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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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