San Luis Obispo, CA – 29th April 2010 – HTC-Columbia’s Mark Cavendish has blasted to his second victory of the season in a bunch sprint in stage two of the Tour of Romandie. Cavendish’s teammates placed the sprinter in a perfect position, with a strong lead out from Mark Renshaw, giving Cavendish the chance to accelerate away and beat the rest of the pack by more than a bike length.

“I’ve ridden this finishing circuit before,” Cavendish said later, ” and I knew I was in good enough shape for the win. My teammates were amazingly strong. They did some massive turns on the front, and even though the headwind made it hard, they went all out. With all the problems I’ve had earlier this season they could have lost some faith in me, but they gave it everything.”

Following teammate Marco Pinotti’s victory in the opening prologue, Cavendish’s win is the second in three days for HTC-Columbia in the Tour of Romandie.

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