Mark Cavendish to leave QuickStep, Lefevere says

Mark Cavendish at the start of the 2022 Giro d'Italia
Mark Cavendish will leave QuickStep at the end of the season (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)

Mark Cavendish will leave QuickStep-AlphaVinyl at the end of the season, team manager Patrick Lefevere has all-but confirmed. 

The British sprinter, who looked to be on the verge or retirement before remarkably resurrecting his career with the Belgian squad in 2021, has already indicated he wants to race into 2023 and beyond. 

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Patrick Fletcher

Patrick is an NCTJ-trained journalist, and former deputy editor of Cyclingnews, who has seven years’ experience covering professional cycling. He has a modern languages degree from Durham University and has been able to put it to some use in what is a multi-lingual sport, with a particular focus on French and Spanish-speaking riders. Away from cycling, Patrick spends most of his time playing or watching other forms of sport - football, tennis, trail running, darts, to name a few, but he draws the line at rugby.