{"id":189299,"date":"2022-05-09T09:11:53","date_gmt":"2022-05-09T09:11:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/?p=189299"},"modified":"2022-05-09T09:13:23","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T09:13:23","slug":"mark-cavendish-wins-stage-3-at-the-giro-ditalia-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.welovecycling.com\/wide\/2022\/05\/09\/mark-cavendish-wins-stage-3-at-the-giro-ditalia-and-other-cool-news-from-the-world-of-cycling\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Cavendish Wins Stage 3 at the Giro d\u2019Italia and Other Cool News from the World of Cycling"},"content":{"rendered":"

Another Monday is here, and so is our news from the world of cycling. So, what did you miss?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Manxman does it again<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Mark Cavendish took the first Giro victory since 2013. Michael M\u00f8rk\u00f8v dropped him with just under 300 m to go. The 36-year-old then held off all his opponents. Arnaud D\u00e9mare (Groupama-FDJ) finished second and Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates) crossed the line as third. It was Cavendish\u2019s 16th stage win at the race and the first since stage 21 in 2013.<\/p>\n

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Cavendish did it again. \u00a9 Profimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI think there are a few guys who are just as strong and fast, the strongest and fastest doesn\u2019t necessarily mean the best,\u201d Cavendish said after the stage. \u201cI\u2019ve never been that but I win. Caleb has the fastest legs, Fabio is the strongest but it doesn\u2019t necessarily mean you win bike races. Sprinting is like chess on wheels, you work out how to be the strongest and fastest on the road.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, not much has happened in the general classification. Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) retains his 11-second lead over Simon Yates (BikeExchange-Jayco) after safely finishing in the main peloton.<\/p>\n

Giro d’Italia 2022 – Stage three results: Kaposv\u00e1r to Balatonf\u00fcred (201km)<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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  1. Mark Cavendish (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl) \u2013 4:56:39<\/li>\n
  2. Arnaud D\u00e9mare (Groupama-FDJ)<\/li>\n
  3. Fernando Gaviria (UAE Team Emirates)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    General classification<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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    1. Mathieu van der Poel (Alpecin-Fenix) \u2013 9:43:50<\/li>\n
    2. Simon Yates (Team BikeExchange-Jayco) + 11 seconds<\/li>\n
    3. Tom Dumoulin (Jumbo-Visma) + 16 seconds<\/li>\n
    4. Matteo Sobrero (Team BikeExchange-Jayco) + 24 seconds<\/li>\n
    5. Wilco Kelderman (Bora-Hansgrohe)<\/li>\n
    6. Ben Tulett (Ineos Grenadiers)<\/li>\n
    7. Tobias Foss (Jumbo-Visma) + 28 seconds<\/li>\n
    8. Bauke Mollema (Trek-Segafredo)<\/li>\n
    9. Pello Bilbao (Bahrain-Victorious) + 29 seconds<\/li>\n
    10. Mauro Schmid (Quick-Step Alpha Vinyl)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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