Cavendish blasts to stage win in Ster Elektrotoer

Photo: courtesy Wim Dingemanse

Photo: courtesy Wim Dingemanse

Mark Cavendish scored a strong bunch sprint win in the Ster Elektrotoer race when he romped home in first place on the final stage.

The Briton roared across the finish line a good two bike lengths clear at the end of the 150 kilometres stage in Germert, Holland.

“I went from a long way out, maybe 300 meters from the line.” Cavendish said afterwards. “But I had the strength and I just kept going and going. I could even put my hands in the air 15 or 20 meters ahead of the line because I could see I’d won.”

“It was a hard and quite dangerous finishing circuit, with a lot of narrow roads and some chicanes. But the team did a really good job and kept me at the front and I was in the top ten when we got into the final kilometer.”

“Then I made my move, and it worked out perfectly. It shows that I am exactly where I should be at this point in the season.”

Cavendish’ next road-race is the British National Championships on Sunday 29th June, where he will be racing alongside High Road team-mate Roger Hammond.

“This is our second victory in the Ster Elektotoer after Tony [Martin] won the prologue, and it’s always good to see our young riders doing so well,”  added High Road’s sports director on the race, Tristan Hoffman.

“Both Mark and Tony did the Giro and they’re reaping the benefits here. They’ve recovered well from an exceptionally tough edition of the Tour of Italy and have bounced back in time to be ready for the summer.”

“The team was a real factor in Mark’s victory, too. They helped pull back a long break during the stage and kept him in contention despite the technical finish. It was a great all-round effort and it paid off 100 percent.”

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