Mark Cavendish at the Tour of Turkey
Mark Cavendish (Etixx-QuickStep) claimed the opening stage of the 2015 Presidential Cycling Tour of Turkey on Sunday.
Cavendish won the bunch sprint after a perfect lead-out from the Etixx squad at the end of the 145-kilometre stage looping around Alanya. Australian prodigy Caleb Ewan (Orica-GreenEdge) placed second, with Italian Nicola Ruffoni (Bardiani-CSF) in third.
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