On the eve of the Tour de France, Mark Cavendish has claimed he feels more relaxed about things than he did at this stage last year.
The Manxman went into last year's Tour with a weight of expectation on his shoulders, racing on home soil at the Yorkshire Grand Départ with the chance to take the yellow jersey – thus completing his Grand Tour leader's jerseys set - on the opening day into his mother's home town of Harrogate. However, the dreams turned to nightmares as he crashed on the home straight and was forced to abandon the Tour.
This year, he does not have the same level of pressure on his shoulders.
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"I feel good, very relaxed – obviously it doesn't start with a road race into Harrogate this year," Cavendish said at the teams' presentation in Utrecht on Thursday evening. "I feel a little bit more relaxed than I was then.
"The ambience at the Etixx-QuickStep dinner table is incredible. We've got a strong team here for all 21 days and we'll look to win stages throughout."
Despite the cruel memories, Cavendish paid tribute to the Yorkshire Grand Départ and added that he was impressed with the amount of people that have turned out so far in Utrecht.
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