Monday 17 March 2014 16.47 GMT Mark Cavendish took advantage of a crash to easily win the sixth and penultimate stage of the Tirreno-Adriatico race on Monday, as Alberto Contador maintained his overall lead. When several riders went down with little more than a kilometre to go, the pack split and Cavendishs Omega Pharma-Quick Step train was virtually alone in front. I only did the last 150 metres, Cavendish said. I was so far ahead I couldnt lose. Cavendish covered the mostly flat 189-km (117-mile) leg from Bucchianico to Porto SantElpidio in 4 hours, 16 minutes, 15 seconds. It was his second win this season, the 111th of his career, and it sets him up as one of the favourites for Sundays Milan-San Remo classic. Cavendishs teammate and setup man, Alessandro Petacchi, crossed a distant second and Peter Sagan of Slovakia was third, each with the same time. Contadors two minutes eight seconds lead over Nairo Quintana remained unchanged. The race ends Tuesday with a 9.1km (5.7 mile) individual time trial in San Benedetto del Tronto. Spanish Vuelta champion Chris Horner withdrew before the stage began due to tendinitis in his left Achilles tendon. He was 11th overall
Posted on: Tue, 18 Mar 2014 10:55:26 +0000
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