Cavendish hopes for first win of the season in Oman

Mark Cavendish (HTC-Highroad) has yet to win a sprint in 2011 but after recovering from his high-speed crash in the Tour of Qatar prologue, he is quietly confident of securing his first victory of the year at the Tour of Oman.

Stephen Farrand
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Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.