Cavendish just keeps on going
CannonBall adds to his collection of trophies a race he probably never thought he could win, but this year’s change of format, with a virtually flat profile and, above all, the removal of the Superga climb in the finale, meant he was in with a chance of success in the world’s oldest classic. Only once since 2012 has Milano-Torino been won by a sprinter, and with the inclusion of Cavendish in the roll of honour, Arnaud Démare (winner in 2020) will feel a little less lonely among climbers of the calibre of Alberto Contador, Thibaut Pinot and Primoz Roglic.