Cavendish seeks gold in Amgen Tour of California opener

Mark Cavendish (HTC-Columbia) is the odds-on sprint favorite at the Amgen Tour of California and he is expecting to kick off the eight-stage race in the golden leader's jersey following the opening act, a 168km road race from Nevada City to Sacramento on Sunday, May 16. The Manxman is using the stateside event to prepare for bigger goals down the line, to win the green jersey at the Tour de France in July.

Kirsten Frattini
Deputy Editor

Kirsten Frattini is the Deputy Editor of Cyclingnews, overseeing the global racing content plan.

Kirsten has a background in Kinesiology and Health Science. She has been involved in cycling from the community and grassroots level to professional cycling's biggest races, reporting on the WorldTour, Spring Classics, Tours de France, World Championships and Olympic Games.

She began her sports journalism career with Cyclingnews as a North American Correspondent in 2006. In 2018, Kirsten became Women's Editor – overseeing the content strategy, race coverage and growth of women's professional cycling – before becoming Deputy Editor in 2023.