Cavendish talks Milan-San Remo tactics

Mark Cavendish wins, Tirreno-Adriatico 2012, stage two

Mark Cavendish ticked off one more box heading towards Milan-San Remo on Saturday: meeting with the press. Yesterday in Piacenza, he explained how his Sky team is preparing for the Italian classic.

"People can throw what they want at us. I have myself for the sprint, Edvald [Boasson Hagen] for the attacks," he said. "We've got it covered."

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Gregor Brown

Gregor Brown is an experienced cycling journalist, based in Florence, Italy. He has covered races all over the world for over a decade - following the Giro, Tour de France, and every major race since 2006. His love of cycling began with freestyle and BMX, before the 1998 Tour de France led him to a deep appreciation of the road racing season.