British pros rack up 40 wins in 2010

Mark Cavendish celebrates winning his first Vuelta stage, Vuelta a Espana 2010, stage 12
By Cycling Weekly
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When Adam Blythe crossed the line with arms aloft at the Nationale Sluitingsprijs race in Belgium yesterday, his victory celebration marked the 40th major international win by a British cyclist this season.

It was Britain's most successful professional rider in the sport's history that opened his country's account in 2010 - Mark Cavendish. Cavendish won a stage of the Tour of Catalonia in Spain on March 23, starting a run of British wins that continues unabated.

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