Cavendish fears Jakobsen fallout amid 'lazy' Tour rivalry stories

Fabio Jakobsen and Mark Cavendish at the 2021 Tour of Turkey
Fabio Jakobsen and Mark Cavendish at the 2021 Tour of Turkey (Image credit: Getty Images)

Mark Cavendish has expressed fears that his relationship with teammate Fabio Jakobsen might deteriorate as a result of the question marks surrounding selection for this year’s Tour de France. 

Cavendish, who won four stages at last year’s Tour de France to equal Eddy Merckx’s record of 34 stage wins, suggested the media would be to blame if talk of a rivalry sparked a rift between the two sprinters. 

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