{"id":4408,"date":"2018-03-15T13:02:11","date_gmt":"2018-03-15T13:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trifind.com\/blog\/?p=4408"},"modified":"2018-03-15T13:05:45","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T13:05:45","slug":"race-close-heart-injured-cavendish-part-milan-sanremo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.trifind.com\/blog\/race-close-heart-injured-cavendish-part-milan-sanremo\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIs a race close to my heart\u201d, injured Cavendish to be part of Milan-Sanremo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mark Cavendish has decided to compete is this season\u2019s Milan-Sanremo race which is set to take place on Saturday, Mar. 17. Apparently, the Team Dimension Data rider has been able to fully recover from his last rib fracture which he received when at Tirreno-Adriatico last week.<\/p>\n

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Although he continued racing at the Italian event and completed the stage, sadly, he was later ruled to have crossed the finish line outside of the time limit. He was able to finally join his teammates yesterday after getting the medical help he needed.<\/p>\n

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Getting enough support<\/h2>\n

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“After crashing in Tirreno I’m obviously not in any sort of condition to win Milan-Sanremo. But having been able to train enough through the pain over the last few days I feel like I can go in support of my teammates,\u201d said Cavendish.<\/p>\n

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“Milan-Sanremo is a race close to my heart. And it’s a particular style of race that reminding my body of the rhythm of it this year, will help me to compete for the win in future years.”<\/p>\n

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??? Italy counts 170 podium at #MSR<\/a> presented by @NamedSport<\/a>: 50 ?, 60 ? and 60 ? places; but since 5 years any Italian has been on the podium. It’s the longest fasting of all time for our colors. The last Italian on the podium has been Vincenzo Nibali (2012). pic.twitter.com\/PY8ELkVbkQ<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Milano Sanremo (@Milano_Sanremo) March 14, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n