Mark Cavendish takes on UAE Tour's 'sprinters World Championships' - Analysis

Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) out of the saddle
Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) (Image credit: @pipecano_photo)

In what is an incredibly important year for sprinting in the WorldTour peloton as Mark Cavendish attempts to take a record 35th Tour de France stage win, the Manxman continues his final season before retirement at the UAE Tour.

Often billed as the unofficial ‘sprinters World Championships’, the seven-day stage race has come to provide the yardstick for the fast men to beat come July. This edition is no different with four possible chances at bunch finishes on stages 1, 4, 5 and 6.

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James Moultrie
News Writer

James Moultrie is a gold-standard NCTJ journalist who joined Cyclingnews as a News Writer in 2023 after originally contributing as a freelancer for eight months, during which time he also wrote for Eurosport, Rouleur and Cycling Weekly. Prior to joining the team he reported on races such as Paris-Roubaix and the Giro d’Italia Donne for Eurosport and has interviewed some of the sport’s top riders in Chloé Dygert, Lizzie Deignan and Wout van Aert. Outside of cycling, he spends the majority of his time watching other sports – rugby, football, cricket, and American Football to name a few.

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