and then wins by a good two lengths. Absolutely stunning!
Cav's Tour hasn't been exceptional, due in part to a team low on fellow sprinters, but here he showed that he is a clear contender for the Paris sprint... and more importantly, for London.
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