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Sidelined by 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Epstein-Barr Virus since April, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Mark Cavendish rode 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:to tenth place on his return to racing at the 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Tour of Slovenia. The 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Dimension Data ride🍒r hadn't raced since Milano-San Remo and despite freewheeling over the line in Koce꧑vje Cavendish notched his best result since February.

"Hard to start racing agaiওn in mid-June. @tourofsloveniaofficial is the best race for it, for sure. Today was about my physical feelings more than a result. My team @teamdidata did an amazing job that would have normally produced a win, but I couldn't fini♎sh off their work," Cavendish wrote on Instagram.

Along with fellow WorldTour teams Bahrain-Merida and Bora-Hansgrohe, Dimension Data were set on ensuring a sprint finish to the stage. With 10km to race, the day's breakaway was caught with Dimension Data setting a pace that suggested Cavendish was ready to test his legs in the sprint. A crash over a bridge with one kilometre to race disrupted the sprint and resulted in a shoulder injury for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Jacques Janse van Rensburg. The South African 🍨was taken to hospital for examinations.

Irishman Sam Bennett (Bora-Hansgrohe) held off Bahrain-Merida's Sonny Colbrelli for the win and will wear the leader's green jerse𒅌y on stage 2.

Describing the run into the line, teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Bernhard Eisel explained that team's leadout train was in trouble inside the final 10km when he lost C𒆙avendish and Mark ⭕Renshaw.

"This was definitely a tough day for all of us, especially for Cavendish and Renshaw after coming back from injuries. I think we did a good team effort. Unfortunately, we lost each other a little bit with 5 km to go," Eisel said. "I blame myself as I went too early, which caused Cavendish and Renshaw to make a big effort in order to get back up to us. They came around the last corner in 10th-12th position and that was just too far down to win. However, there is෴ still another chance for a sprint stage and it was really good to see Cavendish motivated and ready to sprint. Let’s see what the next days will bring."

Stage▨ two of the race starts and finishes in the Slovenian capital Ljubljana with an expected sprint finish.