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Tom Boonen may race the Giro d'Italia in May for the first time in hist 14-year career, according to Etixx-Quick-Step boss Patrick Lefevere, but Mark Cavendish will not ride the year's first Grand Tour.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Lefevere confirmed ahead of Sunday's Paris-Roubaix that Cavendish will head across the Atlantic to take part in the Amgen Tour of California.
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Tweets of the week: Mark Cavendish takes mid-race selfie with fanIt was photo time at the Tour Colombia in another wild week on social media
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Mark Cavendish robbery: Police say ‘net is closing in’ on final suspect linked to violent raidEssex police say time is running out for George Goddard who is wanted in connection with the attack on the Cavendish family home
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Mark Cavendish robbery: third man found guilty of robbing family at knife-point27-year-old Jo Jobson due to be sentenced on Wednesday for his part in armed robbery of Cavendish and his wife, Peta, at their home in Essex in November 2021
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Tweets of the week: Lotte Kopecky gets merry, Mark Cavendish’s ideal Tour de France route, and a special pizza cutterIt's time for our weekly round-up of the best social media posts
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Further suspect arrested and charged over knife-point robbery of Mark Cavendish and family26-year-old Jo Jobson charged with two counts of robbery for his part in break in at Cavendish’s home
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