The road to Mark Cavendish’s record-breaking 35th stage win at the Tour de France ran through Greece. Vasilis Anastopoulos rejoined Cavendish’s entourage this season having previously worked with him at QuickStep, and the Manxman spent a hefty portion of his build-up to the Tour training on his coach’s local roads.
Indeed, Cavendish has spent much of the 2024 campaign away from home, with Anastopoulos introducing lengthy stints of altitude training to the Astana-Qazaqstan rider’s preparation, starting with a month-long stint in Colombia that incorporated the Tour Colombia.
