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Mark's Last Trip Around TdF24-134
I am not afraid to admit that I thought that Mark Cavendish (Astana-Qazaqstan) would pull out of the Tour prior to the Pyrenees since he had already won the mythical thirty-fifth stage. With no more sprint stages in which to ply his trade and add to his total number of Tour stage wins, I couldn't quite see the point. I missed the all important one, Cav respects the Tour, the sacrifices of his team, and of his family. There was no way he was going to pull out unless his body wouldn't let him continue. He already had my respect, but this shows the caliber of the man both on and off the bike. Chapeau!