Team manager plays down talks about van Garderen, Hesjedal and Dan Martin
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Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quickstep) still smiling after his stage win(Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quickstep) (Image credit: Bettini Photo)
Mark Cavendish gives the head of Mark Renshaw a giant hug
Mark Cavendish (Etixx-QuickStep)(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Mark Cavendish (Etixx-Quick Step) gets one arm up in celebration(Image credit: Tim de Waele/TDWSport.com)
Trek Factory Racing’s general manager, Luca Guercilena, has told Cyclingnews that there is only a 35 per cent chance of his team signing sprinter Mark Cavendish for 2016.
Cavendish is out of contract for next season but has been linked with a volley of WorldTour teams included Trek Factory Racing, MTN-Qhubeka and BMC. His current team, Etixx-QuickStep have yet to offer him a formal deal, although the two parties continue to talk and negotiate.
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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.
