Mark Cavendish is still winning even when he is not racing, collecting awards in Belgium and Italy in recognition of his amazing 2009 season.

Cavendish was in Belgium on Saturday to collect the prestigious International Flandrian of the Year prize and then traveled to Italy on Monday for the Gran Gala Ciclistico in Conegliano, near Venice.

In a ceremony broadcast live on Belgian television and organised by newspaper Het Nieuwsblad, a jury of team managers, sports directors and media personalities voted for Cavendish as top international cyclist of the year.

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