Mark Cavendish confident ahead of Milan-San Remo after tough week at Tirreno-Adriatico

Manxman says he's in good form to repeat 2009 win

Mark Cavendish at the 2016 Tour de France

(Image credit: Watson)

Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data) may lack a Tirreno-Adriatico stage win, but says that the last week in central Italy has been perfect preparation for Milan-San Remo.

Peter Sagan (Bora-Hansgrohe) and Fernando Gaviria (Quick-Step Floors), two of Cavendish's main rivals for Milan-San Remo, won the two sprint stages on offer in Tirreno-Adriatico.

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