Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) hit his handlebars in frustration after his gears jumped in the final metres of the sprint during the final stage at the Dubai Tour.
He had just launched his sprint, coming from Marcel Kittel’s rear wheel at the right moment, when his gears jumped. He was convinced he could have won but ended up fourth with the German taking his third stage of the race and the overall.
“My gears wouldn’t stay into the 11 (sprocket) going from the 12. I thought I had it perfect but when I went to kick, it flicked my back wheel up. It seems that there’s something ever day,” he told the journalists just past the finish line.
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“I felt brilliant today. The team were brilliant today too. It looks like all the guys are good too. I’m better than I thought I was, so that’s alright. That’s a positive I can take.”
Cavendish replayed the sprint in his mind and in his own words.
“For us the finish line was at 1.5km to go. If we had anybody there for us it was an extra and Rensburg and Mark Renshaw were there.”
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