Mark Cavendish enjoys a winning return to the Giro d’Italia on stage three

Mark Cavendish enjoys a winning return to the Giro d’Italia after sprinting to victory on stage three in Hungary – with veteran powering to the entrance in first look at the grand tour since 2013

• Mark Cavendish was ready to maintain off Arnaud Demare and Fernando Gaviria 
• His excellent victory got here on his first look at the grand tour since 2013 
• Afterwards, he mentioned he was ‘very blissful’ and hailed his crew’s profitable set-up 

By David Kent for the Daily Mail

Published: 17:33 EDT, 8 May 2022 | Updated: 17:33 EDT, 8 May 2022

Mark Cavendish ensured a winning return to the Giro d’Italia as he sprinted to victory on stage three in Hungary on Sunday.

In the 36-year-old’s first look at the grand tour since 2013, he powered to the entrance with round 300 metres remaining and held off Arnaud Demare and Fernando Gaviria to take victory in Balatonfured.

‘I’m very blissful,’ mentioned Cavendish. ‘My team-mates rode extremely effectively.

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‘We had a set-up they usually delivered. I had to go lengthy at 300m to go. I’m blissful it labored effectively.’

Mark Cavendish loved a winning Giro d’Italia return as he sprinted to win on stage three

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