Mark Cavendish breaks record with 'super nice' seventh Scheldeprijs podium

Sam Welsford, Jasper Philipsen and Mark Cavendish on the 2023 Scheldeprijs podium
Sam Welsford, Jasper Philipsen and Mark Cavendish on the 2023 Scheldeprijs podium (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

The Astana Qazaqstan team have only had a handful of opportunities to hone their lead-out formation for Mark Cavendish in competition but in Wednesday's Scheldeprijs the team showed more positive signs by delivering the British Champion to a podium place.

In a year where Cavendish is aiming to break one of the most prestigious records in cycling - the most Tour de France stage wins - his result gave him the outright record for most Scheldeprijs podiums. 

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