Spyns Tour de France Trip Packages: I am the best sprinter in the world - Cavendish

 


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Will Spyns Tours package tour clients see Cavendish in green in 2011?  No doubt he hopes so and it seems , he thinks so as well!

Britain's Mark Cavendish insists he is the best sprinter on the planet and fired a warning to his rivals by confessing he is spurred on by a ceaseless need to win. 

The 25-year-old put a sluggish start behind him to enjoy a stellar 2010, winning five stages in the Tour de France before becoming only the second Brit to win the sprinters' green jersey in the Vuelta a Espana.

Cavendish endured a tough start in the Tour de France, crashing on the first stage, but he rallied to finish second behind Alessandro Petacchi in the points classification - taking his tally of stage wins to an impressive 15. After adding to his six stage victories in 2009, it is of little surprise that he considers himself the finest sprinter around. 

"When journalists at the Tour de France ask me if I am the best sprinter, I say 'yes'," he said in the Daily Telegraph. "Everyone thinks that's arrogance, but if they don't ask me, I don't go around saying I'm the best sprinter there is." 

Pre-season preparations were hugely disrupted when he underwent dental surgery. Implored to let his body rest, Cavendish ignored the warnings and he picked up an infection in his gums. His team, HTC-Columbia withdrew him from the Tour of Romandie and then he missed the Giro d'Italia before falling heavily in a sprint finish in the Tour of Switzerland. However, despite his dreadful early-season form, Cavendish's belief never faded. 

"I said in January when I was having problems, that the beginning of my season was ruined," he said. "I said all along, I'll concentrate on the Tour and it will come right. Nothing changed. People wrote me off, but I knew the truth. I certainly didn't do it [win five stages] because people told me I couldn't. I know what I can achieve, I don't need external pressure. I get enough of that from myself." 

Outlining his ambitions for 2011, where he is aiming to win the green jersey in the Tour before triumphing at the World Championships in October, Cavendish said winning was his sole focus.

"I just love to win. Simple. It's a passion for me. Crossing that line first, arms up, it's the fulfilment of everything you and your team have been working for. Boil it down, my job is to get our sponsors' logo on that finishing line. I'm lucky that my job absolutely coincides with everything I want to do," he said.

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