Lucky # 13. Cavo makes it back to back wins, and number 66 for his running total. When told his number of wins he was asked how many more? His reply..."I just like winning." How can you hate that. Cavo has Matt Goss to thank for both of his wins, and when interviewed he thanks Matt and the team. After crossing the line he always looks for his lead-out man and gives him the first headlock hug followed by hugs all around for the team.
Yesterday's win put Cav in an elite group of Grand Tour Stage winners. He has won a stage in all three of the Grand Tours. Now all he has to do is survive, and I mean survive the next few days as the air gets thinner and the roads reach up into the heavens to put the riders through hell. Time for the lightweight climbing specialists to pull out all the stops and attack each other until there is nothing left in the tank.
Cav may be mouthy in interviews, he gets misquoted, and taken out of context. Watch a post race interview and you see the base, all the layers taken away, and the "real" Cavendish stands up. He thanks his team for getting him to the line. First. He said today that he hopes Goss gets a stage, because "he is so fast, and he deserves it." He tried to give him a win yesterday, but Matt would not take it, which was a good move on his part. With Cavo winning it helped him secure more points in the race for the green jersey. Which he is holding at the moment.
The one quote that stuck out today, and really hit me:
"it is better to have a star team than a team of stars" -Mark Cavendish
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