If after the first stage the skeptics were saying, well, even an old gun fires once in a while, today, with a sprint won by centimeters in a direct duel with the greats of the specialty, Mark silenced everyone.
4 July 2016
103rd Tour de France
Stage 03 : Granville – Angers
1st : CAVENDISH Mark (GBR) Dimension Data
2nd : GREIPEL Andre (GER) Lotto – Soudal
3rd : COQUARD Bryan (FRA) Direct Energie
4th : SAGAN Peter (SVK) Tinkoff, Maillot Jaune
Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA
Such skepticism toward a member of Britain’s Olympic track team is surprising indeed. Today the expected became clear: Mark Cavendish is back, he is in brilliant form, and once again he has taken a pair of stages at the world’s most prestigious Grand Tour!
4 July 2016
103rd Tour de France
Stage 03 : Granville – Angers
1st : CAVENDISH Mark (GBR) Dimension Data, with his family
Photo : Yuzuru SUNADA
Before that, the peloton decided to take a rest today and rode three quarters of the stage at touring pace, which earned it the wrath of the bloodthirsty — though such people are only those who have never sat on a bike themselves and never ridden even a single kilometer at race pace.
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Special thanks to the Japanese photographer Yuzuru SUNADA for permission to use his works in our publications.
Translated from Georgian with the assistance of Claude (Anthropic), reviewed by the Velorbola editors.
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