World Champion Mark Cavendish vs Green Jersey Winner Peter
Sagan
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Mark Cavendish in action
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The posts Tour de France criteriums cause for some great excitement
in towns across Belgium. It usually is a
race on a short circuit through the centrum (city centre) where people line the
streets to cheer for their heroes. We
were able to watch one of these criteriums this past weekend in Ninove. Not fully knowing what to expect we showed up
for the race and much to our surprise some really big names including Mark
Cavendish, Peter Sagan and Robbie McEwan were taking part. There was one rider from almost every team
that participated in the Tour de France.
From what I can understand this is a bit of a show and the finishing
places are usually predetermined but it is not every day that you get to see
top riders like this race right past you lap after lap.
As with many other typical Belgian events these events are also
enjoyed by the crowds drinking Jupiler drafts (well known Belgian beer) and
eating frites (Belgian style fries) bought from caravans or trucks next to the
road.
In the end it was Mark Cavendish that finished ahead of
Robbie McEwan and Peter Sagan.
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Podium with Mark Cavendish in 1st, Robbie McEwen
in 2nd and Peter Sagan in 3rd
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It was fun doing some watching instead of racing for a
change.
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Peter Sagan in action
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