Mark Cavendish to make 2022 debut at Tour of Oman

Mark Cavendish speaks during the QuickStep-AlphaVinyl team presentation in Spain
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Mark Cavendish will make his 2022 season debut at the Tour of Oman, with the Manxman leading QuickStep-AlphaVinyl’s hopes in the sprint finishes. 

The Belgian team has also selected Fausto Masnada to target the overall classification, with Iljo Keisse, new signing Mauro Schmid, Stijn Steels and neo-pros Stan Van Tricht and young British rider Ethan Vernon completing the six-rider squad. 

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Stephen Farrand
Head of News

Stephen is the most experienced member of the Cyclingnews team, having reported on professional cycling since 1994. He has been Head of News at Cyclingnews since 2022, before which he held the position of European editor since 2012 and previously worked for Reuters, Shift Active Media, and CyclingWeekly, among other publications.