Incoming Astana performance chief to replicate Quick-Step Mark Cavendish lead-out train

‘I’m very optimistic, I think it’s going to work’ Vasilis Anastopoulos on his new plans for Cavendish ahead of next year’s Tour de France record attempt

Mark Cavendish
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Vasilis Anastopoulos, the new head of performance at Astana Qazaqstan, has said that his main objective at his new team is to attempt to replicate the Quick-Step leadout train that he helped establish, and that brought Mark Cavendish so much success.

It was confirmed by his team on Wednesday that Cavendish is set to ride on for one final year as he looks to attempt to break the record for the most stage wins at the Tour de France. He is currently tied on 34 with Eddy Merckx.  

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Tom Thewlis
News and Features Writer

After previously working in higher education, Tom joined Cycling Weekly in 2022 and hasn't looked back. He's been covering professional cycling ever since; reporting on the ground from some of the sport's biggest races and events, including the Tour de France, Paris-Roubaix and the World Championships. His earliest memory of a bike race is watching the Tour on holiday in the early 2000's in the south of France - he even made it on to the podium in Pau afterwards. His favourite place that cycling has taken him is Montréal in Canada.