Focus shifts to World Champs in Qatar
Mark Cavendish and Great Britain will be keeping their options open for as long as possible as they turn their attention to winning a second rainbow jersey at the World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
With a much-coveted Olympic medal around his neck, the 2016 Worlds represent the third and final target for the 31-year-old Cavendish, who in July wore the yellow jersey for the first time in his career.
However, the build-up to Cav’s second bid for the World Championship has lasted several months — rather than several years as it did in the run up to his win in 2011 — as GB aim to deal with the demands of this year’s race, which takes place on October 16.
This story is from the August 25,2016 edition of CYCLING WEEKLY.
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