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MOUILLERON-LE-CAPTIF (procycling.no): Edvald Boasson Hagen becomes the big star of the Dimension Data Tour de France last year. A number of top positions and finally stage victory in the 19th stage – his first stage victory in the tour since the Norwegian tour event in 2011.
Then he had rather free shots after Mark Cavendish so famous the fourth round the stage – a speed that also led to the disqualification of Peter Sagan.
By 2018, he returned to the Tour de France in the role of super helper for the British, who proudly pursue the record of Eddy Merckx (34). 19659002] – That's the last real motivation I've left. I have won as much as all that is possible to win. It was not a goal when I started my career, but it is the last goal that I have left now. This is not far, said Cavendish at the press conference on Thursday
The British have 30 stage victories at the Tour de France
– I will try to break the record before the end of my career, that's for sure. Cavendish is the four-stage winner behind Eddy Merckx. Photo: SWpix.com/REX/Shutterstock "src =" http://dbstatic.no/69992187.jpg?imageId=69992187&width=1024&height=615 "class =" ">
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Cavendish was with Boasson Hagen, Serge Pauwels, Jay Thomson and team leader Douglas Ryder
After receiving all the questions asked in a little over ten minutes, Cavendish even left common event with a question to each of his teammates. The British showed a very good mood, even though he entered the Tour de France after a brutal season. His victory over the third stage of the Dubai Tour, his first rider of the year, is still the only one he has known so far this season.
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When the Norwegian press rallied around Boasson Hagen after, he was not quite sure of this that the teammate could accomplish.
– It is hard to say that I have not driven with him for a long time. He looks good at least, and I think he's good when he's on. He is certainly
– He has already been struck off, but he has always returned. Can he take the record for Merckx?
– Four in one year is not bad. There are not many who manage it, but I hope at least that he will be able to win a stage victory, "said the Norwegian.
– Not so many with complete trains
Cavendish has eliminated all his efforts on the green jersey.The story is the one that really goes.Then, as for the rest of the Dimension Data team, live researchers are at the center of attention, and Dimension Data is the one that focuses the most on a spur
– this is an incredibly strong field, but different previous years is the depth of support for the "spine". Dimension Data has one of the strongest teams here, says Cavendish
Mark Renshaw, Edvald Boasson Hagen and Reinardt Janse van Rensburg are a very good trio Cavendish even calls Janse van Rensburg as "MVP" – the most valuable – in the speeches of the tour last year
[1 9459014] – Do you have the biggest draw here, Boasson Hagen?
– I have not studied others so much, but at least we have a solid team. That's what we need to focus on and use in the best way possible. There are a lot of spurs, but maybe not so much with full trains, says 31-year-old.
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In anticipation of the paved scene
Even there are possibilities for him. Cavendish is traditionally among the weakest questions when it is in place, and already in the first week there can be three possibilities in the fifth, sixth and ninth stages.
The latter will be a special goal for Boasson Hagen, with more than two miles of paving stones and finishes in Roubaix
– There is at least a great chance there. Then there are other hilly stages that I can afford. We will see how Mark is, he is honest and says what he feels.
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For Dimension Data, this is the fourth time that they run the Tour de France. All editions also included Boasson Hagen for the team. For the South African team, there is also a special edition since July 18, on the eleventh stage of La Rosière, 100 years after the birth of Nelson Mandela.
Currently, Boasson Hagen is in his last contract year with the team
– I have not signed anything yet, but I am very happy with the team and there are a lot of Opportunities here.
At the same time, Greg Van Avermaet – a runner with many of the same qualities as Boasson Hagen – was linked to the team.
– There are a lot of rumors and he is on outgoing contracts. So it is natural that rumors become too much.
Right now, he is focusing on the Tour de France, where the opportunities to repeat the stage victory of last year are certainly present.
The article is provided by the cyclist website procycling.no
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