The signs had been promising; he was in great shape, had wins under his belt, and he was the pre-race favourite. But on the big day, Mark Cavendish's dream of winning Milan-San Remo in rainbow stripes was over at the top of Le Manie, 100 kilometres from the finish.
Distanced over the climb, four of his Sky teammates linked up and set off in a long, brave pursuit with Cavendish sat in their slipstream. They got to within 40 seconds of the bunch, but ultimately - and unsurprisingly - the race motored away from them.
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