Cav could win up to seven Tour de France stages

Publication Date: Sat, 02 Jul 2011  08:12

Mark Cavendish at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
Mark Cavendish at the 2010 Commonwealth Games

Manx cyclist Mark Cavendish believes he can win the first stage of this year's Tour de France.

Cav has identified seven stages he could potentially win, and hopes to be in the running in at least five or six of them.

He's won 15 stages in his career so far, and narrowly missed out on the sprinter's Green Jersey last year.

The Tour gets underway today with a 191km flat stage