How could it be otherwise, on the occasion of the 3rd edition of Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium played this Sunday morning in Singapore on a 2.3 kilometer circuit to be covered 25 times on the edge of Marina Bay? At the end of the 57.5 kilometers of race, Mark Cavendish symbolically concluded his immense career in style by raising his arms one last time (his 166th “victory”) on the finish line drawn in Esplanade Park! Sprinter teams like Astana Kazakhstan et Alpecin-Deceuninck controlled the attackers of the day, like Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Dstny), Christopher Froome or even Vincenzo Nibali (TdF Legends), in order to ensure a royal massive sprint between the best cars of the Tour 2024. And for its last laps, it was the missile from the Isle of Man which proved to be the fastest of them! First stuck in the wake of the title holder Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin-Deceuninck), who launched the final race from afar, the Briton overcame the Belgian andArnaud De Lie (Lotto Dstny), Biniam Girmay he has been content since 4th place.
Video – The stars of the peloton in Singapore before the race
Emotional farewell to Singapore for Cavendish
A page in Cycling was turned this Sunday, November 10 during the third edition of the Tour de France Prudential Singapore Criterium. The “Cav”, the man with 35 victories on the Tour de France who this year surpassed the victory record previously held by the legend Eddy Merckx, a officially bowed out after 18 seasons spent in the professional ranks, and he a was entitled to a magnificent guard of honor from all the participantsa beautiful tribute toa hauthor of his immense cback. In this Criterium, Mark Cavendish foundait his rivals from the last Tour de Francenamely Jasper Philipsen (Alpecin – Deceuninck) and the Eritrean Biniam Girmaygreen jersey of this 111th edition (Intermarché – Wanty).
In addition to the presence of the main sprinters, the man from the Isle of Man was alongside great figures of the Tour in one and the same team, the TdF Legendswho have won a total of 15 cycling grand tours, such as Christopher Froome, Primoz Roglic or even Vincenzo Nibalipresent to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his victory over the Tour de France in 2014. Like every year, this Singapore Criterium invited the main figures of the last Tour de Francesuch asAnthony Turgis, Matthew Vercher (Team TotalEnergies), Jonas Abrahamsen, Tobias Johannessen, Soren Waerenskjold (Uno-X Mobility), Mathias Vacek (Lidl-Trek), Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty), Arnaud De Lie, Victor Campenaerts, Thomas De Gendt (Lotto Dstny), Jasper Philipsen, Quinten Hermans (Alpecin-Deceuninck) et Yukiya Arashiro (TdF Legends).
