Cavendish and Bol make first steps towards Tour de France sprint success

Mark Cavendish and Cees Bol raced together at the UAE Tour
Mark Cavendish and Cees Bol raced together at the UAE Tour (Image credit: Getty Images)

The 2023 UAE Tour has seen Remco Evenepoel take another step forward towards the Giro d'Italia, Luke Plapp claim a WorldTour podium for the first time, and Adam Yates net his first stage victory with UAE Team Emirates.

It also saw Mark Cavendish race with Astana Qazaqstan and with new lead-out man Cees Bol. Their journey together towards success at the Tour de France began in the Middle East.

Alasdair Fotheringham

Alasdair Fotheringham has been reporting on cycling since 1991. He has covered every Tour de France since 1992 bar one, as well as numerous other bike races of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the Olympic Games in 2008 to the now sadly defunct Subida a Urkiola hill climb in Spain. As well as working for Cyclingnews, he has also written for The IndependentThe GuardianProCycling, The Express and Reuters.