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Britain's Mark Cavendish of Team Columbia crosses the finish line to win the 100th Milan-San Remo classic cycle race on March 21, 2009 in San Remo. 23-year-old Cavendish won ahead of Germany's Heinrich Haussler and Norway's Thor Hushovd. Cavendish is the first British rider to win the classic Milan-San Remo since Tom Simpson in 1964. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images)

Britain's Mark Cavendish of Team Columbia crosses the finish line to win the 100th Milan-San Remo classic cycle race on March 21, 2009 in San Remo. 23-year-old Cavendish won ahead of Germany's Heinrich Haussler and Norway's Thor Hushovd. Cavendish is the first British rider to win the classic Milan-San Remo since Tom Simpson in 1964. AFP PHOTO / GIUSEPPE CACACE (Photo credit should read GIUSEPPE CACACE/AFP/Getty Images)