Mark Cavendish must earn his Tour de France spot, says team boss
Record-chasing sprint specialist has to win World Tour events to be selected, Bahrain McLaren GM Rod Ellingworth says
Bengaluru — British sprint specialist Mark Cavendish is not guaranteed to compete at the Tour de France with Bahrain McLaren and must earn his spot on the team by winning World Tour events before the race in June and July, GM Rod Ellingworth has said.
The “Manx Missile”, who has won 30 Tour de France stages, is part of a team roster that includes Spaniard Mikel Landa, Dutchman Wout Poels and 2019 Tour stage winner Dylan Teuns of Belgium.
Cavendish, 34, has struggled with fitness since he was diagnosed with the Epstein-Barr virus in 2017. He also missed the 2019 Tour when he was left out of the Dimension Data squad.
“Nobody is guaranteed for the Tour. It’s a certain type of Tour this year, and I’m not shying away from saying that it’s an excellent Tour de France for Mikel Landa,” Ellingworth told Cycling News.
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