{"id":6312,"date":"2023-05-29T08:41:00","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T12:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/?p=6312"},"modified":"2023-05-30T12:27:35","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T16:27:35","slug":"what-a-way-to-end-my-giro-ditalia-mark-cavendish-strikes-in-rome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/panoramitalia.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/29\/what-a-way-to-end-my-giro-ditalia-mark-cavendish-strikes-in-rome\/","title":{"rendered":"‘What a way to end my Giro d’Italia’ – Mark Cavendish strikes in Rome"},"content":{"rendered":"

Manxman gets a lead-out from Geraint Thomas to win his final race in Italy<\/h3>
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By Stephen Farrand<\/a> for Cycling News –<\/em><\/strong> Mark Cavendish<\/a> has won 162 races, but his latest victory, on the final stage 21 of the Giro d\u2019Italia<\/a> in the centre of Rome, clearly meant a lot to him.  <\/p>

The Giro d\u2019Italia is possibly Cavendish\u2019s final race in Italy before retirement, and he has been on an emotional and physical rollercoaster since recently confirming his retirement at the end of the season.    <\/p>

Cavendish hugged his teammates and staff beyond the finish in Piazza Venezia, at the foot of the spectacular Altare della Patria monument and hugged the dozens of riders who congratulated him, including Geraint Thomas<\/a>, who helped him with a high-speed lead-out.<\/p>

“It\u2019s beautiful, what a way to end my Giro d\u2019Italia,\u2019 Cavendish said. <\/p>

\u201cMy first Grand Tour victory was here in Italy in 2008, in Reggio Calabria, so to win in Rome is special. It\u2019s the first time I\u2019ve raced here, so to win is super nice.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>

\u201cI couldn\u2019t have ended my racing career in Italy with any better way than winning in Rome. It’s a beautiful place to race. It\u2019s perfect, really perfect.\u201d  <\/p>

Cavendish confirmed that Geraint Thomas helped him with the lead out in the final kilometres, lining out the peloton at speed, with the Welshman admitting: \u201cI thought I\u2019d help a brother out.\u201d<\/p>

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Mark Cavendish (Astana Qazaqstan) wins stage 21 at the Giro d’Italia (Image credit: Getty Images)<\/sup><\/figcaption><\/figure>
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