Singapore Criterium 2024, Cavendish wins the last race of his career

Rome, 10 November 2024 - Perhaps a real race, although still to be traced back to a mere end-of-year event, or perhaps simply the most obvious epilogue, even more so after yesterday's announcement: the Singapore Criterium 2024 will Mark Cavendish, who thus wins the last race of his career.  

The news

  The British, record holder for stages won at the Tour de France, as well remembered by the dorsal number 35 proudly displayed, it beat in the sprint, the house's main dish, Jasper Phillipsen, Arnaud De Lie e Biniam Girmay in what may appear to be a hypothetical handover with a view to a future that will start from 2025. Thus the 57,5 km scheduled in one of the events organized by Aso to export the brand Tour de France also in Asia. But beware of thinking of a real race. This is clear from the 'pasillo de honor' paid before the start of Sir Cavendish: all the bikes, of the teammates of theAstana Qazaqstan Team but also rivals, wheelies and with the wheel spinning, as is customary in these cases. Not only that: curiously, among the runners at the start there are also some old glories like Vincenzo Nibali, another symptom of a day more of celebration than competition.

De Lie's statements

  From old to new, like De Lie, which between sprints and Classics in the next few years he will try to make the fortune of Belgium, as stated to the microphones of Brand after the event of Singapore. "This year there were positive and negative things, but overall it was a good season. The highlight was winning the national title, which allows you to wear a special jersey all year. Also, I enjoyed my debut at the Tour de France, even if honestly it was very hard: you go flat out for three weeks and you always have to be well positioned, otherwise you risk not reaching the finish line. It was a very hard experience, but I'm happy with how it went". Well before the possible next Great Boucle, the runner of the Lotto Dstny will be on stage in Classics most loved. "I work to get to the best in the Flanders, but I hope to be fit already in the first race of the year, Valencia: if I get there Spain in good condition, I will have a good chance of reaching peak form in spring. As for the Paris-Roubaix - continues De Lie - we will have to deal with theAlpecin-Deceuninck, who has won the last two editions. It would be enough to stay on the wheel of Mathieu van der Poel, but it's not easy. In any case, apart from the Monument, there are others Classics important as theCirculation , Ghent-Wevelgem". Finally, the inevitable question about Tadej pogacar and his dominance. "Maybe for some people cycling is getting boring, but not for me who, after all, when he attacks, I stay in the group. I'm lucky not to be a rider competing with him: certainly pogacar He is the best today and can still grow, which is why following him becomes very difficult."

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