Mark Cavendish went very close to taking a victory today on the morning stage at Settimana Internazionale Coppi e Bartali in Italy.
The Deceuninck-QuickStep rider now appears to be in his best sprinting form since suffering career-threatening Epstein Barr. This morning in the 98km stage into Gatteo he was just beaten to the line.
Italian rider Jakub Mareczko (Vini Zabù) got there ahead of him to take his second victory of the season in a bunch sprint having already won Trofej Umag (1.2) in Croatia three weeks ago.
Cavendish was visibly frustrated crossing the line, pounding down on the handlebars, at having gone so close to securing his first win since taking a stage in Dubai Tour just over three years ago.
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The Manxman, who is on a one-year contract this year having almost left the sport last season, was also 2nd in Grote prijs Jean-Pierre Monseré in Belgium earlier this month.
We'll have news a little later on Eddie Dunbar, who is riding the stage race in Italy this week for Ineos Grenadiers.
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