Think Telford but a bit bigger, hotter and with fewer chavs. It's estimated that NEOM City will be near to completion by 2039, and will cost in excess of $500 billion to cook up. The source told WielerFlits that the NEOM project 'takes cycling very seriously', and that the city will be fully carbon neutral with little space for cars. With the Dutch supermarket giant Jumbo set to end its sponsorship of Jumbo-Visma by the end of 2024, a controversial mega 'smart city' being built in Saudi Arabia could be the new main sponsor of the team according to WielerFlits. “Mark’s career is already a big success, but I am excited to have the opportunity to help Mark finish his career on an absolute high and chase his 35th victory in the Grand Boucle.” As we prepare for the important sprint stages, I am excited to work with the team’s Sports Directors to develop effective tactics and strategies, analysing and breaking down sprint stages is something I absolutely love to do. I cancelled other jobs in July which shows my confidence in him. “With the support of Astana and the talented riders selected for the race, I am confident that he has what it takes to win in this year's Tour de France. “Mark's recent victory in the Tour of Italy is proof that he still possesses the speed, power, and determination needed to win grand tour stages. “Our goal is to secure victories in the sprint stages, and I am eager to share my knowledge and experience gained as a lead-out rider and teammate of Mark Cavendish. “After discussing the possibility to join Astana Qazaqstan Team with Alexandr Vinokurov and my ex-teammate Dmitriy Fofonov, I am really looking forward to bringing my skillset to help the team chase success.

“I am really thrilled to return to the Tour de France with Astana Qazaqstan Team and Mark Cavendish as a sprint and lead-out consultant,” Renshaw said in a statement today. (Though he might be best advised to leave the video of stage 11 of the 2010 Tour at home…) And there’s plenty of expertise to be handed out to Cees Bol and co, thanks to Renshaw’s envious record as a lead-out man during a career in which he guided the Manx Missile to 23 of his 34 Tour wins, and lots of other victories besides, for High Road, Quick Step, and Dimension Data.

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