Cycling: So now it is. After a few years' break, Mark Cavendish returns to the track. The 2008 Madison World Champion had been concentrating fully on his road career in recent years - not always entirely voluntarily. The big goal of the 30-year-old is the Olympic Games in the summer, but there is still a long way to go.
Mark Cavendish's passion for track sports was certainly one of the reasons why he decided to change teams away from Etixx – Quick-Step for the coming season. The track ambitions of the Briton were always a point of contention with team boss Patrick Lefevre. In his new 'home', WorldTour newcomer Team Dimension Data, Cavendish now seems to have greater freedom again and will compete at the Track World Cup in Hong Kong on 16/17. to start in January. With good performances, he wants to recommend himself for the British Olympic team.
However, the big problem of the former top train driver is the enormously high performance density among British train drivers. That's why Heiko Salzwedel, coach of the English Olympic team, had already warned a few days ago: “Cavendish has to deliver in Hong Kong. Feelings don't matter." So the starting position for the 30-year-old is clear and the pressure is enormous if he wants to fulfill his dream of the Olympics - especially since the hilly street course in Rio will definitely not be medal terrain for sprinters like Cavendish.
So will we see a successful revival of train driver Mark Cavendish? The Briton is setting the course for this himself – that's why we're looking forward to the World Cup in Hong Kong in just over two weeks.
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