Tour de France history: Flat stages are often considered boring, even in the cycling world. But most fans still enjoy watching the final stage on the Avenue des Champs-Élysées. Perhaps the most impressive victory in a mass sprint was achieved there by Mark Cavendish in 2009 – ahead of his lead-out man, Mark Renshaw. Cavendish… read more
Cycling: For Marcel Kittel (Katusha-Alpecin) and Mark Cavendish (Dimension Data), the 2018 Tour de France is already over after eleven stages. The two top sprinters exceeded the time limit on today's stage. Like Mark Renshaw (Dimension Data), they finished far too late and will not be allowed to start tomorrow's twelfth stage to Alpe d'Huez. Marcel… read more
Cycling: Australian Mark Renshaw (Omega Pharma-QuickStep) won the second stage of the Tour of Britain, taking over the overall lead from Marcel Kittel (Giant-Shimano). Kittel, from Arnstadt, played no role in the finale. The second stage covered over 200 kilometers from Knowsley to Llandudno in Wales. After Cavendish's injury, the peloton... read more
