Cavendish shrugs off defeat in opening Abu Dhabi sprint

Some you win, some you lose. Mark Cavendish has won a lot of sprints during his career and lost many others. He never likes to lose but shrugged off defeat this time and admitted a mea culpa after finishing third on the opening stage of the Abu Dhabi Tour won by Giacomo Nizzolo (Trek-Segafredo).

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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.