Mark Cavendish sprints to victory at Milano-Torino after perfect leadout

Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider becomes first ever British winner of Italian classic

Mark Cavendish
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Mark Cavendish powered to victory at Milano-Torino, becoming the first British winner of the Italian classic in the process.

The Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl rider benefited from a perfect leadout from his teammate Michael Mørkøv, piloting him to the correct position in the final 300m.

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Adam Becket
News editor

Adam is Cycling Weekly’s news editor – his greatest love is road racing but as long as he is cycling, he's happy. Before joining CW he spent two years writing for Procycling. He's usually out and about on the roads of Bristol and its surrounds.

Before cycling took over his professional life, he covered ecclesiastical matters at the world’s largest Anglican newspaper and politics at Business Insider. Don't ask how that is related to cycling.