Mark Cavendish finds himself unexpectedly on the brink of a second overall victory at the Tour of Qatar after his Dimension Data teammate Edvald Boasson Hagen suffered a double puncture on the final lap of the finishing circuit at Madinal Al Shamal on Thursday.
The general classification has tightened considerably as a result of Boasson Hagen’s travails. Cavendish now holds a lead of two seconds over Greg Van Avermaet (BMC) with Manuel Quinziato a further four seconds back in third, while Kristoff remains within striking distance, too, just nine seconds down in fourth overall.
With a maximum of 16 bonus seconds on offer during Friday’s final stage to Doha’s Corniche, the race for final overall victory is far from over, though Dimension Data directeur sportif Roger Hammond sounded a bullish note on Thursday evening.
Mark Cavendish encontro con una segunda victoria en el Tour de Qatar de forma inesperada, cuando su compañero de equipo en el Dimension Data, Edvard Boasson, lider de la carrera sufriera un doble pinchazo en la vuelta final en el circuito en el Madinal Al Shamal este jueves…
La clasificacion general queda encabezada de nuevo por Cavendish con 2 segundos de ventaja sobre Greg Van Avermaet del BMC y por 4 segundos sobtre Manuel Quinzavo…