Mark Cavendish: The Worlds, I want to win the Worlds

He dominated the sprints at the Tour de France. He won an Olympic medal in Rio and became a world champion on the track with Bradley Wiggins in the Madison. Now Mark Cavendish has turned his focus towards winning his second world title on the road in what has already been a highly successful year for the 31-year-old Dimension Data leader.

Daniel Benson

Daniel Benson was the Editor in Chief at Cyclingnews.com between 2008 and 2022. Based in the UK, he joined the Cyclingnews team in 2008 as the site's first UK-based Managing Editor. In that time, he reported on over a dozen editions of the Tour de France, several World Championships, the Tour Down Under, Spring Classics, and the London 2012 Olympic Games. With the help of the excellent editorial team, he ran the coverage on Cyclingnews and has interviewed leading figures in the sport including UCI Presidents and Tour de France winners.