Sprinters don't tend to have long peaks in cycling. For every Erik Zabel or Robbie McEwen who dominates the Tour de France for half a decade, you have bushels of Thor Hushovds and Alessandro Petacchis--who win one points competition and a decent amount of stages, but never hold onto the crown of "World's Best Sprinter" for long. A year ago, it appeared Mark Cavendish's Zabel-esque reign over the world's biggest race was over. But this year, the British rider has reclaimed it in emphatic fashion,...
Sprinters don't tend to have long peaks in cycling. For every Erik Zabel or Robbie McEwen who dominates the Tour de France for half a decade, you have bushels of Thor Hushovds and Alessandro Petacchis--who win one points competition and a decent amount of stages, but never hold onto the crown of "World's Best Sprinter" for long. A year ago, it appeared Mark Cavendish's Zabel-esque reign over the world's biggest race was over. But this year, the British rider has reclaimed it in emphatic fashion,...
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