Cavendish eyeing British title

Up and coming Manxman Mark Cavendish has his eye on adding the British Elite Men's Road Champion title to his palmarès when he contests the Yorkshire race in July. The T-Mobile rider has put the peloton on notice in his debut year as a professional, with victories in the Scheldeprijs Vlaaderen and stages three and six of the 4 Days of Dunkirk earning the youngster his first ProTour race start at this month's Vuelta a Catalunya.

"The nationals are a big goal for me," Cavendish told his team's website, www.t-mobile-team.com. "I like the course and it's a nice race to end the first half of the season. Myself and Roger [Hammond] will travel over for that, so we'll take it from there. Allan Peiper will be coming over as well with a team car, so we will have good support."

One of Cavendish's biggest threats at the British titles will undoubtedly come from close to home in Hammond. The T-Mobile strongman is already a multiple time national champion and will put up stiff competition for the 21 year-old.