Mark Cavendish will return to the Tour of Britain for the fifth time in five years to lead the Etixx-QuickStep team. Zdenek Stybar, who is making his debut at the eight-day race, has also been named in the Belgian team’s line-up.
Cavendish has competed at the race every year since 2011 – plus several more in his early days as a professional – when he successfully used it as preparation for the World Championships. The Manxman has taken a total of 10 stage victories at the Tour of Britain and, as ever, will be looking to add to that tally. Cavendish will have to mix his ambitions at the Tour of Britain with his track commitments, as he is due to race at the Dudenhofen GP in Germany this weekend.
Cavendish joins an in-form André Greipel (Lotto-Soudal) and Edvald Boasson Hagen (MTN-Qhubeka), who have already been confirmed for the race, in the increasingly strong sprint line up.
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"I'm excited to ride the Tour of Britain. It's my home tour and it's always something special to ride in front of your national crowd. It's already my 8th time at the race and year-by-year I can see how cycling is growing in this nation,” said Cavendish.
“We are at the start to try to be successful as we were last year. We have a strong team and we are ready to race. This year the course is extremely difficult. It will be also a good final preparation for the UCI World Championships in Richmond.”
Cavendish was recently named in Great Britain’s long list for the World Championships, a list that also included Tour de France winner Chris Froome.
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