As Spyns clients gear up for the 2011 Tour de France, the 2011 racing season will start off with a bang in the Tour Down Under. While Spyns's former clients focused almost exclusively on Lance Armstrong, there is no shortage of talent ready to fight for the coveted yellow jersey. Take Mark Cavendish for example.
The TDU field already boasts Germany's Greipel, American Tyler Farrar (Garmin-Cervelo) and Belgian superstar Tom Boonen (Quick Step). Boonen, like Cavendish, will be another new face to follow on the roads of South Australia. In 2006, the Belgian was the first world champion to wear the yellow jersey at the Tour de France since American Greg LeMond in 1991. "You are looking at a Tour de France line-up," said Cavendish's lead-out man Mark Renshaw. "When you add in the likes of Lance Armstrong, it is arguably the strongest line-up in the history of the event. Traditionally the tour is a sprinter's race and January's route looks no different. HTC is taking the race seriously and has named a very strong squad of riders. When you factor in the likes of Matt Goss, Bernhard Eisel, Bert Grabsch and the American Danny Pate, we're heading to Adelaide wanting to dominate."
Tour Down under race director Mike Turtur described Cavendish as "a precocious talent." "When he lets his legs take care of things, there are few in the peloton who can match him. "The field does have the first week of a Tour de France feel about it." Spyns clients will have to wait until July 2011 to see how he performs on such famous climbs as Galibier and Alpe d'Huez.
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