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Cavendish to lead Columbia's Giro bid
Team Columbia looks to Cavendish to provide the stage wins (Getty)
Britain's Mark Cavendish will spearhead the efforts of Team Columbia at the 2009 Giro d'Italia.
The 23-year-old from the Isle of Man, who won two stages in last year's race, will be supported by fellow sprint specialist Mark Renshaw of Australia.
Norway's Edvald Boasson Hagen, who won last month's Gand-Wevelgem, is also in the team, alongside Italy's Marco Pinotti - who wore the pink jersey as race leader for four days during the 2007 Giro - and Sweden's Thomas Lovkvist.
Columbia team for the Giro d'Italia:
Michael Barry (CAN), Edvald Boasson Hagen (NOR), Mark Cavendish (GBR), Thomas Lovkvist (SWE), Marco Pinotti (ITA), Morris Possoni (ITA), Mark Renshaw (AUS), Michael Rogers (AUS), Kanstantsin Siutsou (BLR)
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