Cavendish wins opening road stage of Tirreno-Adriatico

Mark Cavendish wins, Tirreno-Adriatico 2012, stage two

Mark Cavendish did without the usual sprint lead-out to win on Thursday in Indicatore, Italy. The second stage of Tirreno-Adriatico ended with a small group, top sprinters fighting towards the line. The team Sky cyclist edged up the right ahead of Oscar Freire and Tyler Farrar, and won.

"There was many guys, a lot of fighting," Cavendish said in the post-stage press conference. "My team were incredible at keeping me at front, out of the wind. [Edvald] Boasson Hagen did the last 1500 metres to keep me in the front." 

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