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Tom Boonen may race the Giro d'Italia in May for the first time in hist 14-year career, according to Etixx-Quick-Step boss Patrick Lefevere, but Mark Cavendish will not ride the year's first Grand Tour.
According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Lefevere confirmed ahead of Sunday's Paris-Roubaix that Cavendish will head across the Atlantic to take part in the Amgen Tour of California.
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Tour de France 2025 route: Pyrenees triple, Mont Ventoux return and Alps climax on menuRace to take place 5-27 July, with Grand Départ in Lille, before an anti-clockwise route
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Tour de France Femmes avec Zwift 2025 route: Four mountain stages in toughest race yetRace to take place 26 July-3 August, with nine stages across France, from Brittany to the Alps
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Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins to reunite on the bike to raise money for US hurricane reliefThe British knights will be joined by Jan Ullrich at the Gran Fondo Hincapie next week
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'One of the boys thinks I’ll be walking about in armour': Mark Cavendish knighted in ceremony at Windsor CastleManxman says he was “nervous” after being made a Knight Commander by Prince William
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21 things you didn't know about Mark CavendishFrom working in a bank to breaking records on the Champs-Élysées
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'There aren't many accolades left for him to get': Mark Cavendish knighted in King's Birthday Honours listThe sprinter follows in the wheel tracks of Bradley Wiggins and Chris Hoy
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'It was surreal' - Mark Cavendish turns up at local Isle of Man race, finishes 29thThe Manxman, a big supporter of his home scene, pinned on race numbers last weekend
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Tweets of the week: Mark Cavendish has a run-in with police dogsThe Brit was sniffed out at the UAE Tour, and reacted as all of us would
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Tweets of the week: Mark Cavendish takes mid-race selfie with fanIt was photo time at the Tour Colombia in another wild week on social media
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Mark Cavendish robbery: Police say ‘net is closing in’ on final suspect linked to violent raidEssex police say time is running out for George Goddard who is wanted in connection with the attack on the Cavendish family home
