Cavendish responds to 'team car' accusations at Giro

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Mark Cavendish continues to face Mount Etna two days after climbing it twice. After winning his stage today in Teramo, he responded to the accusations from Spaniard Francisco Ventoso that he held on to the team car while climbing the volcano.

"Ventoso said there was a problem, but my whole career has been like this. If I finish, that means I cheat," Cavendish said in a press conference. "I challenge him to ride with me all day. If I piss, if I stop, if I crash, if I get a wheel change... I have the TV camera with me, I have the ice cream truck with me. If it's possible for me to cheat then I am doing a [David] Copperfield."

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