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Cavendish to ride Tour of Britain 2016

Mark Cavendish riding for Dimension Data, by Iggy, Licence CC BY-SA 4.0

Mark Cavendish is to ride the Tour of Britain 2016, his first race since the Olympic Games. He is joined by Dimension Data teammate Steve Cummings at the start in George Square, Glasgow, on Sunday 4th September.

Cavendish will be looking to add to the ten stage wins in the Tour of Britain in his career so far. One of his main rivals in the sprints will be André Greipel (Lotto Soudal).

Other big names coming to these shores for the 2016 edition of the Tour of Britain are Rohan Dennis and Taylor Phinney (both BMC Racing Team). They are national time trial champions of Australia and the USA respectively, and may be targeting the time trial in Bristol on Stage 7a, on Saturday 10th September 2016.

ITV4 will show 3 hours of each stage live, and there'll be the usual one-hour evening highlights.

Stage 1, Tour of Britain 2016

Stage 1 of the Tour of Britain 2016 is 161km from Glasgow to Castle Douglas:

Chris Grayling new Transport Secretary

15th July 2016

Chris Grayling, by LadyGeekTV, Flickr, Licence CC BY-ND 2.0

Chris Grayling was yesterday appointed as the Transport Secretary, replacing Patrick McLoughlin. Robert Goodwill remains the minister in the DfT with responsibility for cycling, and Philip Hammond is the new Chancellor. What does it mean for cycling (and is it time to despair?) Read about Grayling new Transport Secretary...

Tour de France 2016 news: Cavendish strikes again on Stage Fourteen

16th July 2016

Mark Cavendish in his HTC Colombia days, by Brendan Rankin, Flickr, Licence CC BY-ND 2.0

After a long slog up the Rhône valley into the Mistral, Stage 14 came down to a bunch sprint, and Cavendish popped off Kittel's wheel and round him to win. Read about Cavendish strikes again on Stage 14, Tour de France 2016.