Mark Cavendish in for Sam Bennett as Deceuninck-QuickStep alter Tour de France team

Mark Cavendish celebrates the win on stage 5 of the Baloise Belgium Tour
Mark Cavendish celebrates the win on stage 5 of the Baloise Belgium Tour (Image credit: Getty Images)

Mark Cavendish has been announced in the Deceuninck-QuickStep team for the Tour de France, just days after team boss Patrick Lefevere announced that the British sprinter would remain at home for the Grand Tour. 

Sam Bennett was down to take part in the race and defend his green jersey but, according to the team, the Irishman failed to respond to treatment to his injured knee, with Cavendish being drafted in on Monday morning.

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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.