Mark Cavendish in leader's jersey after stage one TTT, Tirreno-Adriatico 2014
Mark Cavendish claimed the leader's jersey of Tirreno-Adriatico after his Omega Pharma-QuickStep team won the opening team time trial.
Cavendish led his team over the line in San Vincenzo after they blitzed the 18.5km coastal TTT course. Orica-GreenEdge placed second at 11 seconds, with Movistar in third spot at 18 seconds.
Richie Porte happy with swap from Paris-Nice to Tirreno-Adriatico
Dan Martin kicks off 2014 season at Tirreno-Adriatico
Mark Cavendish warms up for Milan-San Remo at Tirreno-Adriatico
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