Astana sign Michael Mørkøv to lead out Mark Cavendish in 2024 sprints

Michael Mørkøv leads out Mark Cavendish for Deceuinck-QuickStep at the 2021 Tour de France
Michael Mørkøv leads out Mark Cavendish for Deceuinck-QuickStep at the 2021 Tour de France (Image credit: Getty Images)

Following the news that Mark Cavendish has put off retirement to race on with Astana Qazaqstan for 2024, the Kazakhstani team have announced the signing of Michael Mørkøv.

The Dane's move to Astana has been rumoured for several weeks as the team look to build a sprint train to deliver Cavendish to a record-breaking 35th stage win at next summer's Tour de France.

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