High expectations on Cavendish for Track Worlds as Tour de France crossroads beckons

Shane Sutton has reiterated that Mark Cavendish will look to medal in the Omnium at the UCI Track World Championships next week in order to help secure a spot on the Great Britain team for the Olympic Games. Sutton had originally made the comments when the home nation announced their roster for the Worlds earlier this month, but at a press event in Manchester on Thursday the sentiment was hammered home by team pursuit coach Heiko Salzwedel.

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Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.