Renshaw motivated ahead of European return

Mark Renshaw was on parade after an immaculate performance in the Tour de France.

Mark Renshaw was on parade after an immaculate performance in the Tour de France. (Image credit: Bert Geerts/dcp-bertgeerts@xs4all.nl)

Mark Renshaw (HTC-Columbia) will be one of Australia’s last professional riders to leave his homeland, bound for the European cycling season, when he boards a plane tomorrow. A battle with Epstein Barr virus delayed the start to Renshaw’s season, which would usually commence at the Jayco Bay Cycling Classic in early January, however spending a week at the Australian Institute of Sport has whetted Renshaw’s appetite for success.